DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/30 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.6 - - 20.7 - - 23.6 - - 18.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 189 - - 52 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1018 - - 1934 - - 2406 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 1706 - - 815 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1778 - - 2694 - - 3166 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 622 - - 344 - - 797 - - 2031 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 171 - - 289 - - 203 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 278 - - 272 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -833 - - -821 - - -1795 - - -2813 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2612 - - 3515 - - 4961 - - 3645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9897 - - -7904 - - -8471 - - -9857 ODpotential blCL - - - 11675 - - 10598 - - 11637 - - 10689 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 77 - - 58 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.6 - - 20.7 - - 23.6 - - 18.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.5 - - 8.4 - - 4.9 - - 5.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 19.6 - - 23.3 - - 19.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.2 - - 7.9 - - 4.1 - - 5.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 189 - - 52 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1018 - - 1934 - - 2406 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96262 62 259 73 267 63 256 68 258 96262 89133 49 263 50 265 46 275 51 258 89133 83540 40 280 34 266 39 276 45 282 83540 78868 34 291 29 271 36 270 47 290 78868 74819 33 294 31 280 36 279 38 285 74819 71192 33 286 33 283 38 286 36 291 71192 67865 36 280 35 277 39 285 37 297 67865 64787 40 279 38 282 43 289 44 299 64787 61930 41 280 44 289 49 291 50 293 61930 59161 40 281 50 285 50 291 54 290 59161 56266 49 279 53 280 49 288 54 289 56266 53254 56 274 53 278 50 292 54 289 53254 50373 54 275 54 282 54 292 56 289 50373 47781 53 281 60 283 59 289 60 290 47781 45467 58 281 61 281 61 287 62 291 45467 43382 60 279 61 282 61 288 63 293 43382 41485 61 283 62 285 61 292 64 295 41485 39745 65 285 63 287 66 295 66 295 39745 38137 65 286 63 289 70 293 68 296 38137 36640 64 288 64 289 70 288 70 296 36640 35244 65 287 63 286 69 286 71 296 35244 33909 64 281 61 285 67 286 72 294 33909 32570 61 281 62 288 64 290 71 292 32570 31199 68 284 65 288 64 293 66 292 31199 29802 72 280 66 286 67 289 63 294 29802 28365 75 277 70 282 68 285 62 295 28365 26876 81 275 72 279 67 282 61 295 26876 25328 82 277 70 279 63 284 61 292 25328 23716 76 280 66 280 59 288 59 288 23716 22034 69 285 61 282 58 287 57 288 22034 20280 61 287 57 283 55 282 56 289 20280 18448 59 287 55 283 53 282 53 289 18448 16533 56 286 53 280 50 287 50 287 16533 14575 54 287 50 279 49 289 48 288 14575 12687 52 293 49 287 45 290 45 290 12687 10970 50 296 47 293 43 292 43 291 10970 9445 47 298 45 294 43 294 41 294 9445 8090 41 298 41 294 41 298 39 296 8090 6886 36 298 38 294 38 298 36 297 6886 5822 35 298 36 293 36 296 33 298 5822 4884 32 299 33 294 33 297 29 300 4884 4065 28 299 30 293 27 293 25 297 4065 3347 23 302 25 291 21*279 23 292 3347 2708 17 303 18*286 19*274 23 292 2708 2145 15*300 14*279 19 273 23 289 2145 1676 14*290 14 278 18 272 22 285 1676 1315 12 281 13 278 17 271 20 280 1315 1068 11 279 13 277 16 271 15 274 1068 918 11 278 12 277 15 271 13*272 918 832 9 277 10 277 12 270 7*268 832 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