DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/11 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 74.8 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 26 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1417 - - 1771 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1189 - - 820 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2177 - - 2531 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 677 - - 886 - - 118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - 162 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 176 - - 197 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1394 - - -2397 - - -1718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3572 - - 4928 - - 2554 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6329 - - -7241 - - -8403 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8506 - - 9772 - - 9239 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 60 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 74.8 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 56.2 - - 58.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 74.6 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 55.1 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 26 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1417 - - 1771 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 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] 97558 20 286 26 292 27 281 97558 90339 19 284 29 279 31 290 90339 84767 16 271 24 271 27 284 84767 80126 16 282 17 279 24 284 80126 76111 20 273 24 284 28 295 76111 72573 17 278 23 271 23 292 72573 69385 9 329 14 263 15 303 69385 66464 13 329 17 294 19 312 66464 63775 29 297 22 288 21 300 63775 61186 30 274 24 282 23 280 61186 58477 31 274 25 286 26 275 58477 55657 39 275 30 278 42 287 55657 52973 39 274 42 278 43 277 52973 50553 34 291 44 277 37 287 50553 48363 43 313 45 291 47 301 48363 46364 56 311 52 296 58 305 46364 44519 60 306 54 300 65 302 44519 42806 56 301 57 305 67 303 42806 41209 47 295 63 308 72 306 41209 39714 43 294 66 306 71 307 39714 38305 41 296 63 300 63 310 38305 36944 34 304 58 301 58 308 36944 35565 32 313 46 320 54 308 35565 34136 35 321 46 338 48 315 34136 32660 37 322 48 340 41 320 32660 31120 33 317 46 342 35 318 31120 29499 32 315 42 340 36 312 29499 27791 31 315 40 330 38 318 27791 26002 28 322 43 325 35 321 26002 24130 27 318 38 322 28 314 24130 22186 24 309 23 317 23 308 22186 20169 21 308 19 310 19 297 20169 18073 19 304 17 295 19 293 18073 15940 19 306 15 298 14 296 15940 13888 17 302 17 301 14 297 13888 12024 11 299 21 289 17 290 12024 10366 8 310 21 278 21 277 10366 8892 11 307 17 276 22 267 8892 7580 10 308 16 283 21 264 7580 6415 5 341 11 286 16 265 6415 5383 4 339 8 282 12 264 5383 4472 5 301 8 277 13 262 4472 3666 4 263 8 252 15 256 3666 2946 4 193 8*206 14 232 2946 2312 6*178 8*199 13 211 2312 1785 6*176 7 198 13 205 1785 1380 6 177 7 197 12 201 1380 1101 5 176 6 195 11 195 1101 932 5 176 6 195 9*187 932 836 5 175 5 194 5*183 836 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