DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - - 63.8 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 73 - - -7 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 422 - - 1125 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1182 - - 1885 - - 836 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 413 - - 961 - - 4733 - - 149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 118 - - 191 - - 42 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 319 - - 328 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -793 - - -1650 - - -4232 - - -1765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1975 - - 3535 - - 5068 - - 2600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5927 - - -4842 - - -6583 - - -5134 ODpotential blCL - - - 7109 - - 6727 - - 7419 - - 5969 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 67 - - 46 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.8 - - 58.6 - - 53.2 - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 70.8 - - 73.1 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 57.3 - - 52.0 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 73 - - -7 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 422 - - 1125 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 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] 97486 43 241 40 264 37 245 43 249 97486 90216 21 250 31 253 34 254 30 260 90216 84610 15 270 22 247 31 265 22 272 84610 79943 16 252 15 262 23 274 19 287 79943 75920 15 263 18 265 18 270 19 282 75920 72356 13 285 18 287 16 273 16 270 72356 69110 19 288 20 292 17 283 19 280 69110 66112 23 285 24 287 23 275 22 292 66112 63327 24 280 27 279 30 283 28 289 63327 60637 22 272 26 272 37 276 31 286 60637 57835 24 294 27 275 38 269 36 278 57835 54925 35 287 31 283 40 271 41 277 54925 52150 37 273 39 280 44 265 50 273 52150 49654 44 276 44 268 47 273 55 271 49654 47419 53 280 51 277 62 280 64 273 47419 45396 59 274 63 280 70 274 65 276 45396 43547 56 272 60 275 70 281 66 279 43547 41853 58 282 63 282 73 284 76 288 41853 40300 64 284 70 281 79 282 88 285 40300 38859 64 282 70 279 80 280 88 279 38859 37504 59 284 71 281 74 280 87 280 37504 36194 56 285 71 282 73 285 82 283 36194 34861 56 286 71 282 77 287 75 287 34861 33473 58 287 70 283 78 288 71 291 33473 32035 59 286 68 285 74 287 72 294 32035 30531 61 286 67 288 69 287 76 297 30531 28947 61 287 65 289 67 288 75 296 28947 27284 59 288 63 288 68 289 74 293 27284 25541 58 291 61 286 68 290 73 292 25541 23721 60 296 60 286 68 291 71 292 23721 21824 63 299 62 288 66 291 70 291 21824 19844 60 303 60 290 61 291 69 292 19844 17777 55 296 56 289 58 290 64 295 17777 15669 50 290 54 291 55 290 55 296 15669 13639 45 288 48 292 49 288 49 289 13639 11799 41 284 40 291 40 288 46 287 11799 10171 30 287 32 287 32 287 38 297 10171 8732 27 288 21 284 27 288 33 308 8732 7453 21 274 20 289 25 299 28 315 7453 6316 17 270 21 298 25 311 25 315 6316 5307 15 278 21 310 22 312 23 314 5307 4416 14 279 19 321 19 310 21 311 4416 3628 13 282 17 327 17 312 20 310 3628 2922 11 279 16 328 16 318 20 312 2922 2297 10 284 15*326 15 322 19 315 2297 1775 13 301 10*319 14 325 18 318 1775 1374 13*301 10 319 13 327 17 318 1374 1098 9*299 9 319 12 328 14 315 1098 931 8 299 9 319 10*328 12 312 931 835 7 299 7 318 8*328 5*302 835 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