DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 69.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1389 - - 2311 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2149 - - 3071 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2542 - - 2260 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 204 - - 166 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 089 - - 027 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -907 - - -1551 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3056 - - 4622 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2523 - - -4807 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4672 - - 7878 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 69.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.0 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.7 - - 69.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.9 - - 51.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1389 - - 2311 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 97299 8 244 6 248 97299 90066 4 089 4 201 90066 84508 11 111 6 147 84508 79892 9 121 4 122 79892 75917 11 123 6 150 75917 72415 7 079 8 114 72415 69243 8 006 6 038 69243 66325 9 339 8 331 66325 63620 10 324 9 291 63620 60992 16 313 11 297 60992 58245 23 298 18 315 58245 55407 27 297 23 311 55407 52705 26 305 31 312 52705 50265 35 309 39 297 50265 48072 35 306 27 303 48072 46069 32 323 26 333 46069 44219 43 339 48 328 44219 42508 56 333 56 322 42508 40919 62 328 57 322 40919 39432 60 328 53 326 39432 38032 57 334 51 331 38032 36679 55 336 51 335 36679 35307 55 337 51 335 35307 33887 53 335 51 331 33887 32418 53 334 50 327 32418 30883 48 334 46 327 30883 29267 34 324 46 332 29267 27575 28 320 35 332 27575 25808 24 317 25 316 25808 23967 16 308 19 306 23967 22053 10 328 16 279 22053 20053 12 313 13 275 20053 17961 12 353 7 300 17961 15823 11 352 6 317 15823 13764 10 341 8 320 13764 11895 10 337 10 328 11895 10237 13 329 14 333 10237 8770 12 334 14 331 8770 7470 9 350 9 338 7470 6320 7 356 6 345 6320 5303 7 342 5 340 5303 4409 5 331 3 339 4409 3621 2 327 2*001 3621 2916 2 094 2*026 2916 2293 3*092 2 029 2293 1773 3*090 2 027 1773 1373 3 090 3 026 1373 1098 3 087 3 026 1098 931 3 088 3 026 931 836 2 089 2 026 836 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