DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 81.0 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 28 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1363 - - 2607 - - 642 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2123 - - 3367 - - 1402 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2173 - - 2086 - - 3430 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 124 - - 199 - - 57 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 12 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 256 - - 004 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 541 - - 847 - - 73 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1582 - - 2520 - - 1329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -43 - - -159 - - -739 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2166 - - 3526 - - 2141 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1830 - - 2320 - - 2260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 81.0 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 72.3 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 80.9 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.2 - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 28 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1363 - - 2607 - - 642 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 89 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 17 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] 99355 36 099 28 096 32 070 99355 91802 37 087 29 082 31 091 91802 86039 29 079 27 085 26 083 86039 81257 19 077 24 085 18 074 81257 77117 16 076 18 078 16 081 77117 73454 12 065 14 083 13 066 73454 70146 9 070 10 085 9 049 70146 67101 6 097 9 026 10 043 67101 64286 9 136 3 020 7 001 64286 61579 11 049 5 109 3 341 61579 58766 17 323 5 328 3 266 58766 55857 20 268 16 282 9 264 55857 53089 30 228 30 243 16 258 53089 50621 32 226 31 234 29 234 50621 48442 28 235 34 239 37 241 48442 46472 35 244 44 233 52 238 46472 44660 48 239 51 228 55 231 44660 42974 54 232 55 224 56 226 42974 41401 54 228 54 224 57 224 41401 39923 54 228 52 225 57 221 39923 38527 52 227 50 223 54 218 38527 37172 48 224 50 220 51 218 37172 35792 43 223 50 220 45 218 35792 34356 36 223 47 222 37 216 34356 32866 32 231 42 223 32 215 32866 31307 32 237 38 226 27 227 31307 29666 34 239 31 228 22 255 29666 27945 31 239 29 234 20 265 27945 26142 27 238 28 239 18 264 26142 24264 24 239 26 230 19 242 24264 22311 20 239 26 232 19 237 22311 20275 21 237 21 232 16 258 20275 18158 23 247 19 237 13 269 18158 16007 24 250 22 235 13 291 16007 13943 20 246 24 235 13 298 13943 12071 15 246 21 238 12 287 12071 10408 13 263 17 240 10 287 10408 8930 12 275 14 264 5 292 8930 7615 10 287 13 285 3 283 7615 6445 8 293 7 276 3 275 6445 5410 6 285 2 258 1 343 5410 4498 6 275 1 047 3 050 4498 3691 6 270 2*032 5 044 3691 2969 6 265 3*018 6 044 2969 2330 6*261 3 007 6 043 2330 1797 6*258 3 003 8*049 1797 1388 6 257 3 360 8*050 1388 1106 6 256 3 359 7 051 1106 935 5 255 3 359 6 050 935 836 5 254 3 357 5 050 836 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