DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 18.6 - - 22.5 - - 25.6 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 182 - - 147 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1855 - - 2231 - - 3217 - - 2552 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1509 - - 1899 - - 2491 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2615 - - 2991 - - 3977 - - 3312 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 503 - - 839 - - 1308 - - 1616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 299 - - 314 - - 133 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 22 - - 25 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 321 - - 325 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -6 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -535 - - -777 - - -197 - - 163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3150 - - 3768 - - 4174 - - 3149 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8747 - - -6471 - - -212 - - 98 ODpotential blCL - - - 11362 - - 9462 - - 4189 - - 3214 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.6 - - 22.5 - - 25.6 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.0 - - 9.2 - - 10.5 - - 11.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 21.6 - - 24.8 - - 22.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.6 - - 8.7 - - 10.3 - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 182 - - 147 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1855 - - 2231 - - 3217 - - 2552 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 100 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96803 32 090 26 099 23 095 19 086 96803 89624 30 088 21 104 15 096 14 082 89624 84040 19 094 15 100 5 118 12 068 84040 79371 16 098 8 105 3 111 8 021 79371 75328 12 074 4 078 2 063 7 337 75328 71743 7 032 5 040 3 350 6 317 71743 68488 9 338 9 001 6 332 7 324 68488 65484 10 331 10 336 11 321 13 315 65484 62686 14 349 11 327 11 314 16 301 62686 59961 17 318 13 314 10 298 14 306 59961 57087 22 303 19 298 18 294 21 305 57087 54077 26 292 24 290 26 292 29 299 54077 51189 30 286 30 293 32 295 38 302 51189 48591 32 289 34 297 36 299 42 305 48591 46267 36 296 40 300 39 306 45 306 46267 44159 40 300 45 301 43 310 45 310 44159 42230 40 301 43 302 44 309 49 313 42230 40454 38 303 43 304 43 309 51 311 40454 38805 39 302 46 304 46 314 48 313 38805 37265 37 301 49 303 51 316 49 320 37265 35824 35 305 47 302 53 315 52 323 35824 34444 35 308 43 308 50 315 53 322 34444 33062 33 311 42 312 48 318 52 323 33062 31649 33 319 41 312 48 319 52 324 31649 30209 32 323 40 316 48 323 50 325 30209 28733 29 331 42 319 43 325 43 329 28733 27210 29 339 41 322 37 337 32 332 27210 25630 34 337 45 328 39 347 29 346 25630 23985 34 335 52 325 41 347 31 349 23985 22269 32 336 55 320 45 349 36 343 22269 20480 33 337 55 316 45 348 41 348 20480 18613 35 340 57 319 44 351 43 345 18613 16662 34 342 57 325 40 356 41 340 16662 14669 35 342 49 326 35 000 34 331 14669 12747 36 343 42 328 31 005 26 332 12747 11003 32 342 32 329 27 359 23 334 11003 9455 27 339 29 331 26 338 23 332 9455 8084 26 339 26 334 27 344 24 342 8084 6871 25 344 25 340 30 349 26 348 6871 5804 25 342 27 341 29 344 26 349 5804 4873 24 338 27 337 25 331 27 343 4873 4063 24 338 27 339 25*329 27 335 4063 3350 28 331 26*332 26*327 27*333 3350 2712 28*320 23*322 26 326 27*331 2712 2148 27*319 23 321 25 325 26 329 2148 1678 27 318 23 320 25 325 25 328 1678 1317 26 317 22 320 25 325 23 327 1317 1069 24 317 21 320 24 324 21 326 1069 918 22 316 20 319 22 324 19 325 918 832 17 316 16 319 18 323 14 325 832 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