DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 34 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3748 - - 3794 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2493 - - 1856 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4508 - - 4554 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1430 - - 1667 - - 3994 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 236 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 261 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 465 - - 1052 - - -868 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4043 - - 3503 - - 1705 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3902 - - 188 - - -2083 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8410 - - 4366 - - 2920 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 91 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 530 - - 1830 - - 2570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 68.2 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.5 - - 80.7 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 67.2 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 34 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3748 - - 3794 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 64 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 17 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] 98799 11 260 7 223 4 282 98799 91411 7 258 6 240 4 310 91411 85690 7 227 12 243 8 249 85690 80915 10 242 11 230 12 246 80915 76788 13 233 16 237 19 260 76788 73144 11 225 16 238 20 255 73144 69831 11 251 11 238 17 260 69831 66785 18 243 19 253 21 263 66785 63970 19 213 28 231 19 264 63970 61254 15 231 23 242 28 260 61254 58448 29 243 29 250 33 240 58448 55548 33 232 39 255 36 259 55548 52803 39 241 48 248 58 251 52803 50359 45 248 53 241 60 238 50359 48159 53 252 56 243 53 242 48159 46152 57 249 63 249 63 253 46152 44321 55 246 66 246 71 247 44321 42633 52 243 60 240 64 240 42633 41057 48 242 51 238 54 243 41057 39582 46 245 48 247 49 244 39582 38198 46 248 49 251 53 244 38198 36859 49 244 50 250 56 238 36859 35493 50 236 49 244 56 239 35493 34072 45 237 49 243 55 248 34072 32601 44 246 49 247 52 259 32601 31066 42 251 50 252 53 269 31066 29452 38 254 47 254 52 276 29452 27761 40 251 42 255 48 281 27761 25992 41 248 35 254 41 284 25992 24146 34 244 32 267 32 281 24146 22226 26 247 33 280 33 285 22226 20226 24 254 28 281 35 281 20226 18145 22 274 21 289 31 278 18145 16027 22 285 20 301 26 288 16027 13980 21 289 21 308 31 293 13980 12109 22 294 21 314 26 297 12109 10439 24 287 20 321 21 301 10439 8950 21 271 18 324 16 301 8950 7627 15 261 16 299 13 325 7627 6453 12 262 17 281 13 340 6453 5415 14*257 15*267 8 292 5415 4503 15*245 13*261 9 272 4503 3696 14 239 13 261 9 287 3696 2973 14 237 12 260 9 304 2973 2334 14 236 12 261 10 311 2334 1799 13 235 11 261 10 315 1799 1389 13 235 11 261 10 316 1389 1106 12 235 10 260 8 315 1106 935 11 234 10 260 6*313 935 837 9 234 8 260 3*309 837 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