DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.1 - - 58.2 - - 58.3 - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 93 - - 4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 1662 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1437 - - 2422 - - 835 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 470 - - 716 - - 2380 - - 1231 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 217 - - 29 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 094 - - 088 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1699 - - -1750 - - -2942 - - -1902 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3136 - - 4172 - - 3777 - - 2736 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7960 - - -5485 - - -7279 - - -8054 ODpotential blCL - - - 9397 - - 7907 - - 8114 - - 8888 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.1 - - 58.2 - - 58.3 - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 43.3 - - 45.1 - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 57.5 - - 58.2 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 43.2 - - 44.9 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 93 - - 4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 1662 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 101 - - 101 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96152 62 256 77 259 75 261 72 264 96152 89175 45 267 49 256 54 260 49 265 89175 83794 33 262 33 263 37 249 38 267 83794 79291 28 264 30 270 26 267 30 269 79291 75388 26 265 29 269 30 281 27 283 75388 71922 24 262 28 265 30 275 27 291 71922 68763 24 268 23 264 30 266 30 282 68763 65839 26 277 24 269 29 261 29 264 65839 63106 32 285 32 275 25 265 26 269 63106 60434 39 268 34 284 37 271 38 271 60434 57649 41 258 55 273 48 271 46 270 57649 54778 49 266 62 261 56 269 52 271 54778 52052 60 265 64 258 66 263 57 270 52052 49611 59 266 60 256 67 259 62 266 49611 47436 66 268 58 264 64 263 67 267 47436 45486 70 264 69 272 70 269 72 269 45486 43722 67 264 84 268 81 274 80 274 43722 42105 67 273 79 268 94 276 106 275 42105 40598 72 280 79 273 106 275 106 271 40598 39173 79 281 78 272 100 278 102 270 39173 37820 84 281 77 269 95 282 92 271 37820 36502 84 281 78 268 88 284 84 270 36502 35156 69 279 77 271 83 280 79 271 35156 33750 61 278 77 278 76 271 75 276 33750 32289 60 270 71 286 72 273 69 277 32289 30756 64 264 67 278 58 270 65 275 30756 29145 59 264 61 263 53 265 56 269 29145 27461 56 266 49 261 57 261 53 267 27461 25696 52 270 48 270 59 257 56 269 25696 23851 45 271 45 274 50 271 47 271 23851 21930 42 278 41 272 40 274 42 282 21930 19923 38 273 40 259 30 267 39 287 19923 17834 35 263 37 253 25 266 26 282 17834 15712 36 276 33 255 28 258 24 262 15712 13667 28 287 27 279 30 258 22 260 13667 11807 19 276 17 269 28 263 23 261 11807 10157 15 259 14 244 22 259 23 277 10157 8695 11 287 13 218 18 219 18 288 8695 7395 9 269 12 210 17 191 8 288 7395 6245 5 275 8 201 14 166 12 201 6245 5231 2 005 7 141 13 155 15 170 5231 4342 7 055 8 112 12 140 15 149 4342 3558 9 061 9 102 11 122 16 136 3558 2861 11 064 9*100 10 105 17 127 2861 2249 14 078 8*097 11 095 18 108 2249 1742 14*080 8 096 10 092 19 088 1742 1355 13*080 8 093 10 090 18 081 1355 1089 10 080 7 092 10 089 16 079 1089 927 9 080 7 091 9*089 14 078 927 834 8 080 6 092 7*088 9*077 834 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