DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 49.3 - - 50.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 8 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 461 - - 615 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1221 - - 1375 - - 834 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2109 - - 1622 - - 2230 - - 2587 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 51 - - 75 - - 30 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 237 - - 294 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 121 - - 427 - - 0 - - -105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1100 - - 948 - - 834 - - 939 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -263 - - 52 - - -254 - - -404 ODpotential blCL - - - 1484 - - 1323 - - 1088 - - 1238 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 49.3 - - 50.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.2 - - 47.9 - - 49.1 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 49.3 - - 50.0 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 47.5 - - 48.9 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 8 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 461 - - 615 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 95612 57 266 65 263 70 269 61 264 95612 88799 36 270 45 266 48 274 41 276 88799 83511 27 285 30 264 27 276 33 277 83511 79066 28 295 23 267 22 278 23 260 79066 75204 23 301 17 252 21 264 21 271 75204 71764 14 283 10 245 20 250 25 282 71764 68618 14 274 9 270 16 243 23 279 68618 65690 16 281 10 281 12 245 22 270 65690 62949 15 280 15 278 17 245 24 251 62949 60280 17 270 13 247 17 233 22 244 60280 57489 19 266 18 264 19 260 24 263 57489 54583 27 261 33 263 29 271 31 267 54583 51799 38 248 38 251 36 252 36 258 51799 49290 37 241 38 241 37 242 37 255 49290 47049 38 246 41 242 40 251 40 256 47049 45016 43 248 48 246 42 250 45 256 45016 43149 52 251 51 248 42 250 45 256 43149 41418 53 248 56 245 44 251 41 256 41418 39810 49 243 56 243 45 250 39 251 39810 38312 39 245 54 244 44 248 37 248 38312 36916 31 257 50 246 41 248 33 248 36916 35588 32 258 41 251 33 252 22 249 35588 34262 34 259 36 261 21 260 14 251 34262 32898 39 256 35 254 21 264 9 237 32898 31484 44 255 32 251 21 261 14 262 31484 30000 40 260 30 256 14 272 20 273 30000 28435 36 260 30 256 16 281 20 271 28435 26788 33 263 28 257 19 283 20 269 26788 25060 31 268 26 257 18 283 20 278 25060 23252 30 272 25 259 18 272 18 280 23252 21374 29 271 22 260 21 261 16 275 21374 19419 31 265 25 257 23 254 16 287 19419 17383 31 265 29 255 24 258 16 337 17383 15312 34 258 30 258 23 269 22 357 15312 13320 37 246 30 259 19 285 20 344 13320 11511 27 250 24 263 20 296 20 337 11511 9904 21 256 22 256 19 291 17 332 9904 8482 20 265 21 261 15 286 15 326 8482 7225 22 278 20 270 14 295 11 324 7225 6113 19 285 18 262 12 295 10 352 6113 5134 16 276 17 264 10 288 13 005 5134 4273 17 265 18 269 10 306 16 001 4273 3513 19 255 19 263 11 309 17 357 3513 2834 21 244 19 254 11 310 18 352 2834 2234 20 236 17 248 10 309 18 346 2234 1734 19 232 15*241 9 304 16 343 1734 1350 18*229 13*238 7 299 14 339 1350 1086 16*228 12 237 6 296 12 337 1086 926 14 227 10 237 5 296 11 336 926 834 10 226 8 236 5*294 7*334 834 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