DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.3 - - 40.2 - - 41.0 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 88 - - -3 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2081 - - 2783 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 1932 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2841 - - 3543 - - 833 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 872 - - 1639 - - 4991 - - 2474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 191 - - 264 - - 34 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 26 - - 14 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 000 - - 354 - - 348 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -7 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 969 - - 1110 - - -1646 - - -670 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1872 - - 2434 - - 2479 - - 1503 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 317 - - 137 - - -1917 - - -1770 ODpotential blCL - - - 2524 - - 3406 - - 2750 - - 2603 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 92 - - 95 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.3 - - 40.2 - - 41.0 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 32.5 - - 33.2 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.1 - - 39.8 - - 41.0 - - 36.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 31.3 - - 32.0 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 88 - - -3 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2081 - - 2783 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 66 - - 80 - - 47 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] 95847 32 271 45 272 39 254 44 257 95847 88785 19 278 23 276 24 291 14 291 88785 83362 17 286 8 271 18 293 19 299 83362 78838 14 314 10 312 12 299 18 295 78838 74914 13 329 13 330 11 319 13 323 74914 71419 16 333 15 330 14 339 14 316 71419 68216 18 337 18 333 20 338 18 323 68216 65245 21 341 19 319 22 322 24 324 65245 62479 22 336 24 330 24 332 26 323 62479 59783 27 328 32 330 28 334 25 324 59783 56944 31 322 31 326 28 329 29 328 56944 53974 35 319 31 326 32 327 33 331 53974 51120 34 318 33 325 36 323 35 332 51120 48539 35 317 33 326 38 320 39 330 48539 46229 36 316 33 330 38 318 43 331 46229 44149 38 323 37 334 38 322 47 327 44149 42257 43 324 41 333 41 324 45 320 42257 40516 43 320 40 328 43 319 42 319 40516 38903 40 314 38 324 40 322 42 326 38903 37402 37 312 37 322 37 333 46 333 37402 36004 37 310 37 325 41 342 48 335 36004 34673 36 306 36 330 45 347 52 333 34673 33343 35 302 34 333 48 351 47 336 33343 31980 35 299 33 334 53 355 51 344 31980 30579 34 294 33 341 56 357 58 345 30579 29123 34 291 33 351 57 359 60 343 29123 27596 33 291 35 358 57 001 58 343 27596 25998 32 297 35 000 57 000 54 344 25998 24328 33 302 34 360 55 001 52 345 24328 22585 31 304 32 357 52 002 50 346 22585 20771 29 304 31 355 50 003 47 347 20771 18880 27 303 31 353 47 004 43 348 18880 16907 26 309 29 350 42 005 39 347 16907 14896 23 321 26 348 38 003 36 347 14896 12959 22 334 24 347 29 000 33 352 12959 11199 22 346 21 348 23 001 28 354 11199 9643 18 352 16 352 18 010 20 002 9643 8268 11 354 16 000 14 021 7 350 8268 7051 8 339 18 002 15 036 2 007 7051 5972 16 356 24 008 19 009 12 021 5972 5018 23 358 26 011 26 354 20 013 5018 4180 27 001 27*003 26 354 26 003 4180 3440 32*004 28*357 26 353 31 360 3440 2780 32*003 28 355 25 352 33 357 2780 2196 30 002 28 354 24 352 33 354 2196 1709 27 000 27 354 23 351 31 351 1709 1335 25 359 26 353 22 350 27 348 1335 1078 23 358 24 353 20 349 22 344 1078 922 20 358 22 352 17 349 18 342 922 833 16 357 17 352 14*348 12*341 833 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