DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 26.8 - - 39.0 - - 45.2 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 247 - - 140 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 343 - - 1715 - - 2889 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1658 - - 2246 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1103 - - 2475 - - 3649 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 839 - - 1026 - - 1615 - - 976 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 73 - - 306 - - 301 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 238 - - 268 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2164 - - -3032 - - -1031 - - -1430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3267 - - 5507 - - 4680 - - 2263 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10750 - - -8120 - - -3274 - - -6360 ODpotential blCL - - - 11853 - - 10595 - - 6923 - - 7193 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - 92 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.8 - - 39.0 - - 45.2 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.7 - - 17.8 - - 27.6 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 37.5 - - 44.3 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 16.8 - - 27.2 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 247 - - 140 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 343 - - 1715 - - 2889 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 61 - - 67 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96800 27 071 19 086 19 090 17 094 96800 89589 27 086 14 114 14 083 20 071 89589 83973 14 058 15 079 11 147 8 019 83973 79295 3 229 2 285 5 006 8 066 79295 75225 7 351 4 208 6 238 8 301 75225 71605 19 299 10 319 9 312 13 293 71605 68320 20 286 13 284 17 270 13 307 68320 65286 19 292 11 290 15 270 17 307 65286 62447 22 288 29 294 26 288 28 293 62447 59681 21 274 33 275 33 280 34 290 59681 56809 34 303 26 262 33 276 41 290 56809 53841 46 301 35 293 37 274 47 280 53841 51009 53 294 42 289 41 284 45 276 51009 48454 56 284 51 290 49 286 45 283 48454 46166 55 282 61 288 51 289 51 287 46166 44092 56 284 62 284 54 290 50 290 44092 42206 50 282 58 282 57 294 59 299 42206 40485 43 284 62 282 64 295 72 293 40485 38897 58 296 66 286 75 285 76 283 38897 37415 70 291 78 285 82 278 75 280 37415 36027 75 284 80 284 82 275 77 283 36027 34699 81 287 78 291 81 280 79 286 34699 33365 85 289 84 297 88 286 84 286 33365 31994 85 292 91 293 95 284 88 284 31994 30585 91 294 97 290 95 281 88 283 30585 29126 93 293 100 289 94 279 89 283 29126 27601 92 294 99 290 94 279 91 283 27601 26004 90 295 95 291 91 281 91 281 26004 24330 88 294 86 293 86 283 85 285 24330 22582 81 293 83 295 81 284 78 284 22582 20771 76 292 80 292 73 286 71 283 20771 18891 58 290 73 290 61 293 59 287 18891 16934 51 282 54 290 58 299 51 291 16934 14939 48 285 43 281 46 291 45 294 14939 13019 46 293 43 282 39 282 39 290 13019 11274 40 297 36 294 37 289 38 293 11274 9726 30 295 31 294 30 300 33 299 9726 8350 24 281 25 298 22 294 30 295 8350 7124 24 287 19 285 22 288 27 294 7124 6033 20 290 17 274 28 286 27 292 6033 5068 20 294 13 274 26 283 27 284 5068 4218 18 297 15 283 21*278 26 276 4218 3467 14 300 15 282 16*270 27 259 3467 2796 7 311 11*270 15 268 23 250 2796 2205 1 196 6*240 14 268 17 243 2205 1714 6 143 6 238 14 267 13 230 1714 1338 6*126 6 237 13 267 10 224 1338 1080 4*115 6 237 13 268 8 223 1080 923 3 112 5 237 12 267 7 220 923 833 3 112 5 237 10 268 5*219 833 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