DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 29.2 - - 38.3 - - 42.9 - - 38.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 269 - - 175 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 669 - - 2014 - - 2434 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1894 - - 2026 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1429 - - 2774 - - 3194 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 578 - - 396 - - 608 - - 2524 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 157 - - 330 - - 304 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 130 - - 145 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2103 - - -1609 - - -1426 - - -2161 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3532 - - 4384 - - 4620 - - 2994 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14837 - - -12091 - - -10628 - - -12111 ODpotential blCL - - - 16266 - - 14865 - - 13822 - - 12944 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 69 - - 77 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.2 - - 38.3 - - 42.9 - - 38.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.3 - - 22.5 - - 25.9 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 36.8 - - 41.7 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 21.7 - - 25.6 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 269 - - 175 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 669 - - 2014 - - 2434 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96194 10 146 10 192 12 225 4 287 96194 89024 8 160 13 210 15 228 9 267 89024 83468 6 249 15 199 20 223 19 261 83468 78831 17 251 13 251 17 236 20 259 78831 74815 16 267 22 253 21 264 27 262 74815 71269 23 262 23 276 27 294 31 280 71269 68076 25 261 30 281 36 283 35 278 68076 65152 30 277 30 279 36 279 37 282 65152 62434 44 296 39 281 44 282 43 282 62434 59780 51 291 47 281 48 286 48 284 59780 56999 52 289 57 290 57 287 53 291 56999 54113 58 290 69 289 67 287 66 290 54113 51370 68 291 74 287 72 287 74 285 51370 48912 77 293 77 288 77 287 75 284 48912 46709 83 292 80 289 81 285 78 288 46709 44708 88 291 83 288 81 286 86 292 44708 42877 90 290 85 287 81 287 88 284 42877 41194 90 289 86 287 85 287 83 281 41194 39642 90 290 86 288 88 286 89 282 39642 38209 94 295 88 290 95 284 98 280 38209 36874 100 296 92 291 94 280 97 276 36874 35585 94 300 90 291 87 281 88 277 35585 34269 89 302 87 290 84 284 85 279 34269 32897 90 298 83 289 83 284 81 276 32897 31471 88 294 78 287 80 281 77 276 31471 29977 81 291 72 284 76 282 71 276 29977 28405 70 289 66 285 71 281 64 277 28405 26754 62 289 59 282 64 281 62 278 26754 25023 58 284 53 282 58 286 57 277 25023 23218 52 281 46 282 50 280 49 278 23218 21343 41 289 38 281 40 277 40 265 21343 19394 32 288 30 277 35 277 33 263 19394 17364 27 286 24 271 28 273 27 263 17364 15290 22 280 20 270 22 269 26 262 15290 13287 19 275 18 272 17 271 22 264 13287 11466 16 270 15 276 12 276 17 265 11466 9853 16 281 12 260 9 256 12 247 9853 8428 12 310 6 244 5 218 11 223 8428 7167 4 212 5 223 7 187 13 175 7167 6050 8 171 8 175 12 181 15 153 6050 5068 5 134 11 161 12 165 6 153 5068 4210 8 117 13 148 11 151 4 157 4210 3460 15 123 13*138 8*144 10 131 3460 2793 18 130 10*131 8*143 12 126 2793 2205 19 128 10 130 8 145 12 125 2205 1715 18*122 10 131 8 145 11 126 1715 1339 14*116 10 130 7 146 11 127 1339 1080 13 115 9 130 7 146 10 127 1080 923 12 115 9 130 7 146 8 125 923 833 10 114 8 130 6 146 5*123 833 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