DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/01 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 - - - 42.0 - - 45.9 - - 46.4 - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 79 - - 32 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 433 - - 3299 - - 3522 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 2138 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1193 - - 4059 - - 4282 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2531 - - 3611 - - 3723 - - 5575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 263 - - 200 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 307 - - 340 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -635 - - 553 - - 621 - - -1898 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1828 - - 3506 - - 3661 - - 2732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1586 - - 191 - - 314 - - -2633 ODpotential blCL - - - 2779 - - 3868 - - 3968 - - 3467 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 99 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.0 - - 45.9 - - 46.4 - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 33.7 - - 33.5 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.4 - - 45.2 - - 46.0 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 32.7 - - 33.0 - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 79 - - 32 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 433 - - 3299 - - 3522 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 98 - - 92 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96758 21 305 15 276 23 276 32 262 96758 89580 13 313 14 248 19 273 17 283 89580 84027 18 281 16 242 18 249 22 309 84027 79414 20 265 13 255 18 235 25 289 79414 75435 17 249 14 276 13 244 18 262 75435 71901 10 221 13 273 7 267 6 240 71901 68685 5 233 13 263 9 300 5 297 68685 65703 7 257 9 245 12 298 9 303 65703 62915 7 270 6 239 15 287 10 302 62915 60199 8 307 5 295 15 279 9 306 60199 57359 14 310 11 316 12 274 10 311 57359 54406 17 290 12 305 8 280 14 313 54406 51579 15 269 12 289 7 302 14 314 51579 49026 15 276 13 274 10 307 14 326 49026 46736 20 280 13 280 13 312 14 342 46736 44661 22 263 14 291 14 314 15 352 44661 42761 18 257 9 294 13 318 17 357 42761 41005 12 245 9 295 9 310 19 005 41005 39374 8 220 12 263 7 340 25 009 39374 37854 7 256 10 246 11 004 32 010 37854 36434 18 262 6 234 10 026 36 012 36434 35071 23 243 3 180 13 041 35 016 35071 33696 23 222 4 148 16 035 38 022 33696 32281 22 218 3 161 16 035 44 026 32281 30831 27 222 4 228 17 041 47 031 30831 29332 35 221 10 234 19 047 53 034 29332 27773 41 219 19 231 26 046 55 033 27773 26149 37 218 31 219 26 037 49 034 26149 24464 34 227 29 209 10 030 40 040 24464 22717 34 233 23 215 4 040 33 048 22717 20901 27 237 13 211 8 056 30 057 20901 19005 18 237 8 178 11 081 27 055 19005 17023 10 231 8 165 9 115 21 051 17023 14999 7 214 7 175 6 137 14 044 14999 13052 8 214 6 193 3 166 10 040 13052 11286 8 224 4 230 1 067 10 060 11286 9722 7 260 3 299 6 049 17 072 9722 8345 8 281 2 340 4 358 11 071 8345 7127 9 281 3 305 5 315 3 016 7127 6044 9 282 4 306 6 323 4 349 6044 5082 8 282 7 303 6*331 6 347 5082 4234 7 275 7*304 6*334 7 348 4234 3485 7 273 8*305 6 336 8 351 3485 2814 7 281 8 306 6 339 8 355 2814 2221 6 299 8 306 6 341 9 358 2221 1725 7 320 8 308 6 342 10 359 1725 1345 7*317 8 308 6 344 10 360 1345 1083 6*309 7 309 6 344 10 359 1083 924 5 308 7 308 6 344 8*357 924 834 5 307 6 308 5 344 5*354 834 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