DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.6 - - 43.4 - - 45.3 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 14 - - 1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 74 - - 222 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 833 - - 834 - - 982 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 736 - - 983 - - 1152 - - 967 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 43 - - 41 - - 26 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 180 - - 180 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 148 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 833 - - 834 - - 834 - - 834 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 0 - - -58 - - -339 ODpotential blCL - - - 833 - - 834 - - 1040 - - 1173 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.6 - - 43.4 - - 45.3 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 43.3 - - 44.8 - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 43.3 - - 45.5 - - 44.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 43.3 - - 44.7 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 14 - - 1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 74 - - 222 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95936 6 317 10 308 17 337 8 288 95936 89030 8 039 10 348 14 358 10 321 89030 83662 11 042 8 007 6 341 11 352 83662 79158 8 028 9 005 4 359 8 346 79158 75231 6 347 5 317 10 312 8 321 75231 71724 8 339 5 296 11 285 9 301 71724 68522 13 300 12 294 15 281 11 298 68522 65569 18 288 21 284 23 281 22 295 65569 62833 28 283 29 275 26 275 31 274 62833 60176 38 278 35 272 36 280 32 264 60176 57380 40 274 41 265 42 266 37 264 57380 54458 43 275 41 267 46 256 43 260 54458 51666 48 271 45 268 47 258 47 259 51666 49161 47 263 51 258 57 256 51 261 49161 46923 54 260 54 252 64 251 58 257 46923 44892 57 251 62 249 66 242 67 244 44892 43034 60 259 65 247 62 238 63 230 43034 41324 59 265 66 250 72 249 59 237 41324 39745 73 262 77 252 88 246 69 238 39745 38285 85 254 88 250 92 240 91 234 38285 36927 91 248 97 246 99 240 107 231 36927 35620 95 248 104 242 109 239 111 228 35620 34290 100 248 112 241 110 237 109 225 34290 32910 101 247 105 239 101 236 107 224 32910 31480 96 248 92 233 94 234 104 225 31480 29987 86 250 101 236 91 232 101 226 29987 28419 73 253 106 244 90 233 97 230 28419 26778 60 257 85 248 86 240 82 238 26778 25064 46 258 61 236 73 249 62 244 25064 23275 43 253 58 225 44 260 50 242 23275 21410 46 250 54 236 33 254 35 234 21410 19466 33 251 36 244 32 240 29 227 19466 17439 31 242 22 230 28 231 36 233 17439 15365 20 252 26 218 26 232 36 236 15365 13364 18 252 24 219 24 218 30 225 13364 11547 22 243 24 230 19 219 23 212 11547 9941 21 240 26 235 15 229 22 196 9941 8524 22 232 26 232 18 235 23 190 8524 7268 22 228 28 231 23 221 22 198 7268 6153 21 222 26 229 27 218 21 213 6153 5164 21 217 24 228 26 236 19 224 5164 4289 23 208 23 230 24 242 22 235 4289 3517 24 201 24 233 26 225 24 243 3517 2830 25 198 23 226 25 212 22 237 2830 2227 25 205 21 205 24 200 18 216 2227 1728 23 206 19 194 20 187 16 194 1728 1346 17 196 15 185 18 183 14 185 1346 1084 13 190 13 183 15*181 11 180 1084 925 11 188 12*181 13*180 10*179 925 834 9*186 9*180 10 179 6*178 834 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