DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 35.0 - - 37.4 - - 40.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 29 - - 33 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 441 - - 868 - - 1034 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1201 - - 1628 - - 1794 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 633 - - 465 - - 627 - - 1141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 121 - - 134 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 137 - - 349 - - 018 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -394 - - 324 - - 312 - - -291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1595 - - 1305 - - 1482 - - 1124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11644 - - 157 - - 160 - - -710 ODpotential blCL - - - 12845 - - 1471 - - 1634 - - 1543 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 37.4 - - 40.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 34.9 - - 37.4 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 37.1 - - 40.3 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 34.5 - - 36.8 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 29 - - 33 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 441 - - 868 - - 1034 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96176 15 189 17 224 17 242 21 262 96176 89021 7 248 21 242 22 240 21 262 89021 83495 18 242 24 240 29 244 19 262 83495 78873 25 270 21 250 29 240 31 264 78873 74896 35 271 30 274 26 278 35 281 74896 71416 37 266 45 271 46 288 43 272 71416 68262 39 264 44 258 46 272 39 273 68262 65333 34 277 36 275 39 281 45 287 65333 62593 44 293 49 289 51 287 54 286 62593 59937 60 291 61 287 62 282 58 278 59937 57171 68 283 68 278 67 278 62 280 57171 54295 73 276 71 271 73 275 77 279 54295 51537 75 272 77 268 79 269 82 274 51537 49047 73 275 79 265 80 267 84 272 49047 46808 81 279 78 269 80 270 81 274 46808 44776 92 280 82 273 81 274 84 276 44776 42924 94 276 87 273 88 273 90 276 42924 41239 93 269 90 271 93 270 90 275 41239 39696 95 267 97 270 98 271 96 274 39696 38262 93 268 99 267 99 271 103 269 38262 36918 93 271 95 266 96 269 96 264 36918 35624 90 269 91 265 93 268 93 264 35624 34312 89 266 90 264 94 267 92 266 34312 32950 87 265 90 264 93 267 89 267 32950 31538 82 265 88 265 91 267 84 269 31538 30061 77 266 80 266 87 266 78 270 30061 28506 73 267 76 268 84 265 76 268 28506 26874 70 268 74 269 80 267 73 267 26874 25164 69 269 70 267 73 267 71 266 25164 23375 66 268 65 261 63 266 70 266 23375 21508 65 265 62 261 56 263 69 269 21508 19557 56 260 55 262 52 259 65 274 19557 17521 45 249 48 257 45 257 53 273 17521 15439 40 250 42 258 38 257 44 268 15439 13423 34 260 38 265 36 262 40 268 13423 11583 30 262 31 261 37 266 34 278 11583 9951 24 238 27 268 29 268 23 285 9951 8511 20 217 22 274 19 281 13 281 8511 7235 15 229 15 265 13 283 8 275 7235 6105 11 222 11 240 13 275 7 306 6105 5112 3 228 6 222 10 274 8 339 5112 4245 1 057 7 173 5 281 8 356 4245 3484 4 155 9 168 5 273 10 012 3484 2805 7 165 7 162 5 309 11 021 2805 2208 6 154 6 158 6*344 10 029 2208 1715 7 126 5*143 6*348 10 023 1715 1339 7*093 4*139 6 349 9 019 1339 1080 7*081 4 137 6 349 8 018 1080 923 7 080 4 136 5 348 7 018 923 833 6 078 3 135 5 348 5*018 833 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