DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.9 - - 60.3 - - 62.0 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 21 - - -4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 74 - - 409 - - 75 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 834 - - 1169 - - 835 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 424 - - 471 - - 1571 - - 301 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 91 - - 22 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 154 - - 133 - - 132 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -879 - - -1636 - - -1808 - - -307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1713 - - 2806 - - 2643 - - 1142 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5589 - - -4755 - - -4079 - - -3985 ODpotential blCL - - - 6423 - - 5924 - - 4914 - - 4820 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 88 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 50 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.9 - - 60.3 - - 62.0 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 51.2 - - 53.6 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 60.1 - - 62.4 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 50.2 - - 52.9 - - 53.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 21 - - -4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 74 - - 409 - - 75 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 100 - - 50 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 95887 60 271 63 264 66 266 69 276 95887 89071 41 277 42 272 43 273 44 281 89071 83785 27 292 25 284 31 280 31 286 83785 79341 25 310 20 300 21 288 20 294 79341 75460 28 317 21 296 19 300 17 304 75460 71991 34 307 27 298 19 302 19 309 71991 68819 39 295 29 305 19 299 20 312 68819 65883 39 289 28 301 23 299 22 307 65883 63155 33 284 27 293 29 298 23 308 63155 60508 26 286 27 289 33 294 26 303 60508 57737 24 292 27 292 31 292 29 298 57737 54857 27 289 30 297 30 296 30 295 54857 52122 27 284 35 291 35 294 32 304 52122 49682 28 287 36 285 40 285 51 291 49682 47524 31 295 37 288 45 280 54 274 47524 45595 35 301 39 294 41 289 44 286 45595 43824 37 302 47 303 59 322 53 311 43824 42184 37 296 57 307 91 326 93 315 42184 40658 34 284 57 306 110 320 109 312 40658 39219 34 274 43 298 116 317 109 312 39219 37854 35 273 35 279 110 317 105 315 37854 36527 34 275 37 263 101 321 96 314 36527 35172 30 276 40 256 74 319 93 312 35172 33759 28 274 39 258 45 306 85 316 33759 32296 26 271 33 264 34 290 72 331 32296 30768 26 269 27 269 33 284 62 334 30768 29158 25 263 24 270 32 282 50 322 29158 27469 27 253 19 265 31 283 44 315 27469 25700 24 256 17 263 31 286 40 314 25700 23853 18 250 16 260 28 283 34 309 23853 21934 21 218 17 242 20 279 26 302 21934 19932 7 180 17 235 15 290 19 287 19932 17840 7 212 13 224 9 256 16 271 17840 15707 16 201 14 231 11 227 12 234 15707 13660 21 178 12 212 8 190 5 195 13660 11804 22 158 15 179 13 171 3 296 11804 10161 18 150 13 178 21 164 5 217 10161 8711 10 151 22 176 26 161 19 164 8711 7429 9 149 26 174 24 162 24 156 7429 6290 10 147 22 173 20 152 21 155 6290 5281 10 161 16 177 18 137 19 157 5281 4391 12 190 12 171 13 141 18 157 4391 3603 17 200 10 163 10 166 17 157 3603 2899 19 202 9 154 11 185 16 155 2899 2277 15 203 11 152 11 182 16 151 2277 1759 12 191 11 150 9 164 17 139 1759 1364 14 165 10*144 7 140 16 121 1364 1092 8 157 6*134 6 135 13 102 1092 928 7 156 6 133 6*132 11*097 928 835 4*154 5 132 4*132 5*092 835 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