DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 31.7 - - 32.9 - - 31.5 - - 30.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 59 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1566 - - 2763 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1493 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2326 - - 3523 - - 833 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2467 - - 1540 - - 4596 - - 4432 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 111 - - 233 - - 32 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 38 - - 44 - - 24 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 289 - - 284 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -12 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 455 - - 1396 - - -1219 - - -1340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1871 - - 2127 - - 2052 - - 2173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -295 - - 477 - - -1553 - - -1602 ODpotential blCL - - - 2621 - - 3046 - - 2386 - - 2435 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.7 - - 32.9 - - 31.5 - - 30.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 26.6 - - 25.6 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 32.8 - - 31.7 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 25.5 - - 24.8 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 59 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1566 - - 2763 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96027 24 076 15 030 26 032 15 026 96027 89027 19 058 14 075 9 355 18 027 89027 83569 11 054 10 035 4 354 11 339 83569 79010 3 074 4 310 7 308 5 336 79010 75045 3 349 10 286 10 253 6 315 75045 71490 7 253 9 256 5 263 9 266 71490 68239 10 247 15 247 15 265 14 279 68239 65224 17 261 21 245 20 247 20 269 65224 62410 24 238 18 253 22 247 25 263 62410 59677 23 254 23 264 24 247 31 254 59677 56820 39 261 30 258 25 256 27 254 56820 53838 40 251 39 256 38 261 32 263 53838 50978 45 246 47 252 46 262 42 268 50978 48407 46 246 56 250 53 262 49 262 48407 46113 50 252 55 249 57 259 50 264 46113 44036 50 249 55 255 57 263 53 272 44036 42140 46 251 61 264 62 269 61 273 42140 40398 51 260 69 265 68 268 66 270 40398 38786 58 262 71 265 68 267 68 270 38786 37286 61 260 69 268 66 272 71 272 37286 35886 63 259 71 269 67 276 73 273 35886 34544 65 259 71 269 69 277 70 276 34544 33197 64 258 72 271 71 278 70 282 33197 31814 61 258 72 273 75 280 74 286 31814 30394 60 261 74 277 80 282 77 287 30394 28921 62 259 79 280 84 284 80 287 28921 27378 60 263 80 281 88 286 80 289 27378 25766 62 274 74 280 89 287 79 292 25766 24085 66 278 67 284 79 286 79 292 24085 22334 65 278 63 287 66 288 77 292 22334 20515 62 281 58 289 60 292 71 291 20515 18627 55 285 57 291 56 294 59 291 18627 16667 49 287 56 289 54 292 45 290 16667 14674 52 284 51 288 51 295 40 293 14674 12759 49 274 47 291 50 301 46 302 12759 11023 44 278 47 297 53 302 52 305 11023 9489 46 290 51 302 54 304 54 309 9489 8134 52 297 54 302 54 306 52 311 8134 6934 53 295 55 301 55 307 50 310 6934 5872 50 292 55 301 57 304 51 310 5872 4938 51 289 55 298 57 300 51 308 4938 4119 51 285 53*294 55 296 50 303 4119 3395 50 282 51*292 53 292 48 299 3395 2746 48*280 49 291 51 290 46 298 2746 2173 46*278 47 289 48 289 43 295 2173 1695 43 276 44 288 45 287 40 294 1695 1327 39 275 41 288 41 286 37 293 1327 1074 35 274 37 287 37 285 33 292 1074 921 30 273 32 287 32*285 29*291 921 833 23 272 25 286 24*284 22*291 833 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