DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 29.0 - - 37.8 - - 41.9 - - 36.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 52 - - 33 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 1490 - - 1539 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1717 - - 2250 - - 2299 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 854 - - 634 - - 706 - - 1093 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 180 - - 159 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 12 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 209 - - 238 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 167 - - 316 - - -240 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1717 - - 2084 - - 1983 - - 1073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11177 - - -9366 - - -8246 - - -9491 ODpotential blCL - - - 12894 - - 11616 - - 10545 - - 10324 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 92 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.0 - - 37.8 - - 41.9 - - 36.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.7 - - 31.7 - - 36.3 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 37.2 - - 41.6 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 30.6 - - 35.1 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 52 - - 33 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 1490 - - 1539 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 81 - - 68 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96559 9 231 1 304 8 273 8 283 96559 89457 2 295 5 197 8 238 5 293 89457 83981 1 008 5 223 7 253 10 320 83981 79402 5 061 6 258 8 260 11 281 79402 75417 9 011 11 324 12 340 12 346 75417 71889 16 330 15 330 23 322 24 341 71889 68704 16 325 11 324 20 289 23 321 68704 65764 15 341 13 332 15 311 24 320 65764 63017 30 333 28 330 24 330 26 314 63017 60331 35 321 33 331 30 339 30 328 60331 57500 36 323 41 328 44 330 40 326 57500 54536 42 326 43 321 46 322 48 319 54536 51698 45 326 40 321 50 317 47 324 51698 49145 49 322 46 324 48 321 55 332 49145 46854 49 316 50 319 53 327 63 328 46854 44780 49 316 52 320 69 323 76 326 44780 42891 50 320 59 321 69 322 82 328 42891 41152 53 326 63 320 73 326 93 328 41152 39544 57 331 63 327 85 329 102 323 39544 38058 64 335 72 334 89 330 101 321 38058 36678 74 337 88 336 97 334 103 324 36678 35357 81 337 99 335 105 337 109 328 35357 34020 81 336 105 336 110 336 115 330 34020 32638 76 333 109 337 110 335 116 330 32638 31210 68 330 107 336 108 333 107 328 31210 29725 59 326 94 335 106 332 98 322 29725 28166 50 319 73 329 101 333 97 319 28166 26534 47 315 61 321 87 333 88 322 26534 24830 44 315 53 315 74 330 68 327 24830 23060 43 315 46 314 68 329 56 326 23060 21222 42 318 47 317 54 334 46 323 21222 19308 43 320 46 319 41 336 37 313 19308 17313 45 319 44 320 35 326 35 304 17313 15272 46 317 41 320 37 312 38 309 15272 13299 45 316 40 317 37 310 40 312 13299 11498 42 313 40 312 36 308 37 314 11498 9894 40 308 39 306 36 307 33 316 9894 8468 38 300 39 303 35 308 30 315 8468 7202 30 283 38 303 35 310 31 314 7202 6082 21 265 27 294 34 314 32 319 6082 5094 18 262 24 284 28 312 31 323 5094 4227 23 252 18 256 18 285 26 322 4227 3468 27 230 19 238 14 261 19 312 3468 2794 27 207 19*226 12*240 18 286 2794 2202 23*192 14*213 9*236 18 273 2202 1712 19*183 13 209 8 237 14 273 1712 1337 18 180 12 208 8 239 12 279 1337 1079 16 179 12 208 7 240 11 282 1079 923 15 177 11 208 7 240 9 284 923 833 12 177 9 208 6 241 5*286 833 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