DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.7 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 35 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3300 - - 3742 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2507 - - 1963 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4060 - - 4502 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 871 - - 864 - - 4217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 241 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 124 - - 113 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1689 - - -1362 - - -2314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5749 - - 5864 - - 3151 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8656 - - -8276 - - -8978 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12716 - - 12778 - - 9814 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 62 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.7 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.9 - - 54.1 - - 61.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.1 - - 76.3 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.6 - - 52.8 - - 60.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 35 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3300 - - 3742 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 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] 99047 2 170 14 129 13 150 99047 91584 11 154 12 195 6 171 91584 85801 6 172 9 228 6 200 85801 81010 7 190 7 235 4 179 81010 76904 7 151 6 242 2 232 76904 73295 6 066 5 115 5 202 73295 70035 3 060 7 069 3 103 70035 67041 4 126 4 001 5 032 67041 64268 3 145 5 243 8 332 64268 61599 4 059 9 181 6 268 61599 58830 11 344 3 077 5 239 58830 55974 22 323 27 336 19 334 55974 53278 42 310 45 311 31 314 53278 50868 51 322 48 329 35 302 50868 48700 60 326 58 325 51 327 48700 46728 59 327 63 323 69 325 46728 44929 53 331 54 326 61 331 44929 43269 47 331 49 330 51 327 43269 41716 38 318 48 332 48 325 41716 40248 27 297 45 339 49 318 40248 38857 22 309 38 345 45 313 38857 37502 23 329 32 340 28 325 37502 36117 30 351 29 331 19 330 36117 34673 35 355 29 336 18 315 34673 33171 39 347 28 349 15 316 33171 31599 38 342 31 343 7 351 31599 29942 36 336 34 328 14 326 29942 28199 32 345 36 332 24 326 28199 26368 17 337 21 339 18 327 26368 24455 18 312 18 313 18 318 24455 22467 16 328 18 321 24 323 22467 20403 4 332 10 303 15 330 20403 18258 1 199 8 267 12 299 18258 16080 3 006 4 274 12 287 16080 13989 7 010 2 062 10 304 13989 12091 7 025 3 065 7 327 12091 10406 6 067 3 092 4 012 10406 8909 5 099 3 126 2 066 8909 7579 7 109 7 138 3 123 7579 6401 9 102 9 132 8 149 6401 5367 10 115 10*116 10 137 5367 4464 9*122 10*113 11 129 4464 3665 9*124 9 112 11 128 3665 2949 9 124 8 112 11 125 2949 2316 9 124 8 114 11 122 2316 1787 9 125 7 115 10 118 1787 1382 8 125 7 115 9 113 1382 1102 8 126 6 115 8 108 1102 933 7 126 6 116 6*102 933 836 6 126 5 116 3*093 836 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