DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 76.8 - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 60 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3729 - - 3289 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2922 - - 2099 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4489 - - 4049 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1115 - - 1370 - - 2271 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 342 - - 260 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 062 - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 639 - - 83 - - -2341 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3850 - - 3967 - - 3177 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5184 - - -5817 - - -9466 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9673 - - 9866 - - 10302 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 78 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 76.8 - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 62.2 - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 76.2 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 60.9 - - 57.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 60 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3729 - - 3289 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 98914 4 186 8 217 7 192 98914 91477 15 192 6 212 4 234 91477 85720 10 147 6 185 7 215 85720 80930 7 065 4 147 1 172 80930 76816 11 061 3 124 7 020 76816 73212 10 048 10 063 7 063 73212 69963 8 072 10 045 8 037 69963 66974 7 059 4 007 7 015 66974 64199 7 017 3 003 5 359 64199 61516 9 342 4 040 5 343 61516 58726 9 349 6 343 10 341 58726 55845 16 332 14 322 17 326 55845 53116 23 311 24 322 21 320 53116 50677 38 321 46 324 50 320 50677 48497 51 307 54 309 49 306 48497 46519 40 308 47 299 43 296 46519 44701 34 319 40 303 39 313 44701 43014 42 328 41 319 42 324 43014 41441 64 328 58 325 56 327 41441 39967 72 323 67 323 66 318 39967 38578 66 324 65 313 68 317 38578 37231 64 327 61 311 62 318 37231 35854 57 329 54 315 50 306 35854 34418 41 323 49 322 45 307 34418 32924 35 313 44 321 46 315 32924 31358 35 301 37 307 43 324 31358 29710 35 320 33 310 35 315 29710 27981 32 327 32 315 34 309 27981 26172 25 336 29 323 29 324 26172 24282 18 344 23 321 24 341 24282 22320 17 341 21 324 21 347 22320 20281 21 343 22 328 18 350 20281 18162 26 348 20 344 16 358 18162 16005 29 346 25 346 22 001 16005 13931 26 352 27 350 20 005 13931 12045 26 002 23 003 17 005 12045 10364 28 008 26 011 20 012 10364 8869 28 012 26 015 20 023 8869 7544 22 022 20 020 16 031 7544 6374 16 034 14 027 12 033 6374 5344 11*066 8 047 10 030 5344 4439 11*073 8*058 10 042 4439 3642 11 074 9*060 11 054 3642 2931 11 075 9 062 12 059 2931 2303 11 075 10 062 13 062 2303 1779 11 075 10 063 13 061 1779 1377 11 075 10 062 13 060 1377 1100 10 075 9 063 11 059 1100 932 10 075 9 063 9*057 932 836 8 075 8 062 5*056 836 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