DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 76.4 - - 79.2 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 188 - - 96 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1639 - - 3570 - - 3579 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1339 - - 2942 - - 2628 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2399 - - 4330 - - 4339 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1797 - - 743 - - 988 - - 4131 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 369 - - 305 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 17 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 110 - - 125 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -950 - - -1442 - - -3033 - - -5066 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3349 - - 5773 - - 7373 - - 5902 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8034 - - -8912 - - -10767 - - -12745 ODpotential blCL - - - 10433 - - 13242 - - 15106 - - 13581 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 59 - - 48 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 76.4 - - 79.2 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 54.2 - - 50.0 - - 53.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 75.1 - - 78.4 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 52.8 - - 48.8 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 188 - - 96 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1639 - - 3570 - - 3579 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99392 39 094 27 082 23 078 29 081 99392 91934 29 084 24 097 18 084 20 072 91934 86170 23 073 25 092 15 078 20 088 86170 81382 17 065 22 092 12 075 21 072 81382 77266 15 069 17 094 9 077 18 063 77266 73639 12 043 16 075 10 098 12 051 73639 70355 5 035 12 043 11 105 5 028 70355 67325 4 093 8 001 13 037 8 045 67325 64511 7 083 2 353 14 022 9 026 64511 61801 13 042 4 045 12 016 11 015 61801 58989 14 018 8 012 8 350 9 350 58989 56070 16 348 15 346 9 336 11 342 56070 53278 21 339 19 341 9 334 11 342 53278 50771 23 339 23 348 22 001 26 006 50771 48539 28 341 31 358 31 003 38 011 48539 46519 33 337 33 001 34 011 40 014 46519 44673 30 321 30 351 32 006 36 018 44673 42981 20 313 26 335 23 355 27 022 42981 41413 22 017 17 346 17 349 23 025 41413 39944 37 028 23 034 14 020 21 033 39944 38556 38 018 33 035 22 043 23 044 38556 37213 37 011 31 023 24 039 27 051 37213 35845 36 010 28 012 22 022 26 041 35845 34418 35 014 26 011 20 002 26 030 34418 32935 34 016 26 012 20 354 24 021 32935 31382 34 017 25 009 21 356 21 014 31382 29746 35 018 26 004 23 356 18 010 29746 28029 32 016 28 008 24 359 17 013 28029 26229 30 010 27 013 22 008 15 017 26229 24349 30 013 27 020 23 016 15 024 24349 22388 22 021 23 029 21 031 16 038 22388 20346 16 015 12 032 15 034 13 047 20346 18222 17 001 10 021 7 020 12 036 18222 16056 15 002 11 007 7 011 8 053 16056 13965 10 004 8 005 7 344 3 128 13965 12066 6 010 4 002 5 336 2 020 12066 10385 5 019 2 013 3 312 3 031 10385 8895 6 360 3 020 2 287 5 028 8895 7574 6 352 4 024 0 312 4 007 7574 6405 4 351 3 042 2 112 2 096 6405 5374 2 054 3 105 6 111 9 102 5374 4467 4 054 4*111 6*116 11 100 4467 3666 4 041 4*109 6*119 9 107 3666 2950 4*062 4 111 6 122 7 125 2950 2316 4*112 4 110 6 125 6 148 2316 1788 4 114 4 111 6 127 6 158 1788 1382 4 116 4 110 5 128 6 164 1382 1103 4 116 4 111 5 129 5 167 1103 933 3 117 4 110 5 130 5*171 933 836 3 115 3 109 4 130 3*174 836 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