DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 80.9 - - 83.1 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 153 - - 60 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 632 - - 3154 - - 3783 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 2532 - - 2353 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1392 - - 3914 - - 4543 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1472 - - 1088 - - 1179 - - 3694 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 158 - - 329 - - 264 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 13 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 079 - - 079 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2283 - - -2840 - - -3244 - - -4727 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3675 - - 6754 - - 7787 - - 5564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7933 - - -7726 - - -7119 - - -8847 ODpotential blCL - - - 9325 - - 11640 - - 11662 - - 9683 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 92 - - 75 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 80.9 - - 83.1 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.2 - - 54.4 - - 52.0 - - 55.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 79.8 - - 82.5 - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 53.1 - - 50.7 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 153 - - 60 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 632 - - 3154 - - 3783 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 66 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 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] 98139 8 009 3 187 4 327 9 193 98139 90820 3 074 8 147 6 247 4 275 90820 85170 2 035 4 109 10 222 6 333 85170 80475 4 005 3 031 8 189 7 339 80475 76433 4 058 2 170 4 091 6 316 76433 72858 6 092 6 150 6 028 3 316 72858 69618 7 070 8 111 1 108 4 275 69618 66631 6 024 6 083 5 164 6 263 66631 63850 2 330 3 338 3 138 3 267 63850 61158 2 288 4 309 2 071 1 053 61158 58364 4 323 2 335 1 303 2 316 58364 55479 3 337 1 322 5 294 4 302 55479 52736 2 346 3 260 9 308 3 320 52736 50277 4 302 6 260 11 270 9 316 50277 48077 7 309 5 287 8 238 13 280 48077 46083 17 299 10 298 7 273 12 249 46083 44261 20 276 17 289 11 309 3 311 44261 42587 15 256 19 276 17 302 11 342 42587 41039 3 285 9 330 9 331 15 000 41039 39595 5 357 20 009 25 022 20 030 39595 38231 7 003 25 008 28 028 25 040 38231 36904 6 034 16 357 24 025 35 042 36904 35548 6 046 17 330 12 006 34 037 35548 34132 7 029 20 334 13 331 30 035 34132 32661 5 331 12 332 15 310 23 031 32661 31121 7 284 7 287 16 285 15 020 31121 29501 7 283 12 264 15 268 7 354 29501 27802 8 275 12 264 15 251 6 299 27802 26023 11 257 14 261 15 244 7 241 26023 24170 9 249 15 248 17 243 12 232 24170 22246 8 253 15 239 19 243 15 233 22246 20239 10 256 16 242 18 254 16 239 20239 18144 8 281 13 253 14 259 16 253 18144 16007 6 313 8 257 8 269 11 255 16007 13950 7 351 4 278 7 299 5 311 13950 12082 10 001 3 011 5 326 7 346 12082 10420 11 010 6 034 4 008 6 337 10420 8938 10 024 8 037 6 035 6 344 8938 7619 13 042 10 041 9 041 7 002 7619 6445 14 050 12 055 11 055 8 035 6445 5405 14 044 11 060 7*066 8 045 5405 4490 12 031 6*069 5*076 6 057 4490 3685 5 003 5*078 5 078 4 077 3685 2964 2 353 5 078 4 078 4 083 2964 2327 2 065 5 079 4 079 3 087 2327 1795 3*103 4 080 4 081 2 089 1795 1386 2*101 4 079 4 082 2 094 1386 1105 1 094 4 079 3 081 1 094 1105 934 1 091 4 079 3 083 1 089 934 836 1 090 3 081 3 081 1*084 836 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