DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 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 - - - - - - 70.5 - - 67.6 - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - -9 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2197 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1699 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2957 - - 836 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 627 - - 1677 - - 1289 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 36 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 085 - - 099 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -482 - - -1584 - - -682 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3439 - - 2420 - - 1517 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7876 - - -8317 - - -8031 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10833 - - 9153 - - 8866 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 76 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 67.6 - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 59.9 - - 60.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 67.8 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 59.2 - - 60.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - -9 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2197 - - 76 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 5 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 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] 98615 20 086 8 042 19 038 98615 91281 19 052 12 068 13 030 91281 85626 9 042 9 034 10 013 85626 80907 4 323 7 333 13 349 80907 76825 9 315 9 296 14 328 76825 73210 10 296 12 295 14 320 73210 69936 7 313 14 308 12 308 69936 66932 9 330 11 293 12 292 66932 64161 12 304 11 293 12 294 64161 61499 15 309 13 303 12 312 61499 58746 12 301 15 292 15 302 58746 55912 18 289 17 272 20 281 55912 53232 24 285 21 274 24 266 53232 50835 27 281 26 277 24 271 50835 48685 26 279 28 274 25 274 48685 46727 24 279 27 277 26 269 46727 44930 24 280 28 276 25 262 44930 43265 27 277 29 282 24 257 43265 41703 28 269 32 288 22 262 41703 40229 26 266 28 283 21 260 40229 38832 23 261 21 277 25 266 38832 37474 23 280 23 265 26 258 37474 36087 24 281 26 259 25 253 36087 34639 23 268 25 258 25 252 34639 33135 22 259 22 258 24 261 33135 31559 23 264 23 264 24 268 31559 29899 22 267 23 274 23 268 29899 28155 22 265 23 280 22 263 28155 26330 19 262 21 262 19 261 26330 24429 21 254 22 264 22 263 24429 22455 22 265 25 267 27 266 22455 20403 20 275 23 267 25 271 20403 18275 22 288 22 280 27 284 18275 16112 28 292 28 294 31 288 16112 14027 27 282 32 286 30 283 14027 12129 25 279 31 276 31 275 12129 10440 23 282 31 271 26 276 10440 8939 21 285 29 269 24 282 8939 7603 9 275 22 271 25 270 7603 6416 1 216 16 283 21 255 6416 5366 4 112 4 282 14 241 5366 4446 8 120 6 120 14 189 4446 3640 16*097 11 127 18 162 3640 2922 16*087 16 115 21 138 2922 2292 16 086 18 103 22 124 2292 1770 16 085 18 100 20 112 1770 1371 15 085 17 099 17 105 1371 1097 15 084 15 099 13 103 1097 930 13 085 13*099 11 103 930 835 11 084 10*099 7*102 835 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