DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 32.5 - - 37.7 - - 41.0 - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 275 - - 239 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2559 - - 3715 - - 3653 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1936 - - 3175 - - 3061 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3319 - - 4475 - - 4413 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 469 - - 797 - - 931 - - 3914 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 277 - - 412 - - 388 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 15 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 005 - - 356 - - 006 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -3 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 408 - - 449 - - -760 - - -3687 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2911 - - 4026 - - 5173 - - 4520 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11366 - - -227 - - -6701 - - -12634 ODpotential blCL - - - 14685 - - 4702 - - 11114 - - 13467 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - 71 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 37.7 - - 41.0 - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 23.3 - - 21.6 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 36.1 - - 39.6 - - 39.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 22.2 - - 20.6 - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 275 - - 239 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2559 - - 3715 - - 3653 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96394 17 247 17 269 18 270 19 262 96394 89207 12 249 10 244 18 258 22 268 89207 83689 6 264 8 247 15 257 19 265 83689 79082 13 263 14 255 20 263 22 271 79082 75095 18 257 18 255 26 259 30 269 75095 71558 22 248 20 260 24 255 28 253 71558 68331 28 257 27 267 29 271 27 275 68331 65361 32 257 32 266 34 275 32 289 65361 62607 26 271 30 268 32 274 41 283 62607 59933 34 283 33 277 37 268 42 270 59933 57128 43 276 41 274 43 274 47 285 57128 54205 51 271 57 270 58 276 56 284 54205 51412 62 267 64 267 62 274 57 280 51412 48898 63 266 66 271 64 276 60 280 48898 46653 68 276 70 275 68 278 63 282 46653 44626 78 279 73 277 70 281 65 283 44626 42775 84 275 76 283 73 284 68 284 42775 41074 81 273 82 285 78 285 72 285 41074 39505 82 281 86 285 82 286 78 285 39505 38053 90 286 90 284 86 287 84 284 38053 36698 98 288 90 283 91 287 88 286 36698 35399 105 289 91 283 95 285 91 287 35399 34083 112 288 92 285 94 284 90 288 34083 32716 116 288 95 286 90 285 89 288 32716 31297 116 289 95 286 87 287 86 287 31297 29808 108 291 94 287 86 287 82 288 29808 28240 101 292 92 287 81 287 81 286 28240 26595 99 292 88 289 76 289 80 286 26595 24875 95 293 85 292 74 292 73 288 24875 23079 90 294 83 297 72 297 67 294 23079 21209 86 296 79 300 72 301 66 299 21209 19260 80 298 76 301 72 304 66 300 19260 17224 76 297 73 303 71 306 63 303 17224 15146 69 303 65 308 63 310 57 310 15146 13147 61 311 54 311 50 314 47 313 13147 11342 49 319 46 317 39 315 36 309 11342 9751 43 329 41 323 33 323 27 303 9751 8347 41 334 40 326 32 330 21 313 8347 7101 40 335 38 330 29 333 17 329 7101 5998 38 334 32 337 23 336 14 335 5998 5032 34 342 18*347 14*349 8 001 5032 4189 27 357 16*353 12*358 9 042 4189 3449 21*004 16 354 12 002 9 046 3449 2786 20*004 15 355 12 005 10 046 2786 2200 20 005 15 356 12 007 10 046 2200 1712 19 005 15 357 12 009 10 045 1712 1337 19 005 14 357 12 011 9 045 1337 1079 18 005 13 357 11 012 9 044 1079 923 16 005 13 358 11 012 7 044 923 833 13 005 11 358 10 013 5*044 833 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