DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 63.8 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 501 - - 689 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1261 - - 1449 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1728 - - 1617 - - 2433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 65 - - 83 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 19 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 046 - - 047 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 250 - - 371 - - -295 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1011 - - 1078 - - 1130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -136 - - -101 - - -831 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1397 - - 1550 - - 1666 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 63.8 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 61.7 - - 59.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 63.9 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.9 - - 61.4 - - 59.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 501 - - 689 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 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] 98205 4 328 3 251 6 316 98205 90871 7 268 7 289 6 334 90871 85179 11 260 12 297 9 328 85179 80452 9 273 10 300 7 318 80452 76392 7 307 9 319 8 311 76392 72823 8 313 7 310 8 304 72823 69600 12 323 8 315 8 327 69600 66627 14 320 12 315 12 316 66627 63868 11 311 13 314 17 311 63868 61205 10 314 12 303 17 296 61205 58432 13 305 14 286 18 296 58432 55571 20 292 19 281 22 285 55571 52861 23 288 21 277 20 272 52861 50427 28 286 27 284 26 277 50427 48249 40 265 36 273 29 280 48249 46269 35 251 39 272 38 280 46269 44451 35 259 48 253 46 262 44451 42771 48 255 57 241 53 251 42771 41210 48 251 51 250 54 243 41210 39745 46 260 50 262 57 250 39745 38360 44 265 53 265 63 248 38360 37014 40 265 57 264 60 249 37014 35638 40 270 60 263 54 250 35638 34204 42 267 59 267 47 250 34204 32716 44 261 50 277 41 253 32716 31159 41 257 38 269 35 256 31159 29518 39 260 39 264 33 250 29518 27793 34 266 38 263 30 256 27793 25990 27 262 29 272 19 256 25990 24115 30 256 26 271 14 260 24115 22165 26 263 21 259 16 267 22165 20136 18 294 15 260 16 278 20136 18021 16 289 12 285 11 271 18021 15869 16 263 13 270 10 272 15869 13801 19 260 15 259 6 293 13801 11928 18 272 12 282 6 332 11928 10264 15 279 9 319 3 343 10264 8784 11 295 8 354 8 037 8784 7469 8 318 6 032 9 043 7469 6306 3 327 2 038 7 073 6306 5279 0 074 1 030 17 077 5279 4381 7 077 11 070 27 069 4381 3595 19 069 26 059 32 062 3595 2894 24 059 29 054 32 060 2894 2277 23 056 29 052 31 058 2277 1762 22 053 27*051 27 055 1762 1367 18*049 23*048 24 054 1367 1095 16*047 20 047 19 052 1095 930 14 046 18 047 17 051 930 835 11 045 13 046 12*051 835 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