DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 51.9 - - 64.6 - - 72.4 - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 115 - - 110 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 74 - - 1692 - - 2940 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 1350 - - 2156 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 834 - - 2452 - - 3700 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 745 - - 570 - - 848 - - 964 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 246 - - 283 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 20 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 217 - - 216 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2204 - - -2445 - - -2793 - - -2855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3038 - - 4897 - - 6493 - - 3690 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9962 - - -7207 - - -5895 - - -7577 ODpotential blCL - - - 10796 - - 9659 - - 9595 - - 8412 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 59 - - 55 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 64.6 - - 72.4 - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 46.0 - - 46.7 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 63.8 - - 71.7 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 44.8 - - 46.2 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 115 - - 110 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 74 - - 1692 - - 2940 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 96292 15 329 16 307 14 301 18 293 96292 89177 8 331 13 296 19 298 23 325 89177 83680 13 328 8 287 16 284 18 314 83680 79101 19 305 10 268 15 277 16 283 79101 75144 28 277 19 279 16 285 16 271 75144 71632 32 267 29 266 26 286 23 279 71632 68449 33 259 39 257 36 255 38 264 68449 65530 42 263 39 258 43 248 46 261 65530 62822 48 261 42 263 45 251 51 258 62822 60197 52 258 50 265 51 262 55 259 60197 57449 57 258 58 266 61 266 59 262 57449 54571 62 257 65 264 66 263 63 263 54571 51803 63 256 63 261 63 261 66 262 51803 49306 54 255 55 258 55 260 67 258 49306 47067 46 260 50 251 53 258 63 255 47067 45038 41 268 45 247 52 251 57 252 45038 43187 47 276 46 263 50 253 55 255 43187 41487 62 267 62 268 64 269 59 263 41487 39927 71 253 66 264 75 268 65 265 39927 38487 70 257 70 263 71 263 69 263 38487 37144 71 261 71 264 65 257 68 260 37144 35848 67 263 63 266 62 255 67 258 35848 34527 67 269 56 263 63 265 66 260 34527 33153 68 272 56 271 64 269 66 263 33153 31729 68 272 59 274 64 266 65 263 31729 30241 64 271 58 271 63 261 65 262 30241 28674 60 269 58 267 62 260 65 264 28674 27029 57 265 56 265 63 268 65 268 27029 25307 57 260 51 261 61 272 64 269 25307 23509 60 253 57 258 57 267 64 267 23509 21637 57 254 59 262 56 258 62 265 21637 19685 50 262 56 266 58 267 57 265 19685 17651 43 268 49 263 50 268 50 265 17651 15580 38 258 43 247 47 254 40 256 15580 13586 34 253 39 248 41 255 39 252 13586 11771 26 256 36 253 31 261 29 257 11771 10156 25 262 31 256 25 272 26 256 10156 8719 24 254 30 247 25 270 28 257 8719 7438 22 246 28 241 27 257 29 254 7438 6299 20 244 26 239 27 249 27 248 6299 5292 23 243 27 238 27 241 25 239 5292 4405 26 245 27 236 25*228 24 236 4405 3621 29 255 26 235 22*217 22 237 3621 2917 36 259 24*228 21 217 21 238 2917 2293 37 250 19*218 21 216 19 238 2293 1773 33 233 18 218 21 216 17 238 1773 1373 25 224 18 217 20 215 15 237 1373 1098 20 220 17 217 19 215 12 236 1098 931 18 219 15 216 18 215 9 233 931 835 13*218 13 216 14 215 5*228 835 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