DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 70.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 76 - - 209 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 836 - - 836 - - 969 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2352 - - 3701 - - 1932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 22 - - 43 - - 35 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 047 - - 046 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -14 - - -713 - - -212 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 850 - - 1549 - - 1181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -531 - - -1164 - - -743 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1367 - - 2000 - - 1712 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 650 - - 450 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 70.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 66.3 - - 66.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.4 - - 70.7 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 66.0 - - 66.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 76 - - 209 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 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] 99520 31 092 28 093 37 074 99520 92076 30 096 23 083 32 075 92076 86329 28 090 25 084 21 076 86329 81551 23 084 24 079 19 095 81551 77411 18 080 17 078 16 090 77411 73725 14 077 14 103 11 082 73725 70383 10 073 14 109 7 088 70383 67322 7 066 8 085 5 100 67322 64496 6 010 6 063 4 067 64496 61762 7 339 5 047 7 031 61762 58917 8 336 3 321 10 349 58917 55975 7 320 6 266 12 306 55975 53172 8 292 11 270 14 288 53172 50647 13 273 15 259 15 273 50647 48379 22 250 19 248 14 264 48379 46316 23 223 17 251 15 278 46316 44424 23 213 16 262 14 278 44424 42682 22 213 15 262 7 291 42682 41075 22 211 12 257 12 346 41075 39584 18 201 8 259 12 346 39584 38187 10 169 5 270 12 012 38187 36839 7 150 6 241 11 023 36839 35466 1 165 8 204 7 011 35466 34037 5 074 6 173 6 354 34037 32554 8 076 6 085 6 346 32554 31006 9 075 13 062 5 023 31006 29381 11 083 17 055 10 038 29381 27679 11 081 19 050 11 029 27679 25896 10 088 16 047 9 027 25896 24033 11 098 14 050 11 019 24033 22097 11 097 12 064 14 021 22097 20086 11 098 9 098 13 026 20086 17993 11 093 11 131 11 025 17993 15865 13 096 8 130 12 041 15865 13818 17 111 5 107 14 010 13818 11957 19 121 8 058 16 024 11957 10301 19 110 13 070 21 044 10301 8830 22 092 17 075 24 049 8830 7525 24 084 24 069 27 054 7525 6367 27 086 28 067 30 054 6367 5343 31 086 31 063 30 052 5343 4441 35 082 31 057 31 050 4441 3645 35 075 30 052 32 046 3645 2932 33 063 28 049 32 042 2932 2303 30 056 26 048 31 039 2303 1779 27 054 23 047 28 037 1779 1377 24 052 21 046 23 036 1377 1100 20 050 18 046 20*035 1100 932 17*049 16*045 17*035 932 836 12*047 12*046 12 034 836 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