DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 82.1 - - 83.9 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 206 - - 93 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 646 - - 4808 - - 5492 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 3878 - - 3884 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1406 - - 5568 - - 6252 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 234 - - 1403 - - 1039 - - 5918 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 410 - - 334 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 222 - - 214 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3654 - - -2771 - - -3271 - - -6768 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5060 - - 8339 - - 9523 - - 7604 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12426 - - -10112 - - -9320 - - -13986 ODpotential blCL - - - 13832 - - 15680 - - 15572 - - 14822 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 58 - - 68 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 82.1 - - 83.9 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 48.5 - - 45.1 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 80.6 - - 83.1 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.0 - - 47.4 - - 43.9 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 206 - - 93 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 646 - - 4808 - - 5492 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98480 6 198 9 283 9 285 10 313 98480 91182 5 354 2 350 7 304 5 312 91182 85541 8 036 6 079 7 029 6 018 85541 80846 8 059 7 084 6 359 13 030 80846 76784 9 043 7 066 5 006 8 006 76784 73187 10 034 8 040 7 042 8 013 73187 69931 6 027 10 025 5 019 9 023 69931 66933 1 066 8 026 4 348 6 038 66933 64146 1 146 3 012 3 071 2 038 64146 61446 1 180 4 258 2 020 0 149 61446 58641 3 223 10 222 8 264 4 266 58641 55744 8 282 9 248 17 272 12 305 55744 52997 18 281 22 274 23 270 20 275 52997 50542 22 293 24 297 27 294 19 315 50542 48338 29 300 35 295 32 281 32 292 48338 46348 34 298 34 282 23 283 31 276 46348 44544 29 306 26 294 27 294 19 280 44544 42887 33 322 23 312 36 280 24 282 42887 41337 38 320 27 311 27 281 26 281 41337 39873 39 320 26 310 20 283 23 288 39873 38481 43 323 26 329 12 300 21 278 38481 37126 36 319 24 324 13 283 17 276 37126 35742 33 333 21 300 14 275 18 275 35742 34302 28 336 22 322 12 282 22 271 34302 32810 21 341 20 330 11 321 23 268 32810 31247 15 319 17 301 15 292 16 265 31247 29604 17 293 23 290 23 306 14 269 29604 27883 19 298 25 291 25 298 15 280 27883 26086 14 313 18 297 22 294 17 289 26086 24214 8 287 9 308 11 296 15 293 24214 22266 1 036 3 153 5 247 11 297 22266 20239 1 201 4 153 5 210 10 259 20239 18135 3 230 4 184 4 193 7 244 18135 15999 4 238 3 195 4 189 7 234 15999 13933 6 219 5 199 6 200 4 188 13933 12049 4 199 5 167 8 199 2 262 12049 10375 3 149 5 175 6 202 1 320 10375 8891 6 165 10 200 8 234 3 183 8891 7579 8 153 13 189 11 234 9 186 7579 6420 8 136 12*202 6*217 10 183 6420 5392 7 157 10*219 5*214 9 186 5392 4485 7 184 8 223 5 214 7 189 4485 3682 8 196 6 223 5 215 6 193 3682 2963 9 208 5 221 5 214 6 198 2963 2326 11 213 4 222 4 215 5 202 2326 1794 10*205 4 221 4 215 5 208 1794 1386 4*188 4 221 4 215 5 213 1386 1104 4 184 3 222 4 214 5 218 1104 934 3 181 3 220 4 215 4 222 934 836 3 179 3 220 3 215 4*227 836 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