DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 24.7 - - 28.3 - - 29.6 - - 26.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 150 - - 108 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 939 - - 2666 - - 2694 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 2121 - - 1937 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1699 - - 3426 - - 3454 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2452 - - 713 - - 345 - - 2840 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 299 - - 269 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 293 - - 292 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 138 - - 839 - - 80 - - -1471 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1561 - - 2588 - - 3374 - - 2303 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 38 - - 703 - - 103 - - -1654 ODpotential blCL - - - 1661 - - 2723 - - 3351 - - 2486 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.7 - - 28.3 - - 29.6 - - 26.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.2 - - 20.2 - - 17.9 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 27.3 - - 28.7 - - 26.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 19.5 - - 17.2 - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 150 - - 108 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 939 - - 2666 - - 2694 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95500 84 227 76 235 81 244 83 247 95500 88407 61 246 58 249 65 243 63 256 88407 83000 47 259 50 265 48 262 55 258 83000 78501 40 278 40 267 47 277 39 267 78501 74613 31 299 33 278 42 279 36 276 74613 71155 33 314 33 288 37 283 35 282 71155 67993 41 314 36 298 34 295 39 283 67993 65065 44 307 38 305 38 298 41 284 65065 62332 43 295 42 305 39 297 41 293 62332 59661 39 295 42 304 43 304 42 296 59661 56853 48 304 50 301 44 301 42 302 56853 53914 57 304 51 298 48 289 49 293 53914 51089 60 315 54 307 48 288 50 281 51089 48540 73 314 61 302 52 294 53 277 48540 46258 74 305 57 305 60 287 55 281 46258 44200 72 309 66 301 62 289 64 286 44200 42330 77 313 73 300 67 295 66 287 42330 40618 85 306 80 298 77 294 73 292 40618 39037 86 306 86 294 85 292 83 294 39037 37566 87 308 90 295 89 292 96 288 37566 36198 93 310 96 298 96 294 99 286 36198 34897 101 311 99 299 109 296 111 287 34897 33582 101 311 98 299 110 293 118 285 33582 32221 91 310 96 300 108 292 122 284 32221 30814 83 310 94 300 108 292 120 284 30814 29347 79 312 87 301 105 294 113 285 29347 27802 76 312 78 299 101 294 106 287 27802 26182 71 313 75 298 96 295 96 288 26182 24489 64 313 71 299 86 294 85 288 24489 22723 59 312 66 302 77 292 81 288 22723 20885 59 309 67 305 74 295 75 290 20885 18972 59 311 67 306 74 297 68 292 18972 16986 59 315 67 311 66 301 59 294 16986 14961 60 315 53 311 60 302 51 292 14961 13000 55 312 48 311 51 302 48 302 13000 11215 47 311 43 312 46 303 42 298 11215 9632 41 312 35 309 41 306 40 303 9632 8230 37 313 30 310 35 304 35 307 8230 6990 30 314 26 312 28 302 30 308 6990 5896 24 308 23 310 23 303 25 309 5896 4934 20 302 21 306 20 300 20 309 4934 4098 15 297 15*302 15*291 14 290 4098 3373 14 302 11*294 12*291 11 283 3373 2730 14 304 11 294 12 291 11 286 2730 2162 14*306 11 293 11 292 11 290 2162 1687 13*304 11 293 11 293 11 293 1687 1322 11 297 11 292 11 293 10 296 1322 1072 10 296 10 292 10 293 9 298 1072 919 9 296 10 293 10 293 7 297 919 832 8 295 9 292 9 293 5*296 832 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