DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 25.2 - - 30.1 - - 29.7 - - 20.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 26 - - -8 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 2468 - - 73 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 832 - - 3228 - - 833 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1477 - - 1212 - - 4835 - - 119 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 169 - - 20 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 23 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 321 - - 329 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -576 - - 1163 - - -1099 - - -736 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1408 - - 2065 - - 1932 - - 1568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1817 - - 647 - - -1458 - - -3706 ODpotential blCL - - - 2649 - - 2581 - - 2291 - - 4538 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 99 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.2 - - 30.1 - - 29.7 - - 20.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 24.3 - - 24.6 - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 29.9 - - 30.2 - - 24.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 23.4 - - 24.0 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 26 - - -8 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 2468 - - 73 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 99 - - 94 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96233 38 037 38 042 43 029 40 033 96233 89148 38 035 36 041 38 027 38 041 89148 83600 39 042 31 044 29 027 33 034 83600 78937 37 026 30 040 29 036 32 032 78937 74879 24 345 16 014 21 023 22 023 74879 71271 12 300 14 315 17 340 17 358 71271 67989 14 318 13 301 20 282 24 318 67989 64961 25 277 19 290 24 282 31 296 64961 62155 28 274 26 276 32 276 36 281 62155 59434 38 264 34 268 36 270 38 279 59434 56582 40 257 40 267 44 264 43 272 56582 53604 40 259 46 265 47 263 47 271 53604 50758 45 269 55 269 53 267 55 271 50758 48205 55 271 62 268 60 267 62 270 48205 45934 62 269 65 266 67 268 67 269 45934 43886 70 266 70 265 73 269 71 270 43886 42019 77 262 76 266 75 270 75 272 42019 40304 81 260 79 265 79 271 79 273 40304 38721 83 259 80 265 82 271 81 274 38721 37249 81 260 82 267 83 272 83 275 37249 35875 81 262 85 268 84 275 85 277 35875 34559 82 263 88 268 86 276 89 279 34559 33236 80 263 89 267 86 277 93 280 33236 31873 77 264 88 266 87 278 97 281 31873 30469 78 265 87 265 86 277 97 280 30469 29007 79 265 88 266 85 279 95 281 29007 27470 81 266 88 267 87 281 92 282 27470 25859 83 267 85 267 87 281 88 285 25859 24172 82 268 81 270 83 280 85 286 24172 22411 75 271 75 271 75 278 78 286 22411 20584 68 275 66 272 65 281 65 289 20584 18686 57 279 55 274 55 283 56 296 18686 16712 48 280 46 278 46 287 49 305 16712 14706 42 287 38 283 40 293 43 307 14706 12786 36 281 31 291 31 295 36 309 12786 11050 23 300 25 310 25 309 30 313 11050 9515 26 323 24 313 26 311 27 312 9515 8159 28 326 21 322 22 322 17 308 8159 6960 31 334 25 336 20 348 7 330 6960 5897 32 333 26 331 21 006 14 355 5897 4956 28 330 25 330 21 003 14 008 4956 4128 27 333 26 329 21 358 16 003 4128 3399 31 330 26*325 22 351 17 351 3399 2748 32 322 25*323 21 346 17 344 2748 2173 32 313 25 321 20 339 17 335 2173 1693 29 302 24 321 19 335 17 325 1693 1326 25 293 23 320 17 333 17 317 1326 1072 22 291 21 319 15 331 15 310 1072 919 19 290 19 319 13*330 14 307 919 832 15*289 16 318 10*329 8*303 832 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