DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 62.3 - - 62.4 - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 5 - - 2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 75 - - 1007 - - 2141 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 835 - - 1767 - - 2901 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1792 - - 1616 - - 863 - - 174 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 83 - - 120 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 327 - - 328 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1186 - - 554 - - -764 - - -1325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2021 - - 1213 - - 3666 - - 2159 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6075 - - 122 - - -7317 - - -8858 ODpotential blCL - - - 6910 - - 1645 - - 10218 - - 9692 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 65 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 62.3 - - 62.4 - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.8 - - 59.8 - - 49.4 - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 62.4 - - 62.5 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 59.4 - - 48.1 - - 46.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 5 - - 2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 75 - - 1007 - - 2141 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - 7 - - 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] 96540 56 252 67 249 65 260 68 264 96540 89449 37 252 46 250 48 256 46 265 89449 83987 27 249 31 252 38 244 37 266 83987 79434 22 245 23 260 32 241 29 262 79434 75494 21 254 21 260 25 241 26 259 75494 71996 22 273 18 247 22 251 25 253 71996 68809 24 279 23 257 22 260 24 271 68809 65875 31 268 26 258 28 262 26 265 65875 63155 32 249 30 256 29 251 24 265 63155 60499 28 247 34 259 29 260 32 269 60499 57709 35 249 37 258 44 265 45 258 57709 54817 38 260 48 263 51 263 46 261 54817 52057 58 268 62 259 63 264 59 269 52057 49571 70 264 69 257 73 258 73 265 49571 47357 70 262 73 257 71 259 78 262 47357 45367 68 263 72 257 75 263 77 265 45367 43563 69 265 72 260 75 265 78 271 43563 41909 69 264 75 264 71 270 76 274 41909 40375 65 260 75 265 74 275 77 278 40375 38944 62 258 72 263 82 275 80 280 38944 37597 61 254 69 260 82 271 79 280 37597 36290 61 252 69 259 78 269 76 278 36290 34955 60 252 67 263 74 268 73 276 34955 33563 58 252 65 266 71 271 69 276 33563 32118 55 250 63 265 68 276 66 281 32118 30604 49 250 60 263 64 277 67 286 30604 29010 46 256 57 264 59 274 69 287 29010 27337 44 257 54 266 54 269 67 287 27337 25585 43 256 49 263 49 266 61 282 25585 23756 41 260 44 259 46 265 57 277 23756 21852 38 259 40 265 44 265 53 277 21852 19866 39 264 40 272 45 273 48 275 19866 17793 39 262 40 276 46 283 45 282 17793 15680 36 254 40 269 40 282 42 289 15680 13648 34 255 41 260 38 284 40 288 13648 11800 33 259 38 258 39 284 39 278 11800 10154 34 259 38 257 36 281 39 286 10154 8690 34 256 35 249 30 284 35 294 8690 7393 29 258 28 258 22 292 23 302 7393 6248 26 261 18 267 21 295 18 313 6248 5240 27 260 17 273 21 305 17 326 5240 4354 21 269 17 286 18 318 16 336 4354 3575 17 298 15 310 14*326 14 337 3575 2881 16 296 15 329 14*328 14 335 2881 2267 15 282 16*330 13 328 14 334 2267 1755 15 260 15*329 13 329 14 334 1755 1362 14 253 14 327 12 329 13 332 1362 1092 12 248 13 326 12 329 11 328 1092 928 10 247 11 326 11 329 9 324 928 834 8*245 9 325 8 328 5*319 834 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