DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/13 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 - - - 42.5 - - 50.4 - - 51.9 - - 47.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 61 - - 1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 188 - - 1083 - - 642 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 818 - - 818 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 948 - - 1843 - - 1402 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 442 - - 797 - - 1114 - - 180 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 167 - - 51 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 227 - - 217 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2294 - - -3084 - - -4297 - - -4191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3242 - - 4928 - - 5699 - - 5026 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9862 - - -7928 - - -10907 - - -11479 ODpotential blCL - - - 10810 - - 9771 - - 12309 - - 12313 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 95 - - 100 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 50.4 - - 51.9 - - 47.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 32.1 - - 30.4 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 49.9 - - 52.2 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.0 - - 31.2 - - 29.5 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 61 - - 1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 188 - - 1083 - - 642 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 82 - - 102 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95572 38 275 36 268 39 259 55 261 95572 88719 31 276 27 269 29 277 35 269 88719 83418 24 287 23 283 26 268 22 288 83418 78964 29 311 26 303 23 283 19 314 78964 75070 24 304 26 308 27 300 26 317 75070 71621 23 304 25 313 26 311 25 315 71621 68492 26 315 23 309 28 318 24 324 68492 65587 29 318 23 305 31 314 28 322 65587 62871 27 319 23 300 33 300 30 307 62871 60226 32 321 26 306 29 301 31 310 60226 57459 37 309 33 313 38 309 39 304 57459 54574 45 301 43 305 46 300 42 301 54574 51802 52 300 49 297 53 295 55 301 51802 49312 58 296 55 300 62 298 62 302 49312 47082 66 301 63 301 66 298 64 305 47082 45051 75 299 67 303 71 301 73 305 45051 43191 77 297 76 302 79 301 81 301 43191 41483 79 298 81 299 83 300 80 299 41483 39908 83 299 81 298 83 298 76 303 39908 38448 81 298 77 298 80 297 72 305 38448 37084 80 297 73 298 74 298 70 306 37084 35773 82 298 71 300 67 301 69 305 35773 34440 79 299 72 302 64 305 66 305 34440 33056 74 296 71 300 63 306 63 309 33056 31623 70 296 70 299 60 307 59 303 31623 30128 64 299 66 300 58 309 56 301 30128 28559 61 303 60 301 59 305 54 305 28559 26914 60 305 56 302 57 303 56 308 26914 25192 57 304 54 300 54 305 56 308 25192 23393 54 303 52 297 53 308 52 304 23393 21516 54 305 50 294 50 307 47 304 21516 19558 53 306 48 295 49 302 46 303 19558 17517 50 305 48 305 52 300 48 300 17517 15441 45 304 53 303 54 294 47 296 15441 13447 39 308 53 297 49 290 42 290 13447 11634 35 312 45 302 39 287 39 281 11634 10023 34 313 39 303 30 291 32 282 10023 8591 35 313 34 307 26 302 27 282 8591 7318 35 313 30 299 23 301 23 272 7318 6186 31 314 27 289 23 285 21 272 6186 5185 26 311 18 291 25 268 19 267 5185 4305 23 308 13 297 19 258 18 251 4305 3533 20 303 11 292 14 251 13 224 3533 2846 15 300 9 271 12 243 13 206 2846 2241 10 306 8*239 10 226 12 198 2241 1738 8 324 7*228 9*218 11 190 1738 1352 9 326 6 227 8*217 9 180 1352 1087 8*316 6 227 7 216 9 170 1087 926 8*315 6 227 6 217 7*159 926 834 5 313 5 226 5 217 5*155 834 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