DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 61.6 - - 60.9 - - 61.4 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 110 - - 115 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 768 - - 1236 - - 1092 - - 217 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 819 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1528 - - 1996 - - 1852 - - 977 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 714 - - 717 - - 446 - - 430 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 215 - - 210 - - 49 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 087 - - 082 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 294 - - 394 - - -652 - - 97 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1234 - - 1602 - - 2504 - - 881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -226 - - 53 - - -6618 - - -6526 ODpotential blCL - - - 1754 - - 1943 - - 8470 - - 7503 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 98 - - 92 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 40 - - 640 - - 2050 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 60.9 - - 61.4 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.8 - - 56.5 - - 53.1 - - 53.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 59.9 - - 60.5 - - 54.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 55.5 - - 52.1 - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 110 - - 115 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 768 - - 1236 - - 1092 - - 217 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 93 - - 70 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 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] 96401 6 320 6 313 6 239 22 282 96401 89311 3 282 4 256 6 305 13 286 89311 83831 5 168 8 243 8 329 5 294 83831 79271 10 190 12 233 14 276 9 298 79271 75324 9 240 10 230 20 254 18 276 75324 71808 13 265 17 261 20 247 21 253 71808 68621 29 271 33 263 30 265 25 247 68621 65699 38 259 39 247 42 264 24 252 65699 62972 47 255 45 254 48 254 40 261 62972 60309 55 254 55 257 53 250 51 258 60309 57525 59 252 58 257 56 255 58 256 57525 54635 63 256 61 257 63 259 62 254 54635 51866 68 260 67 257 69 258 63 258 51866 49364 75 259 75 257 68 260 69 257 49364 47120 81 254 82 255 81 257 75 256 47120 45089 79 251 82 247 85 256 101 259 45089 43246 74 257 73 250 92 255 108 254 43246 41570 77 263 73 264 89 255 99 250 41570 40032 81 266 93 266 90 258 99 252 40032 38598 82 267 98 261 99 258 106 251 38598 37249 77 265 87 257 100 255 107 248 37249 35946 75 263 78 256 95 252 98 247 35946 34623 71 263 77 254 89 251 79 244 34623 33250 69 266 74 253 86 253 68 243 33250 31825 64 262 68 256 83 253 71 245 31825 30332 60 255 67 257 76 250 65 243 30332 28760 56 255 68 258 67 248 61 243 28760 27108 53 256 69 260 65 249 64 246 27108 25377 50 251 66 258 56 245 67 248 25377 23569 46 250 62 258 57 248 65 249 23569 21688 44 250 54 259 57 251 62 248 21688 19733 45 251 50 254 55 254 61 246 19733 17697 42 258 46 247 52 259 57 241 17697 15628 37 262 41 244 50 260 53 236 15628 13640 26 260 33 242 49 252 50 239 13640 11828 22 265 27 240 51 244 48 241 11828 10205 20 262 21 231 51 238 46 238 10205 8756 18 249 18 227 48 225 42 231 8756 7468 17 252 22 223 45 212 39 225 7468 6319 18 260 24 224 38 196 36 218 6319 5300 18 245 24 229 34 184 33 212 5300 4400 16 236 22 227 31 180 31 206 4400 3605 14 253 17 213 26 171 27 200 3605 2895 14 267 11 195 19 152 21 192 2895 2269 16 258 6*135 15*118 18 188 2269 1750 15*244 7*093 16*083 12 154 1750 1357 13*238 7 087 16 082 13 098 1357 1089 10 234 7 085 15 082 14*090 1089 927 9 233 7 084 14 081 13*088 927 835 8 232 6 082 12 081 11 087 835 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