DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 40.4 - - 51.2 - - 55.2 - - 49.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 94 - - 16 - - -76 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 719 - - 1568 - - 1563 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 1093 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1479 - - 2328 - - 2323 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 550 - - 459 - - 748 - - 1063 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 228 - - 150 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 26 - - 26 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 227 - - 221 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -271 - - -312 - - -438 - - -528 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1750 - - 2640 - - 2761 - - 1362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9125 - - -6805 - - -6653 - - -8095 ODpotential blCL - - - 10604 - - 9133 - - 8976 - - 8929 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 76 - - 70 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.4 - - 51.2 - - 55.2 - - 49.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 42.5 - - 45.9 - - 45.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 50.7 - - 55.2 - - 51.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 41.3 - - 44.6 - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 94 - - 16 - - -76 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 719 - - 1568 - - 1563 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 4 - - 0 - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95866 30 323 17 310 22 317 21 309 95866 88750 24 305 28 309 29 310 25 308 88750 83308 30 295 23 308 24 316 21 322 83308 78772 36 297 23 307 21 309 19 311 78772 74827 40 290 30 289 30 281 33 295 74827 71349 42 280 37 275 34 283 41 286 71349 68229 42 267 42 277 44 283 38 278 68229 65358 47 274 48 274 45 275 39 281 65358 62675 61 279 48 265 43 271 43 284 62675 60067 64 271 48 273 42 273 47 284 60067 57337 61 265 57 277 49 278 50 285 57337 54478 63 266 58 270 56 275 49 273 54478 51707 62 266 53 272 48 273 47 273 51707 49184 60 267 55 282 50 286 55 283 49184 46922 58 266 62 282 60 275 63 283 46922 44875 61 268 67 277 65 275 66 286 44875 43006 68 267 71 277 68 278 71 286 43006 41283 66 264 69 279 69 280 68 284 41283 39687 59 272 66 283 66 284 68 291 39687 38213 68 281 70 285 69 292 72 295 38213 36848 80 272 74 282 71 292 72 297 36848 35544 79 262 74 275 69 291 73 301 35544 34225 54 273 66 274 65 294 74 303 34225 32860 63 301 52 279 64 297 70 301 32860 31448 72 307 48 293 62 294 66 297 31448 29972 70 305 51 300 61 291 64 295 29972 28418 64 300 58 308 64 292 60 291 28418 26786 58 297 58 309 64 289 56 285 26786 25076 52 298 54 302 60 287 56 286 25076 23289 48 300 48 291 54 287 55 289 23289 21431 46 301 46 287 54 291 54 284 21431 19497 45 302 47 285 55 285 50 283 19497 17483 48 305 49 290 48 282 45 283 17483 15427 51 305 48 296 42 286 39 277 15427 13445 42 300 41 295 38 281 40 265 13445 11639 36 295 33 286 34 269 45 256 11639 10028 32 292 28 273 35 253 40 250 10028 8592 30 276 20 256 37 244 39 247 8592 7316 39 263 29 259 36 250 38 248 7316 6186 40 261 39 263 34 259 36 249 6186 5188 38 267 40 257 37 257 38 250 5188 4309 44 267 38 251 38 250 41 248 4309 3536 47 257 39 247 38 238 44 239 3536 2849 44 245 37*240 36*233 46 227 2849 2245 39 233 29*228 30*224 42 220 2245 1741 33*227 28 227 28 222 38 218 1741 1354 28*223 27 227 26 221 33 216 1354 1088 25 222 25 226 24 220 25 213 1088 926 22 221 22 225 21 219 21 212 926 834 17 221 17 225 16 219 13*211 834 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