DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 68.6 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -33 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2320 - - 75 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3080 - - 835 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1650 - - 3934 - - 100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 176 - - 43 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 209 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2390 - - -4254 - - -2152 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5470 - - 5090 - - 2987 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10959 - - -11009 - - -10790 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14039 - - 11844 - - 11625 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 45 - - 48 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 68.6 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.4 - - 49.3 - - 49.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 69.8 - - 62.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 48.0 - - 48.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - -33 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2320 - - 75 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 97868 28 244 34 257 30 260 97868 90494 22 252 32 255 25 278 90494 84817 12 273 21 251 21 267 84817 80102 10 293 12 250 19 266 80102 76046 10 282 6 268 14 270 76046 72473 13 296 12 306 8 296 72473 69242 15 289 19 302 14 322 69242 66279 13 297 22 287 17 306 66279 63536 20 314 20 288 18 294 63536 60877 24 306 21 295 20 290 60877 58099 22 299 22 291 20 285 58099 55220 21 297 21 283 19 287 55220 52484 21 301 19 283 19 289 52484 50027 21 303 16 287 20 290 50027 47825 18 309 16 298 20 284 47825 45818 20 318 16 305 18 285 45818 43974 23 323 18 310 21 301 43974 42268 26 325 24 315 24 302 42268 40678 28 318 26 308 32 301 40678 39192 30 306 28 301 36 299 39192 37800 30 298 31 306 38 296 37800 36465 30 298 32 305 36 296 36465 35119 30 303 27 304 34 292 35119 33723 29 310 24 314 34 286 33723 32275 29 315 25 320 35 287 32275 30758 28 313 27 321 35 290 30758 29160 26 308 28 321 33 288 29160 27483 26 302 27 320 29 284 27483 25726 26 291 23 312 27 286 25726 23893 25 288 25 302 26 293 23893 21990 25 291 26 300 27 292 21990 20010 26 290 25 300 27 288 20010 17944 28 287 25 294 24 292 17944 15831 28 286 24 291 23 301 15831 13789 27 283 23 290 23 302 13789 11928 25 281 25 286 23 300 11928 10271 24 266 26 279 24 298 10271 8795 21 248 25 272 25 294 8795 7482 20 232 25 257 26 283 7482 6321 20 220 25 245 25 268 6321 5299 21 211 26 234 28 253 5299 4404 22 211 24 218 30 238 4404 3616 23*206 24 213 30 225 3616 2912 22*205 23 212 29 218 2912 2289 21 204 22 211 27 214 2289 1769 20 204 21 211 25 211 1769 1370 19 203 19 210 23 206 1370 1096 17 203 17 210 19 201 1096 930 15 203 14 210 15*198 930 835 12 202 10*209 7*193 835 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