DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.3 - - 66.1 - - 60.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 28 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1742 - - 2266 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1367 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2502 - - 3026 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 699 - - 809 - - 2614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 185 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 065 - - 032 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -725 - - -502 - - -880 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3227 - - 3528 - - 1715 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8422 - - -7539 - - -8230 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10924 - - 10565 - - 9065 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 85 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.3 - - 66.1 - - 60.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.1 - - 53.5 - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 65.8 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.8 - - 52.2 - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 28 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1742 - - 2266 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98252 14 275 8 274 17 288 98252 90925 1 235 8 249 9 302 90925 85258 0 201 8 269 6 003 85258 80553 3 255 5 289 2 353 80553 76492 6 231 3 281 1 019 76492 72901 3 170 2 199 3 068 72901 69654 4 127 5 171 4 088 69654 66673 3 073 7 160 1 088 66673 63912 4 036 7 139 3 288 63912 61238 5 332 4 094 3 269 61238 58448 5 303 3 352 6 276 58448 55560 3 300 7 326 7 285 55560 52808 3 323 10 311 8 297 52808 50326 7 317 8 295 10 291 50326 48097 7 309 7 312 8 294 48097 46073 6 296 11 309 9 328 46073 44226 6 304 12 290 17 324 44226 42533 7 317 8 281 19 287 42533 40971 7 294 7 289 13 276 40971 39516 11 288 10 296 11 279 39516 38143 10 279 10 291 13 272 38143 36810 9 280 11 288 12 266 36810 35449 11 284 11 285 11 271 35449 34033 10 289 10 299 9 284 34033 32563 9 313 11 316 8 318 32563 31021 9 343 11 319 11 337 31021 29397 9 002 9 322 10 349 29397 27693 6 356 6 327 5 348 27693 25911 1 008 6 299 3 340 25911 24051 4 133 4 235 1 280 24051 22114 8 167 8 210 2 204 22114 20097 9 171 8 203 6 211 20097 17993 6 166 4 186 4 180 17993 15850 3 156 1 130 1 141 15850 13790 2 110 2 067 3 071 13790 11918 2 077 3 036 7 044 11918 10257 4 037 6 025 10 032 10257 8781 5 034 7 022 11 028 8781 7471 4 042 7 024 11 032 7471 6311 4 048 6 027 10 031 6311 5288 5 041 7 028 10 030 5288 4390 6 031 6 026 8 021 4390 3603 5 040 6*027 7 020 3603 2903 4*058 6*029 6 026 2903 2283 4*061 6 031 7 026 2283 1766 4 063 6 032 7 026 1766 1369 4 065 6 033 7 023 1369 1096 4 068 5 033 6 021 1096 930 4 066 5 034 5*017 930 835 3 066 5 033 4*014 835 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