DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 67.0 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 34 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1562 - - 2205 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1271 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2322 - - 2965 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 468 - - 505 - - 2818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 242 - - 190 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 019 - - 026 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 320 - - -551 - - -1245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2002 - - 3516 - - 2080 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6021 - - -6477 - - -6860 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8343 - - 9442 - - 7695 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 75 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 67.0 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.1 - - 54.5 - - 57.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 66.6 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.0 - - 53.1 - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 34 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1562 - - 2205 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 1 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 97918 15 266 14 271 18 290 97918 90651 8 260 8 249 16 299 90651 85036 2 196 7 225 15 312 85036 80355 4 114 9 228 7 312 80355 76326 4 098 6 225 1 271 76326 72776 4 097 5 261 4 313 72776 69566 1 181 5 270 5 308 69566 66615 4 243 5 272 4 291 66615 63871 3 254 7 266 5 303 63871 61212 4 262 9 270 11 300 61212 58435 4 287 9 261 14 298 58435 55553 11 294 12 284 17 296 55553 52807 16 293 14 297 17 301 52807 50343 18 300 18 304 24 301 50343 48139 19 300 21 305 22 298 48139 46132 20 302 25 310 25 309 46132 44279 23 302 30 311 33 308 44279 42561 25 298 32 305 32 306 42561 40962 25 298 29 301 31 311 40962 39467 22 298 24 304 31 304 39467 38061 20 299 22 303 30 305 38061 36708 19 292 17 301 22 315 36708 35339 18 281 15 293 18 310 35339 33923 13 292 14 284 15 308 33923 32463 13 308 11 294 10 302 32463 30938 14 313 12 304 7 301 30938 29333 13 312 12 310 9 320 29333 27647 12 312 12 307 11 321 27647 25879 13 317 12 314 12 317 25879 24031 13 309 12 327 12 327 24031 22105 11 320 11 339 10 335 22105 20096 7 343 8 343 7 321 20096 18000 5 332 8 347 5 321 18000 15862 6 012 7 015 2 349 15862 13805 7 033 6 026 3 031 13805 11935 5 017 5 013 6 021 11935 10275 4 355 4 004 7 010 10275 8800 3 003 3 354 5 020 8800 7489 3 041 2 002 5 055 7489 6328 3 060 2 360 4 074 6328 5304 4 066 1 343 3 079 5304 4406 4 061 2 007 4 057 4406 3617 5 048 4*029 6 049 3617 2913 4*036 4*027 5 047 2913 2291 4*027 4 027 5 045 2291 1772 3 022 4 026 4 042 1772 1372 3 017 4 026 4 036 1372 1098 3 015 4 026 3 030 1098 931 3 012 3 024 2 026 931 835 3 013 3 026 1*024 835 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