DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 = 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 - - - 32.6 - - 38.2 - - 36.1 - - 34.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 197 - - 24 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1511 - - 2639 - - 1667 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 2254 - - 817 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2271 - - 3399 - - 2427 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 839 - - 823 - - 1535 - - 2017 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 332 - - 145 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 122 - - 135 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -484 - - 372 - - 762 - - -657 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2755 - - 3027 - - 1665 - - 1490 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11477 - - -8598 - - 327 - - -1887 ODpotential blCL - - - 13748 - - 11997 - - 2100 - - 2720 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.6 - - 38.2 - - 36.1 - - 34.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 28.1 - - 32.0 - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 37.0 - - 36.0 - - 36.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 26.9 - - 31.2 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 197 - - 24 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1511 - - 2639 - - 1667 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 80 - - 101 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96377 4 214 3 249 14 220 18 261 96377 89200 5 187 9 192 9 256 12 273 89200 83633 5 284 2 308 12 231 16 285 83633 78999 6 309 8 278 8 278 7 294 78999 74987 13 305 13 270 16 283 11 284 74987 71421 17 271 16 272 17 279 15 276 71421 68181 17 253 22 254 23 285 20 290 68181 65202 31 275 27 271 31 282 33 297 65202 62435 31 268 46 272 43 271 43 283 62435 59734 32 299 46 280 39 276 40 282 59734 56901 68 303 57 284 55 290 50 285 56901 53970 71 282 67 277 64 281 60 278 53970 51186 71 276 67 271 67 275 67 273 51186 48697 65 282 64 275 68 274 64 273 48697 46469 72 292 70 285 69 280 66 280 46469 44447 91 289 87 287 78 284 80 280 44447 42608 103 281 98 279 89 279 84 275 42608 40933 109 276 103 273 95 275 85 273 40933 39401 115 271 104 269 93 270 89 274 39401 37985 115 268 104 266 88 269 91 274 37985 36656 111 268 101 266 82 272 89 272 36656 35369 105 272 97 268 81 278 84 271 35369 34057 102 279 93 272 82 276 82 269 34057 32689 103 282 93 276 83 273 80 270 32689 31271 104 282 94 277 83 274 77 272 31271 29788 101 282 91 279 79 276 74 272 29788 28229 96 284 84 280 74 277 68 266 28229 26595 90 285 78 282 72 283 62 257 26595 24884 85 283 76 282 68 279 57 256 24884 23097 83 278 72 278 65 276 55 258 23097 21236 83 272 69 270 62 276 51 259 21236 19295 83 270 67 263 58 271 48 260 19295 17268 80 272 61 258 55 270 45 259 17268 15201 73 276 55 265 52 265 46 260 15201 13211 59 276 51 274 55 257 49 265 13211 11398 54 270 46 264 49 258 46 261 11398 9789 48 271 46 257 41 251 36 243 9789 8368 32 292 34 259 41 238 33 235 8368 7113 22 290 19 272 30 227 34 215 7113 6009 15 281 14 279 13 219 33 193 6009 5039 8 290 7 291 7 165 26 163 5039 4186 1 333 2 090 13 138 27 155 4186 3438 6 129 11*121 16 135 28 139 3438 2776 13*114 12*122 16*135 27 120 2776 2193 13*110 12 122 16*135 25 110 2193 1707 13 108 12 122 15 135 23 105 1707 1334 12 108 11 122 15 136 20 101 1334 1078 11 108 11 122 14 135 17 097 1078 922 10 108 10 122 13 136 14*096 922 833 9 108 9 122 10 135 9*094 833 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