DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - - - - 73.0 - - 75.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2703 - - 2887 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2100 - - 2003 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3463 - - 3647 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1918 - - 2349 - - 5383 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 267 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 019 - - 015 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 874 - - 671 - - -1811 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2589 - - 2976 - - 2648 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 260 - - -61 - - -2539 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3203 - - 3708 - - 3375 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 90 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 190 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 75.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.8 - - 65.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 74.7 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.3 - - 63.9 - - 64.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2703 - - 2887 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 61 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 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] 99591 36 100 30 103 28 083 99591 92069 32 091 28 086 28 083 92069 86289 23 082 28 081 28 087 86289 81500 23 097 23 088 22 087 81500 77365 21 095 14 098 15 087 77365 73705 19 103 13 112 13 088 73705 70393 20 092 10 105 11 077 70393 67347 15 082 12 113 5 083 67347 64524 13 097 9 090 6 075 64524 61798 12 040 8 115 3 261 61798 58958 8 343 6 011 2 343 58958 56009 9 319 10 334 12 329 56009 53205 13 301 10 312 16 328 53205 50696 17 340 17 335 24 330 50696 48453 22 338 24 339 23 336 48453 46417 33 353 37 346 35 340 46417 44546 49 344 45 335 39 333 44546 42814 52 342 42 336 41 336 42814 41209 48 347 44 347 44 340 41209 39714 44 354 46 350 45 342 39714 38314 44 359 51 352 45 346 38314 36962 45 002 59 351 47 346 36962 35589 48 001 61 349 50 341 35589 34164 48 358 57 349 50 340 34164 32688 47 356 49 347 48 340 32688 31144 44 354 43 345 46 340 31144 29519 38 350 40 343 42 339 29519 27813 34 348 35 347 38 340 27813 26027 32 351 30 348 32 342 26027 24164 29 353 26 344 29 340 24164 22226 27 354 25 340 28 334 22226 20209 28 360 25 343 25 339 20209 18104 28 008 25 358 21 349 18104 15954 24 011 22 007 19 356 15954 13880 22 005 19 002 19 351 13880 11997 21 005 20 002 21 356 11997 10332 20 010 19 007 17 006 10332 8857 18 022 15 014 12 011 8857 7550 20 021 13 016 10 029 7550 6393 22 013 14 010 12 015 6393 5370 19 019 15 010 12 005 5370 4467 18 024 15 011 12 005 4467 3668 18*025 15*012 11 008 3668 2952 17*024 15*013 10 017 2952 2319 15 019 15 015 9 024 2319 1790 14 018 14 016 9 027 1790 1383 14 017 14 016 8 030 1383 1103 13 017 13 016 8 030 1103 933 12 016 12 017 7 032 933 836 10 016 10 017 5*032 836 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