DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 68.3 - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2036 - - 350 - - 375 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2796 - - 1110 - - 1135 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1258 - - 1693 - - 1792 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 163 - - 56 - - 76 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 4 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 326 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 1 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 775 - - 215 - - 300 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2021 - - 895 - - 835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1874 - - -213 - - 57 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4670 - - 1323 - - 1078 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 610 - - 260 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 68.3 - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 66.7 - - 63.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 68.2 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.4 - - 66.4 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2036 - - 350 - - 375 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 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] 97851 16 245 18 270 17 259 97851 90602 14 249 14 253 15 274 90602 84989 10 251 10 255 10 258 84989 80342 9 257 10 261 5 308 80342 76332 6 238 6 241 7 318 76332 72776 5 262 7 248 9 254 72776 69573 5 242 13 252 15 237 69573 66639 12 228 20 241 15 245 66639 63912 15 203 22 224 19 257 63912 61267 13 258 25 231 31 244 61267 58526 28 252 28 239 33 232 58526 55698 32 237 42 239 42 241 55698 52998 40 235 50 236 48 245 52998 50569 62 246 56 242 64 245 50569 48393 70 239 63 245 76 242 48393 46415 71 238 75 244 83 235 46415 44598 74 242 82 241 88 239 44598 42919 79 246 88 241 94 243 42919 41354 82 248 89 241 92 243 41354 39878 81 248 86 238 87 240 39878 38475 75 245 79 233 82 235 38475 37110 68 240 77 229 79 233 37110 35715 63 239 75 229 75 233 35715 34264 57 238 70 229 69 234 34264 32762 57 236 65 231 67 234 32762 31192 56 235 57 233 66 236 31192 29540 54 233 52 236 62 237 29540 27809 54 231 49 234 57 234 27809 25999 49 235 48 231 51 228 25999 24115 43 241 47 231 43 225 24115 22159 35 243 43 231 39 225 22159 20129 30 242 37 231 35 227 20129 18020 32 234 32 231 34 229 18020 15874 30 241 30 234 34 231 15874 13813 27 237 29 238 34 234 13813 11945 32 230 29 239 29 242 11945 10286 41 228 30 236 24 241 10286 8809 41 223 30 236 19 232 8809 7495 39 226 27 241 14 215 7495 6329 34 226 23 247 9 200 6329 5302 31 227 20 250 2 271 5302 4401 30 234 15 248 9 028 4401 3610 27 238 11 254 17 042 3610 2905 24*239 7 274 20 037 2905 2284 20*237 7 286 20 035 2284 1767 17 237 5 308 20 033 1767 1369 16 237 5*321 19*031 1369 1096 14 237 4*325 17*030 1096 930 13 237 4 326 15 029 930 835 10 237 3 326 11 028 835 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