DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 70.6 - - 67.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 25 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1156 - - 1578 - - 369 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 820 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1916 - - 2338 - - 1129 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 706 - - 725 - - 1312 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 175 - - 152 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 086 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -37 - - 179 - - -307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1953 - - 2159 - - 1436 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4769 - - -5164 - - -4800 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6685 - - 7502 - - 5929 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 120 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 70.6 - - 67.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 64.0 - - 64.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 70.4 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 63.3 - - 64.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 25 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1156 - - 1578 - - 369 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 99146 19 092 10 089 19 075 99146 91776 13 112 10 108 11 054 91776 86068 10 111 5 092 10 068 86068 81306 8 129 6 139 5 035 81306 77188 4 117 8 128 4 002 77188 73540 2 273 9 134 6 183 73540 70217 8 230 5 203 5 207 70217 67161 14 235 10 257 8 250 67161 64354 17 234 16 250 16 276 64354 61671 17 237 21 250 22 252 61671 58902 23 237 28 244 26 246 58902 56072 29 245 32 246 31 255 56072 53414 33 251 34 244 33 255 53414 51031 35 253 33 236 33 256 51031 48891 34 257 33 244 35 250 48891 46945 42 266 41 264 36 250 46945 45155 51 263 49 263 40 257 45155 43483 53 261 47 256 45 257 43483 41912 53 261 43 254 47 248 41912 40430 51 248 44 251 49 239 40430 39023 49 239 44 245 47 244 39023 37653 43 237 43 241 45 251 37653 36258 40 237 43 242 45 257 36258 34807 38 235 46 245 42 261 34807 33299 35 235 46 243 42 258 33299 31718 35 245 43 249 43 253 31718 30052 39 254 38 259 43 252 30052 28305 38 256 38 263 36 250 28305 26476 36 255 37 254 36 248 26476 24564 32 252 33 252 31 244 24564 22576 30 251 27 261 29 243 22576 20506 27 266 26 275 32 250 20506 18353 20 255 22 272 32 257 18353 16163 23 245 21 257 31 259 16163 14060 24 249 27 252 30 261 14060 12149 23 253 31 246 29 262 12149 10449 21 263 29 247 29 262 10449 8942 17 265 28 248 26 254 8942 7605 10 264 28 244 20 240 7605 6422 10 246 21 243 15 228 6422 5377 10 230 12 248 13 223 5377 4458 7 217 8 226 9 217 4458 3649 6 215 5 173 8 202 3649 2929 3 179 8*103 7 144 2929 2297 7*053 10*087 13 082 2297 1774 8*045 9 086 14 076 1774 1374 8 044 9 085 13*075 1374 1098 7 043 9 085 11*075 1098 931 7 042 8 085 10 074 931 836 6 042 7 085 7 074 836 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