DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 45.5 - - 46.2 - - 38.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 95 - - 17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 357 - - 1627 - - 1583 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1117 - - 2387 - - 2343 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 463 - - 699 - - 709 - - 520 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 225 - - 135 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 275 - - 255 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -575 - - -180 - - 40 - - -137 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1692 - - 2567 - - 2304 - - 970 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11917 - - -10058 - - -9159 - - -10308 ODpotential blCL - - - 13034 - - 12445 - - 11502 - - 11141 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 78 - - 86 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 45.5 - - 46.2 - - 38.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 37.4 - - 39.2 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 44.8 - - 45.9 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 36.2 - - 38.0 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 95 - - 17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 357 - - 1627 - - 1583 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 13 - - 43 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95875 71 259 76 254 70 266 66 264 95875 88880 45 267 42 266 46 262 45 262 88880 83479 28 272 33 265 34 263 30 275 83479 79003 17 275 23 263 23 268 27 282 79003 75124 13 269 16 265 17 276 23 282 75124 71663 16 271 16 266 17 278 18 278 71663 68503 15 273 16 259 19 270 16 271 68503 65578 14 286 15 265 21 265 19 266 65578 62851 21 283 17 272 20 270 18 265 62851 60201 25 281 20 284 19 276 17 276 60201 57426 27 278 22 283 21 276 21 282 57426 54532 28 275 26 276 26 272 27 279 54532 51757 29 277 28 272 28 272 30 277 51757 49252 31 278 28 275 28 278 28 275 49252 47010 31 279 27 278 29 287 24 286 47010 44985 30 280 28 278 33 287 28 295 44985 43141 32 282 30 285 33 292 29 292 43141 41447 34 283 32 293 31 293 26 297 41447 39876 34 288 30 291 29 296 32 305 39876 38412 35 294 30 289 27 300 35 306 38412 37041 40 290 30 291 26 304 31 322 37041 35723 42 286 31 292 28 311 37 341 35723 34391 41 287 33 294 31 312 39 338 34391 33014 42 281 38 291 34 308 41 342 33014 31594 45 274 47 281 32 306 42 350 31594 30113 45 274 51 276 31 312 40 349 30113 28557 42 279 48 275 32 318 36 340 28557 26925 37 285 42 282 32 318 32 334 26925 25215 35 287 36 279 35 306 26 332 25215 23427 32 289 36 277 36 292 27 331 23427 21561 27 295 33 279 33 290 24 326 21561 19612 22 306 28 285 30 291 24 311 19612 17580 21 321 24 296 27 292 28 300 17580 15501 19 335 21 307 24 292 27 298 15501 13495 21 352 19 316 21 296 25 291 13495 11670 24 356 20 327 20 301 26 279 11670 10044 26 353 21 333 19 305 24 277 10044 8596 25 351 21 335 19 306 23 277 8596 7308 21 345 18 329 19 303 22 279 7308 6163 17 345 17 319 19 302 20 281 6163 5153 12 343 13 310 16 298 18 279 5153 4268 10 337 10 299 14 284 15 270 4268 3495 11 323 10 292 14 270 15 261 3495 2812 11 308 10*283 12*259 16 248 2812 2216 11 302 9*276 12*256 17 238 2216 1722 11 302 9 275 11 255 16 235 1722 1343 9*304 8 274 11 255 14 232 1343 1082 7*304 8 273 10 254 12 227 1082 924 6 304 7 274 9 254 10 222 924 833 6 304 7 273 8 253 5*213 833 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