DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 34.0 - - 34.3 - - 36.2 - - 33.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 309 - - 125 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1734 - - 2069 - - 2451 - - 1503 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1397 - - 1973 - - 1852 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2494 - - 2829 - - 3211 - - 2263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 702 - - 636 - - 589 - - 1390 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 347 - - 272 - - 129 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 038 - - 065 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2529 - - 77 - - 470 - - -688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5023 - - 2753 - - 2741 - - 2952 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11537 - - 346 - - 683 - - -8487 ODpotential blCL - - - 14031 - - 2483 - - 2528 - - 10750 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 95 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.0 - - 34.3 - - 36.2 - - 33.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.2 - - 25.5 - - 27.3 - - 23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 32.7 - - 35.2 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.1 - - 25.4 - - 27.3 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 309 - - 125 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1734 - - 2069 - - 2451 - - 1503 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 81 - - 101 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96540 16 078 18 102 13 138 9 158 96540 89338 18 103 18 103 8 129 6 099 89338 83742 15 102 12 141 8 184 4 279 83742 79081 7 107 11 188 9 197 14 209 79081 75034 3 154 13 227 11 257 10 202 75034 71437 10 211 18 227 25 251 19 266 71437 68205 7 271 15 257 22 228 27 243 68205 65232 18 292 18 283 15 261 12 233 65232 62440 30 287 35 280 29 284 27 284 62440 59720 35 264 38 267 46 281 44 287 59720 56901 31 268 39 262 43 267 48 268 56901 53959 34 279 33 260 33 272 48 257 53959 51115 41 286 39 290 44 283 56 273 51115 48558 47 285 59 292 54 283 64 281 48558 46287 57 283 71 283 59 284 63 280 46287 44242 64 276 71 275 66 286 61 280 44242 42379 64 271 69 272 75 285 64 285 42379 40669 61 273 66 273 81 282 77 292 40669 39091 63 280 73 285 84 283 91 290 39091 37631 70 288 83 285 88 285 97 286 37631 36273 76 291 85 284 92 286 98 285 36273 34972 82 292 84 286 94 286 98 284 34972 33658 86 292 89 289 94 285 100 281 33658 32299 82 289 95 289 94 284 103 279 32299 30892 69 281 96 286 95 283 100 278 30892 29422 71 268 91 285 96 281 95 279 29422 27878 78 272 85 282 96 280 91 280 27878 26259 75 277 80 275 94 279 86 280 26259 24564 69 272 81 274 90 280 82 280 24564 22791 67 269 76 273 82 282 77 280 22791 20946 64 276 71 264 72 281 71 282 20946 19026 64 280 62 261 65 275 64 282 19026 17030 66 275 59 275 61 271 56 276 17030 15000 67 266 67 278 59 279 53 269 15000 13045 67 267 66 267 52 278 52 271 13045 11264 56 271 54 253 52 271 48 279 11264 9681 32 279 38 251 52 259 43 283 9681 8278 30 283 24 257 47 247 40 281 8278 7033 27 276 26 262 36 246 35 258 7033 5937 26 285 22 267 23 261 23 240 5937 4979 22 321 18 279 12 284 7 247 4979 4144 18 359 11 315 3 024 3 350 4144 3411 12 031 8*023 10*067 8 030 3411 2756 12*031 9*036 10*066 14*047 2756 2179 11*024 9 037 10 065 16*051 2179 1698 11 022 9 038 10 065 16 052 1698 1329 11 022 8 038 10 065 16 052 1329 1075 10 021 8 039 9 064 16 052 1075 921 10 020 7 039 9 064 14 052 921 833 8 020 7 039 8 065 11 053 833 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