DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 Hinckley_IL 760ft pt37215@41.807,-88.677,765ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 42.3 - - 42.8 - - 40.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 96 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1438 - - 3129 - - 3199 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 2238 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2198 - - 3889 - - 3959 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1140 - - 914 - - 1096 - - 3710 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 282 - - 154 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 354 - - 352 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 252 - - 1120 - - 1204 - - -953 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1947 - - 2769 - - 2755 - - 1787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1531 - - 163 - - 467 - - -1277 ODpotential blCL - - - 3729 - - 3726 - - 3492 - - 2111 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 85 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 42.3 - - 42.8 - - 40.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 33.3 - - 33.9 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 41.6 - - 42.7 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 32.1 - - 32.7 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 96 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1438 - - 3129 - - 3199 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 41 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95657 62 262 71 254 79 262 70 267 95657 88815 50 265 46 262 45 270 41 267 88815 83502 32 271 38 273 28 266 33 273 83502 79039 23 287 24 272 20 266 31 268 79039 75152 20 292 15 261 18 269 27 269 75152 71698 17 284 13 242 19 266 27 278 71698 68559 14 276 14 250 20 258 23 273 68559 65649 11 287 15 266 20 261 17 266 65649 62918 16 292 15 281 21 261 18 262 62918 60248 23 277 16 292 21 268 18 258 60248 57451 26 267 22 283 24 282 22 272 57451 54547 26 269 27 268 31 278 29 275 54547 51773 28 269 29 260 33 271 31 278 51773 49268 28 278 33 267 34 269 33 282 49268 47017 32 288 34 276 34 274 34 288 47017 44976 32 288 34 284 33 278 33 290 44976 43110 33 288 35 285 33 284 32 289 43110 41393 35 282 38 288 35 291 32 292 41393 39807 35 281 42 290 39 297 35 308 39807 38336 37 279 48 282 47 300 44 309 38336 36965 27 292 40 275 46 294 41 307 36965 35647 41 313 38 301 40 302 40 315 35647 34318 47 302 46 304 44 308 43 322 34318 32946 43 302 47 301 48 307 46 321 32946 31529 43 317 46 304 49 306 47 320 31529 30047 47 324 48 310 49 310 48 321 30047 28487 50 323 51 311 49 316 51 323 28487 26846 53 322 51 311 50 319 52 325 26846 25124 55 320 50 313 49 320 51 327 25124 23323 55 319 49 316 48 322 49 331 23323 21445 55 319 47 317 46 325 46 335 21445 19484 54 322 46 319 44 327 42 336 19484 17434 49 322 45 321 43 326 41 334 17434 15339 45 322 44 322 43 326 40 334 15339 13317 42 324 42 324 40 332 37 335 13317 11477 41 325 39 332 33 336 32 334 11477 9847 40 325 32 343 26 337 26 332 9847 8405 40 330 27 350 21 339 20 333 8405 7134 37 337 23 359 18 348 17 341 7134 6017 27 358 19 013 12 358 14 345 6017 5043 23 017 15 021 12 001 12 348 5043 4197 21 014 15*009 13*358 14 347 4197 3455 21 008 15*003 13*356 14 346 3455 2792 22*001 15 356 13 353 14 346 2792 2205 21*358 14 353 12 352 14 345 2205 1715 17 348 14 352 12 351 13 344 1715 1339 16 347 13 351 12 350 12 343 1339 1081 15 347 13 350 11 349 11 340 1081 923 14 346 12 349 11 349 9*339 923 834 11 346 10 349 9 348 6*338 834 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography