DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 76.4 - - 79.3 - - 76.1 - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 54 - - 31 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1902 - - 3377 - - 1709 - - 502 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 820 - - 2085 - - 820 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2662 - - 4137 - - 2469 - - 1262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2005 - - 1825 - - 2947 - - 1486 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 256 - - 182 - - 84 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 2 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 7 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 222 - - 239 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 669 - - 880 - - 336 - - 426 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1993 - - 3257 - - 2133 - - 836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -89 - - -83 - - -1176 - - 76 ODpotential blCL - - - 2751 - - 4220 - - 3645 - - 1186 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1330 - - 930 - - 1140 - - 530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 79.3 - - 76.1 - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.1 - - 67.6 - - 69.3 - - 69.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 78.9 - - 75.9 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.4 - - 66.4 - - 68.3 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 54 - - 31 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1902 - - 3377 - - 1709 - - 502 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 75 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 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] 99692 30 096 30 102 21 094 30 080 99692 92148 29 090 29 097 23 092 23 079 92148 86340 27 082 30 094 24 094 20 077 86340 81528 26 085 24 093 24 105 19 074 81528 77380 20 086 17 080 22 102 14 085 77380 73727 17 105 11 070 17 086 13 089 73727 70423 18 111 8 098 12 092 10 074 70423 67373 12 114 7 134 10 116 8 108 67373 64532 3 142 9 170 4 206 3 113 64532 61785 8 196 11 180 10 196 9 199 61785 58943 11 208 10 214 12 232 16 221 58943 56020 22 226 21 219 23 237 17 228 56020 53239 24 231 27 231 32 234 25 254 53239 50750 37 244 39 231 40 226 40 239 50750 48538 39 236 44 230 45 223 47 222 48538 46527 38 236 44 225 49 226 48 229 46527 44672 42 238 43 228 50 228 52 230 44672 42950 43 239 47 240 53 237 55 240 42950 41349 47 244 51 241 57 238 59 248 41349 39864 52 244 49 239 56 235 59 248 39864 38477 53 240 51 248 62 250 54 241 38477 37135 52 236 56 254 66 255 47 227 37135 35764 51 235 56 257 58 260 43 229 35764 34334 50 237 53 260 49 261 45 234 34334 32847 49 238 44 255 49 260 45 238 32847 31290 44 240 41 246 47 256 45 242 31290 29650 35 240 42 233 46 252 44 246 29650 27928 27 237 39 231 47 249 38 248 27928 26126 26 255 37 247 47 244 38 254 26126 24247 27 263 35 248 37 239 39 261 24247 22295 23 262 28 242 33 239 37 268 22295 20265 24 281 13 257 36 239 37 277 20265 18150 25 288 20 299 35 245 32 284 18150 15996 25 273 23 287 29 246 40 291 15996 13921 18 265 20 269 22 242 35 280 13921 12038 18 251 25 267 23 232 27 263 12038 10372 21 248 33 263 27 224 25 237 10372 8893 18 242 28 248 29 219 25 226 8893 7579 15 238 15 234 28 221 23 224 7579 6411 15 236 11 215 24 225 17 222 6411 5376 18 238 11 214 20 227 14 204 5376 4465 19 240 11*216 18 228 12 189 4465 3661 18 240 8*219 18 230 10 179 3661 2943 15*240 8 221 18*233 8 172 2943 2310 14*240 7 222 18*235 7 169 2310 1783 14 240 7 223 17 238 5 123 1783 1379 13 240 6 224 16 241 6*094 1379 1101 13 240 6 225 15 243 6*091 1101 932 12 240 6 225 14 244 6 089 932 836 9 239 5 225 11 245 5 089 836 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