DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 24.4 - - 37.4 - - 46.1 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 195 - - 89 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 665 - - 1446 - - 1584 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1383 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1425 - - 2206 - - 2344 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 477 - - 289 - - 524 - - 248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 267 - - 212 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 191 - - 200 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -741 - - -3200 - - -4649 - - -3898 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2166 - - 5406 - - 6994 - - 4731 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15726 - - -15643 - - -14418 - - -14853 ODpotential blCL - - - 17151 - - 17849 - - 16762 - - 15686 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 63 - - 85 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.4 - - 37.4 - - 46.1 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 17.1 - - 18.9 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 36.2 - - 45.4 - - 41.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.6 - - 16.1 - - 18.4 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 195 - - 89 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 665 - - 1446 - - 1584 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 0 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96542 25 313 28 339 13 352 36 319 96542 89557 29 022 21 016 23 020 29 352 89557 84047 29 020 16 032 26 013 28 007 84047 79439 27 012 14 046 16 354 24 023 79439 75430 24 350 13 026 15 358 22 008 75430 71855 18 332 17 347 22 351 20 348 71855 68616 16 318 23 323 24 331 23 335 68616 65639 23 325 24 305 24 313 27 314 65639 62876 26 315 24 298 23 299 26 298 62876 60195 34 311 27 295 25 313 27 307 60195 57388 37 298 33 293 37 299 38 300 57388 54472 44 303 37 295 44 286 46 291 54472 51688 53 299 46 295 51 292 50 294 51688 49165 56 299 50 293 55 290 51 292 49165 46891 58 300 52 298 60 291 54 290 46891 44825 56 302 59 298 65 293 55 295 44825 42947 56 299 68 293 69 296 67 296 42947 41238 55 291 66 290 82 292 80 289 41238 39674 41 285 63 297 81 288 80 290 39674 38239 39 312 67 302 79 295 89 300 38239 36904 84 317 75 310 92 309 96 301 36904 35616 91 318 82 307 98 310 98 298 35616 34305 91 319 77 308 95 310 97 296 34305 32938 78 317 67 305 88 304 93 295 32938 31518 58 314 60 305 83 297 89 294 31518 30033 51 309 59 307 76 292 85 292 30033 28468 51 304 57 307 69 290 81 291 28468 26826 46 298 56 301 65 291 76 291 26826 25106 45 293 56 298 61 292 70 290 25106 23312 45 294 56 298 58 288 62 291 23312 21447 46 296 55 295 53 285 56 290 21447 19504 48 291 49 295 47 282 53 287 19504 17474 44 292 44 293 44 279 53 282 17474 15403 37 301 36 291 40 282 52 277 15403 13408 30 300 31 293 37 284 49 278 13408 11595 27 296 27 286 36 281 43 275 11595 9986 26 300 25 281 34 283 39 270 9986 8557 24 308 21 284 29 279 35 266 8557 7286 20 311 17 291 26 277 34 264 7286 6157 16 293 15 292 25 279 34 262 6157 5157 16 271 12 276 24 278 29 259 5157 4276 16 248 13 247 24 272 25 256 4276 3499 15 222 18 222 21 257 23 247 3499 2812 13 216 19*200 17*212 22 216 2812 2215 14 205 14*192 15*201 23 193 2215 1721 14*185 14 190 14 200 22 186 1721 1342 11*173 13 190 14 200 20 182 1342 1081 10 171 12 190 13 200 17 175 1081 924 9 171 11 190 12 199 14 172 924 833 8 171 10 190 10 199 7*166 833 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