DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 68.9 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 13 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3078 - - 2597 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2251 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3838 - - 3357 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2407 - - 3041 - - 3031 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 287 - - 164 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 284 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3291 - - -2907 - - -3105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7130 - - 6264 - - 3940 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7667 - - -6573 - - -7710 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11505 - - 9930 - - 8545 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 88 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 68.9 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 44.6 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 69.2 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.1 - - 43.3 - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 13 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3078 - - 2597 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 54 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 97436 50 250 52 249 53 247 97436 90198 41 240 43 248 40 259 90198 84599 27 234 35 252 31 262 84599 79941 19 263 16 271 21 260 79941 75912 17 274 19 280 18 281 75912 72350 15 285 17 251 18 259 72350 69112 21 301 15 275 16 266 69112 66112 26 283 22 280 22 284 66112 63329 27 277 30 280 29 290 63329 60648 31 280 33 281 36 291 60648 57867 37 292 42 286 43 286 57867 54982 52 293 51 288 49 288 54982 52221 61 287 61 283 58 281 52221 49725 62 282 64 278 61 277 49725 47474 63 282 66 280 68 279 47474 45429 66 284 73 280 78 278 45429 43570 72 284 75 277 78 270 43570 41872 74 284 68 276 64 268 41872 40307 70 283 62 283 68 289 40307 38859 68 286 66 290 81 298 38859 37509 69 287 72 292 81 294 37509 36204 71 287 73 290 70 286 36204 34874 71 283 70 286 55 284 34874 33488 72 280 67 285 56 288 33488 32049 71 282 63 288 68 296 32049 30543 69 285 59 291 72 299 30543 28955 67 285 58 290 74 302 28955 27288 67 285 62 290 68 303 27288 25542 62 289 65 293 63 300 25542 23720 61 293 62 295 62 295 23720 21823 61 292 61 293 62 294 21823 19845 58 293 55 294 59 296 19845 17784 60 296 58 296 53 300 17784 15680 60 297 59 297 53 299 15680 13649 57 297 57 298 54 295 13649 11805 50 301 55 301 50 294 11805 10168 43 301 47 301 45 298 10168 8716 39 297 38 295 40 299 8716 7427 33 296 34 292 35 298 7427 6284 26 287 25 287 28 297 6284 5275 22 278 19 276 20 284 5275 4388 16*277 18 278 14 286 4388 3605 11*268 15*282 11 295 3605 2904 8 261 13*284 9 304 2904 2284 7 261 12 284 8 310 2284 1767 6 262 12 284 8 314 1767 1369 6 262 11 284 6 317 1369 1096 6 263 10 284 5 314 1096 930 5 264 9 284 3 307 930 835 5 264 8 284 2*300 835 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