DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 21.2 - - 28.8 - - 29.3 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 237 - - 146 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 420 - - 2391 - - 2552 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 2127 - - 2020 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1180 - - 3151 - - 3312 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 611 - - 692 - - 812 - - 2567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 336 - - 291 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 028 - - 031 - - 015 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1558 - - -1203 - - -732 - - -1438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2738 - - 4355 - - 4044 - - 2270 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12666 - - -11427 - - -9479 - - -2456 ODpotential blCL - - - 13846 - - 14578 - - 12791 - - 3288 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 64 - - 77 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.2 - - 28.8 - - 29.3 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.5 - - 12.8 - - 14.7 - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 27.3 - - 28.2 - - 23.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.7 - - 11.8 - - 14.1 - - 16.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 237 - - 146 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 420 - - 2391 - - 2552 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 0 - - 6 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95791 58 251 61 257 56 269 54 267 95791 88704 41 270 47 259 42 270 40 263 88704 83238 33 279 37 271 37 266 40 270 83238 78690 30 291 33 271 35 272 36 270 78690 74755 33 297 32 271 38 274 32 268 74755 71254 33 298 31 276 38 275 34 275 71254 68066 31 290 29 275 36 275 36 281 68066 65104 32 282 29 276 36 272 41 279 65104 62329 35 282 34 276 38 266 42 270 62329 59616 42 282 36 274 39 258 39 264 59616 56768 44 274 39 273 41 265 38 271 56768 53801 49 271 49 270 54 267 38 270 53801 50958 55 264 50 264 58 264 43 272 50958 48394 53 273 45 266 55 263 47 272 48394 46095 65 274 50 271 53 262 48 272 46095 44016 72 269 60 274 53 266 50 270 44016 42123 66 267 64 271 54 268 48 266 42123 40388 53 268 62 268 49 272 43 263 40388 38788 52 275 56 268 49 275 39 267 38788 37304 55 279 51 272 43 277 39 272 37304 35926 55 276 48 271 39 280 35 274 35926 34622 52 269 42 263 30 283 25 267 34622 33325 53 269 29 279 23 303 18 289 33325 31991 51 275 31 297 23 309 18 311 31991 30612 44 283 32 292 23 312 20 320 30612 29172 33 278 29 306 22 319 20 318 29172 27655 31 302 27 313 23 326 18 312 27655 26061 30 311 27 319 22 328 16 305 26061 24389 28 305 27 325 19 323 14 295 24389 22639 27 304 26 326 16 319 14 284 22639 20810 29 310 23 307 14 302 17 280 20810 18900 30 294 25 291 21 284 22 292 18900 16905 32 291 28 295 25 293 23 305 16905 14874 29 299 27 300 23 301 21 306 14874 12925 26 294 23 301 18 306 17 305 12925 11157 23 299 20 303 16 311 14 309 11157 9588 20 291 18 304 16 316 12 321 9588 8197 21 284 16 309 15 322 12 333 8197 6966 17 292 13 319 15 325 12 336 6966 5879 14 305 12 331 14 328 12 332 5879 4925 12 325 11 347 11 333 12 331 4925 4094 11 349 11 014 6 027 6 334 4094 3370 9 003 10*033 7*029 5 055 3370 2725 9 013 10*033 8*021 8 042 2725 2157 10 028 10 032 9 017 13 025 2157 1683 13 038 10 031 10 015 15 018 1683 1320 13*034 9 030 10 013 15 013 1320 1070 10*028 9 028 10 012 14 009 1070 919 10 027 9 028 9 011 12 007 919 832 8 027 8 028 9 011 8*004 832 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