DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 37.3 - - 35.1 - - 35.3 - - 36.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 101 - - 16 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 857 - - 1525 - - 211 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1617 - - 2285 - - 971 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1036 - - 758 - - 3548 - - 4218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 223 - - 65 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 22 - - 16 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 341 - - 325 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 567 - - 1058 - - -280 - - -544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1050 - - 1227 - - 1251 - - 1377 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 258 - - 496 - - -623 - - -1018 ODpotential blCL - - - 1359 - - 1789 - - 1594 - - 1851 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.3 - - 35.1 - - 35.3 - - 36.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 32.7 - - 33.0 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 34.5 - - 35.3 - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 31.6 - - 32.4 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 101 - - 16 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 857 - - 1525 - - 211 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96365 10 220 6 242 4 317 8 318 96365 89279 2 023 4 130 5 295 5 263 89279 83788 7 119 6 184 7 245 5 249 83788 79200 7 067 4 209 7 220 9 240 79200 75222 9 245 11 243 15 238 12 270 75222 71697 18 250 25 237 25 248 19 261 71697 68501 25 230 30 242 31 256 22 245 68501 65547 24 249 34 244 36 251 36 252 65547 62799 35 258 37 244 46 243 44 250 62799 60129 44 254 46 246 44 240 41 238 60129 57319 56 255 52 248 46 253 42 253 57319 54373 62 253 66 245 65 250 59 252 54373 51544 73 248 73 240 77 243 72 245 51544 49001 76 242 79 241 82 238 79 244 49001 46725 74 244 83 241 86 238 83 244 46725 44655 78 249 85 240 95 241 85 246 44655 42758 90 249 89 240 96 239 83 249 42758 41010 100 243 95 242 88 239 99 249 41010 39398 111 236 101 242 96 245 111 244 39398 37905 119 230 104 241 120 243 110 239 37905 36509 118 227 107 237 121 239 108 238 36509 35165 113 224 114 231 121 234 110 236 35165 33806 113 220 123 227 128 227 114 233 33806 32403 114 220 130 225 129 223 114 229 32403 30957 115 220 131 223 122 223 111 230 30957 29447 116 221 127 225 118 225 107 233 29447 27865 118 227 104 228 115 227 109 237 27865 26211 115 236 87 227 112 230 109 237 26211 24482 88 238 73 224 109 232 108 237 24482 22677 79 234 75 225 105 238 107 237 22677 20799 81 232 76 227 105 244 101 240 20799 18846 73 229 71 230 91 241 85 247 18846 16839 49 235 69 236 85 229 57 256 16839 14833 42 239 72 242 72 240 45 282 14833 12918 42 235 65 251 44 249 38 293 12918 11178 44 237 48 252 31 259 35 298 11178 9631 42 234 39 245 27 278 32 308 9631 8258 43 233 25 256 24 288 32 324 8258 7039 44 235 27 305 21 314 30 331 7039 5958 41 235 27 305 25 328 30 339 5958 5006 32 247 23 314 35 335 33 336 5006 4172 19 276 25 335 35 333 34 333 4172 3435 16 322 28 344 34 332 33 331 3435 2777 20 348 27*344 33 330 32 329 2777 2194 20 346 25*343 31 329 30 327 2194 1708 19*344 24 342 28 327 28 325 1708 1335 17*342 22 341 25 326 25 324 1335 1078 16 342 20 341 22*326 21 323 1078 922 14 341 18 340 19*325 18 322 922 833 11 341 14 340 15 325 13*322 833 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