DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 48.4 - - 61.2 - - 65.0 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 84 - - 14 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 337 - - 1010 - - 1940 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 818 - - 819 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1097 - - 1770 - - 2700 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 130 - - 1560 - - 1770 - - 110 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 186 - - 138 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 141 - - 135 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -348 - - -1636 - - -3351 - - -1345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1445 - - 3406 - - 6051 - - 2180 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9671 - - -7478 - - -10500 - - -9104 ODpotential blCL - - - 10768 - - 9248 - - 13200 - - 9939 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 66 - - 47 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.4 - - 61.2 - - 65.0 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.5 - - 49.5 - - 41.9 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 60.5 - - 65.0 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 48.3 - - 40.8 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 84 - - 14 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 337 - - 1010 - - 1940 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 97375 5 075 4 246 10 273 8 312 97375 90142 6 031 4 341 6 026 3 041 90142 84590 6 359 2 035 1 118 4 020 84590 79990 5 004 1 164 5 242 6 348 79990 76008 5 010 5 253 9 280 9 319 76008 72480 4 352 5 304 5 302 8 313 72480 69304 7 329 7 327 5 287 11 293 69304 66405 11 312 12 321 10 296 13 294 66405 63716 16 309 16 302 15 296 17 306 63716 61103 20 299 18 296 19 290 22 302 61103 58378 20 302 21 299 22 287 25 293 58378 55552 30 308 25 302 24 293 24 286 55552 52853 37 304 31 301 28 300 25 297 52853 50413 37 300 35 296 35 302 31 305 50413 48213 35 297 35 295 36 300 35 304 48213 46201 34 295 34 295 36 297 37 302 46201 44347 32 294 32 291 37 297 39 301 44347 42623 30 296 30 285 36 297 39 300 42623 41012 29 301 28 282 34 296 39 299 41012 39498 29 304 25 283 31 294 38 300 39498 38069 28 308 22 290 28 293 37 303 38069 36687 27 312 23 297 28 294 35 307 36687 35285 22 319 20 298 23 295 33 307 35285 33840 15 322 15 301 19 298 25 303 33840 32361 16 304 14 297 17 299 17 300 32361 30831 19 292 17 297 17 308 17 314 30831 29228 20 288 17 294 16 315 17 324 29228 27545 18 292 16 287 14 307 15 334 27545 25778 14 298 11 286 13 292 12 335 25778 23932 7 303 10 299 9 280 11 315 23932 22015 6 315 7 292 9 280 9 302 22015 20018 12 309 5 305 8 272 11 292 20018 17932 6 317 4 322 5 276 10 288 17932 15796 2 360 4 324 3 307 4 304 15796 13736 5 266 9 302 6 335 3 041 13736 11866 3 278 7 275 8 307 3 015 11866 10207 3 000 3 213 5 261 4 296 10207 8736 3 008 4 168 6 219 6 238 8736 7433 1 135 4 178 6 202 8 213 7433 6281 3 191 4 198 5 202 8 205 6281 5265 4 158 4 203 5 213 7 198 5265 4376 7 143 6 200 6 213 8 179 4376 3593 8 140 7 191 5 194 8 159 3593 2893 7 147 7 181 4*177 8 140 2893 2275 6 152 5*166 3*151 8 114 2275 1760 8 140 4*144 2 139 10 096 1760 1365 8*129 4 142 2 131 13 087 1365 1093 5*114 4 139 2 123 13 081 1093 929 4 113 3 138 2 119 11*075 929 835 4 112 3 137 2 118 6*070 835 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