DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 67.1 - - 71.1 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 55 - - 3 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 1068 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1093 - - 1828 - - 836 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 194 - - 903 - - 3757 - - 99 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 170 - - 32 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 198 - - 196 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1232 - - -2317 - - -4772 - - -2219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2325 - - 4145 - - 5609 - - 3054 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9515 - - -7993 - - -8980 - - -8767 ODpotential blCL - - - 10608 - - 9821 - - 9816 - - 9602 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 69 - - 59 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 67.1 - - 71.1 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 52.3 - - 49.8 - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 66.7 - - 71.4 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 51.0 - - 48.8 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 55 - - 3 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 1068 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 97188 12 292 19 284 10 247 15 270 97188 89988 7 209 9 259 8 253 4 275 89988 84471 11 126 8 201 7 226 2 312 84471 79884 18 100 11 160 9 209 1 253 79884 75901 14 097 9 144 10 187 6 229 75901 72378 5 065 1 202 6 150 9 208 72378 69199 4 268 7 232 2 183 7 174 69199 66286 10 223 12 225 5 264 3 230 66286 63583 11 219 14 222 14 267 9 283 63583 60965 10 229 16 226 26 250 22 258 60965 58238 15 272 13 233 22 244 25 256 58238 55411 28 276 17 275 25 254 31 244 55411 52721 35 265 28 276 26 263 28 252 52721 50300 37 252 38 274 36 275 38 270 50300 48112 30 247 40 265 45 265 42 269 48112 46110 33 261 42 261 44 261 51 273 46110 44271 43 261 46 257 52 261 56 270 44271 42583 47 259 54 255 55 258 53 263 42583 41034 53 260 54 260 49 262 52 261 41034 39593 50 265 49 264 40 270 46 262 39593 38229 52 272 46 263 35 274 38 274 38229 36903 53 273 40 268 30 281 38 277 36903 35547 46 271 44 267 30 283 40 277 35547 34133 42 262 46 262 34 276 40 277 34133 32664 39 261 41 259 37 271 38 275 32664 31126 25 247 35 264 37 273 37 272 31126 29503 12 232 30 272 34 270 36 270 29503 27802 19 247 37 278 33 269 35 267 27802 26020 29 267 41 270 37 270 35 272 26020 24157 39 274 33 261 35 270 38 276 24157 22217 43 271 24 263 28 273 33 278 22217 20193 27 250 24 263 23 272 22 272 20193 18082 19 248 22 256 23 264 20 263 18082 15926 16 254 21 256 23 257 22 256 15926 13850 15 257 17 253 20 252 20 257 13850 11966 13 260 15 253 15 251 16 261 11966 10298 11 258 13 260 14 268 13 274 10298 8822 10 255 12 262 14 279 10 297 8822 7513 7 257 10 255 13 279 10 304 7513 6353 4 277 8 242 12 272 10 297 6353 5328 3 307 7 237 11 262 9 288 5328 4425 2 308 7 238 10 251 9 277 4425 3630 4 264 8 233 10 230 9 235 3630 2920 7 243 10 223 9 219 10 211 2920 2294 11 227 11*213 8 213 10 193 2294 1772 14 218 10*202 7 208 11 179 1772 1372 13*215 9 199 6 203 11 167 1372 1097 9*212 8 197 6 199 11 155 1097 930 7 209 7 196 5*196 9 146 930 835 6 209 6 196 4*196 5*138 835 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