DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 39.7 - - 40.3 - - 36.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 114 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 631 - - 2357 - - 2753 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1775 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1391 - - 3117 - - 3513 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 981 - - 767 - - 749 - - 2714 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 267 - - 144 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 327 - - 329 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -446 - - 561 - - 806 - - -425 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1837 - - 2556 - - 2708 - - 1258 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8907 - - 158 - - 204 - - -1429 ODpotential blCL - - - 10298 - - 2959 - - 3309 - - 2262 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 95 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 39.7 - - 40.3 - - 36.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 31.7 - - 31.7 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 38.8 - - 40.1 - - 37.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 30.5 - - 30.5 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 114 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 631 - - 2357 - - 2753 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 80 - - 101 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96252 25 226 33 245 33 240 32 245 96252 89097 11 232 21 233 31 249 19 256 89097 83578 3 228 14 206 14 242 12 271 83578 79000 2 316 9 183 4 216 9 257 79000 75040 3 315 2 161 2 142 5 240 75040 71518 6 287 2 280 3 264 6 282 71518 68311 5 271 9 252 10 266 6 289 68311 65354 5 306 12 244 15 272 13 315 65354 62614 13 335 8 263 19 257 16 297 62614 59955 21 310 15 316 17 249 16 293 59955 57159 23 312 22 300 17 285 19 293 57159 54237 29 314 25 302 23 296 25 298 54237 51440 30 315 31 307 25 301 27 303 51440 48932 35 317 35 311 31 300 32 311 48932 46691 40 319 38 315 31 305 34 309 46691 44658 40 319 41 318 36 320 34 321 44658 42805 39 324 44 322 43 325 37 329 42805 41108 40 331 46 320 48 323 41 333 41108 39544 46 340 43 322 47 324 43 338 39544 38092 52 342 44 334 45 333 42 343 38092 36736 53 344 48 338 50 341 38 351 36736 35432 54 351 50 340 50 344 41 359 35432 34110 58 353 51 342 50 351 45 000 34110 32740 57 352 51 342 51 355 44 003 32740 31323 53 352 48 342 53 355 45 010 31323 29841 47 350 42 339 50 353 46 015 29841 28283 42 350 36 333 47 355 46 016 28283 26647 40 355 33 331 44 356 44 021 26647 24933 37 359 31 329 40 355 41 023 24933 23142 33 002 31 334 35 348 36 016 23142 21278 30 004 29 339 32 344 32 009 21278 19332 28 002 28 344 31 342 28 004 19332 17299 28 356 28 344 32 343 27 356 17299 15228 27 353 27 344 30 342 25 349 15228 13238 25 350 25 343 25 341 23 344 13238 11431 24 344 23 341 22 338 23 343 11431 9828 23 340 20 340 20 335 23 341 9828 8408 18 347 17 341 19 332 20 339 8408 7150 15 348 13 342 16 326 17 334 7150 6036 13 336 12 333 16 320 15 328 6036 5055 13 338 12 333 16 319 16 326 5055 4198 16 347 13 338 12*326 15 321 4198 3451 18 349 13*331 11*328 13 325 3451 2788 19 345 12*329 10 329 11 334 2788 2202 19 343 12 327 10 329 10 339 2202 1713 17*342 12 327 9 329 10 340 1713 1338 14*340 11 327 9 329 9 341 1338 1079 13 339 11 326 8 330 8 339 1079 923 11 338 10 326 8 329 6 336 923 833 9 338 9 325 6 329 4*330 833 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