DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 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 - - - 0653z - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 73.9 - - 74.8 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 25 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 733 - - 719 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1268 - - 1493 - - 1479 - - 964 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1244 - - 1429 - - 1559 - - 1888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 112 - - 79 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 233 - - 296 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 346 - - 499 - - 402 - - 39 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 922 - - 994 - - 1077 - - 925 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 122 - - 164 - - -51 - - -426 ODpotential blCL - - - 1146 - - 1329 - - 1530 - - 1390 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 960 - - 890 - - 1040 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 73.9 - - 74.8 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.4 - - 71.9 - - 72.5 - - 70.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.5 - - 73.6 - - 74.8 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.1 - - 71.6 - - 72.2 - - 70.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 25 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 733 - - 719 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 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] 98902 19 096 19 083 11 049 25 058 98902 91571 17 076 10 101 8 073 15 034 91571 85922 12 086 7 081 7 097 8 032 85922 81195 6 062 2 356 7 046 2 076 81195 77093 3 032 5 225 6 329 5 022 77093 73446 3 089 1 307 10 267 11 318 73446 70139 7 018 3 355 8 282 12 279 70139 67112 14 340 4 343 6 274 10 267 67112 64317 17 290 14 311 10 262 10 290 64317 61625 18 249 21 288 16 280 14 315 61625 58851 13 249 20 257 23 267 26 296 58851 56020 17 282 19 264 24 258 29 268 56020 53347 26 265 26 281 26 277 25 272 53347 50952 35 254 37 277 39 281 34 286 50952 48810 41 256 44 269 44 275 40 282 48810 46860 48 267 47 269 45 271 42 277 46860 45057 50 268 49 274 45 275 44 271 45057 43379 45 266 44 272 40 276 41 270 43379 41811 40 268 40 266 39 264 37 279 41811 40337 43 283 39 267 39 250 36 270 40337 38937 44 285 39 266 36 255 36 265 38937 37578 44 276 39 267 34 259 32 266 37578 36188 44 266 38 261 34 274 31 276 36188 34740 43 264 37 257 33 279 31 279 34740 33236 42 276 35 259 35 280 31 281 33236 31661 43 287 32 264 36 275 32 284 31661 30003 39 282 30 269 35 267 29 279 30003 28262 35 277 31 278 33 264 29 269 28262 26437 33 276 29 279 32 267 29 264 26437 24534 33 274 28 273 32 271 29 266 24534 22558 35 269 32 275 31 276 26 272 22558 20506 36 266 33 273 28 280 25 276 20506 18372 35 262 34 268 27 289 26 284 18372 16197 33 264 33 266 29 289 29 291 16197 14101 35 268 36 266 31 278 27 290 14101 12193 37 266 37 258 37 266 28 281 12193 10496 36 268 33 259 34 258 29 275 10496 8989 33 267 33 267 30 265 29 266 8989 7649 25 264 34 266 30 271 28 262 7649 6461 20 269 27 268 25 275 21 266 6461 5412 17 279 20 278 18 279 9 285 5412 4492 13 273 15 271 13 270 8 291 4492 3680 7 238 10 251 10 257 5 320 3680 2957 5 215 6 245 7 259 7 018 2957 2319 3 248 4 240 6 271 11 025 2319 1789 2 226 3*231 4*289 12 022 1789 1383 2*180 2*232 4*293 11 020 1383 1103 2*175 2 233 4 297 10*018 1103 933 1 172 2 235 4 298 9*017 933 836 1 167 2 232 3 298 6 016 836 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