DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 25.8 - - 30.6 - - 35.0 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 280 - - 187 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2007 - - 2670 - - 2840 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1340 - - 2398 - - 2359 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2767 - - 3430 - - 3600 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 347 - - 708 - - 873 - - 2943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 371 - - 330 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 291 - - 293 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 446 - - -242 - - -2128 - - -3407 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2321 - - 3672 - - 5728 - - 4240 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8460 - - -8565 - - -9141 - - -11579 ODpotential blCL - - - 11227 - - 11995 - - 12741 - - 12412 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 79 - - 58 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.8 - - 30.6 - - 35.0 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 17.3 - - 12.6 - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 29.1 - - 34.0 - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 16.2 - - 11.7 - - 12.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 280 - - 187 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2007 - - 2670 - - 2840 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96524 18 072 13 068 14 103 12 057 96524 89373 15 075 13 119 8 043 10 054 89373 83760 12 023 15 120 6 203 9 008 83760 79066 10 307 5 025 8 188 10 337 79066 75009 16 272 17 290 6 292 6 325 75009 71384 19 271 18 281 14 291 11 277 71384 68072 22 292 24 302 33 300 29 307 68072 65033 36 280 37 281 44 279 42 299 65033 62221 35 287 40 276 43 272 42 282 62221 59491 38 297 40 283 38 278 36 280 59491 56621 44 303 42 293 41 295 36 287 56621 53623 57 301 56 299 50 294 48 295 53623 50766 66 295 64 297 60 295 56 295 50766 48206 69 290 70 296 68 292 63 295 48206 45921 73 290 76 291 72 290 69 291 45921 43854 78 290 81 286 79 288 69 286 43854 41967 81 289 83 285 83 285 68 283 41967 40228 84 289 87 286 86 282 69 283 40228 38614 91 290 91 285 86 279 71 284 38614 37112 99 290 95 285 83 279 74 287 37112 35710 102 290 102 287 83 282 81 289 35710 34372 104 292 110 288 88 285 85 289 34372 33029 107 293 114 287 94 286 83 289 33029 31652 108 294 115 286 95 283 80 287 31652 30247 103 294 114 286 94 279 77 285 30247 28798 95 291 111 285 91 277 71 283 28798 27291 85 291 107 284 83 278 67 284 27291 25718 79 291 102 284 76 279 67 286 25718 24072 74 290 90 285 74 280 63 288 24072 22352 71 288 77 286 69 283 60 289 22352 20562 70 289 66 284 62 287 58 290 20562 18697 68 292 57 284 59 290 59 291 18697 16751 65 291 54 284 59 290 61 291 16751 14768 63 289 56 286 56 290 60 296 14768 12855 59 290 55 288 52 289 66 296 12855 11111 57 294 52 291 51 290 66 301 11111 9561 56 297 50 294 49 293 54 300 9561 8187 55 297 49 294 48 295 46 301 8187 6970 53 295 48 294 47 296 42 303 6970 5895 50 294 43 295 42 297 36 301 5895 4949 43 296 35 297 34 296 27 295 4949 4122 37 300 25*295 19*290 19 284 4122 3397 31*307 18*290 17*291 14 283 3397 2749 22*309 17 290 17 292 14 292 2749 2175 21 308 17 291 16 293 14 296 2175 1696 20 308 17 291 16 294 14 300 1696 1328 19 308 16 292 15 295 13 303 1328 1075 18 308 15 292 15 295 12 303 1075 920 17 307 14 292 14 295 9*302 920 833 13 307 12 292 12 295 5*300 833 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