DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.5 - - 55.3 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 50 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 982 - - 1615 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 818 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1742 - - 2375 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 756 - - 1018 - - 1428 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 195 - - 179 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 265 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1890 - - -3750 - - -3635 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3632 - - 6125 - - 4469 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6687 - - -7954 - - -9305 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8429 - - 10329 - - 10139 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 71 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.5 - - 55.3 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.7 - - 31.5 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.7 - - 54.7 - - 51.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 30.6 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 50 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 982 - - 1615 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96704 34 069 36 072 29 066 96704 89587 30 083 25 076 21 066 89587 83988 29 087 13 084 14 064 83988 79303 22 075 9 095 9 053 79303 75266 11 044 7 059 9 054 75266 71689 7 336 8 001 10 028 71689 68440 12 287 15 312 13 346 68440 65451 18 308 17 310 16 314 65451 62681 26 298 25 305 25 302 62681 59994 32 288 34 296 36 296 59994 57183 36 287 39 287 43 287 57183 54253 40 287 41 283 44 284 54253 51450 40 284 44 285 48 281 51450 48926 39 286 48 283 51 278 48926 46662 45 292 50 277 55 277 46662 44607 55 288 52 278 59 276 44607 42727 59 285 60 279 63 273 42727 41003 67 283 68 278 65 272 41003 39424 73 278 77 271 72 269 39424 37976 77 271 76 268 85 263 37976 36635 90 264 84 265 102 257 36635 35347 99 261 88 260 116 250 35347 34041 103 260 86 258 117 250 34041 32683 98 263 86 253 112 253 32683 31274 88 261 87 253 101 256 31274 29799 82 258 82 263 80 260 29799 28247 81 262 72 271 66 256 28247 26619 79 266 66 270 60 256 26619 24914 76 269 65 266 47 261 24914 23131 68 275 64 267 48 269 23131 21271 52 288 63 274 47 268 21271 19331 40 297 43 283 36 271 19331 17315 28 286 25 283 20 270 17315 15269 23 271 20 260 18 258 15269 13304 18 280 17 251 13 260 13304 11520 15 274 15 257 10 272 11520 9932 16 266 15 265 11 285 9932 8520 18 268 16 282 12 304 8520 7265 18 278 17 296 15 314 7265 6150 17 291 18 302 15 314 6150 5163 16 302 15 306 11 311 5163 4294 13 305 11 308 6 309 4294 3528 10 294 7 300 3 284 3528 2844 9 286 3*269 5 218 2844 2241 6*293 2*257 7 192 2241 1738 3*309 2 259 6 178 1738 1353 3 315 1 268 6 166 1353 1087 3 318 1 274 6 156 1087 926 2 315 1 277 6 150 926 834 2 318 1 275 5*148 834 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