DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3115 - - 4265 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2562 - - 3055 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3875 - - 5025 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2079 - - 2341 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 314 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 169 - - 157 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3005 - - -1928 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6880 - - 6954 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10161 - - -6427 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14036 - - 11452 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 56.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 55.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3115 - - 4265 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 46 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 99777 38 087 22 104 99777 92281 29 093 30 099 92281 86471 28 095 28 098 86471 81659 25 091 25 101 81659 77506 18 083 23 092 77506 73815 16 098 17 084 73815 70474 12 106 10 090 70474 67415 13 096 7 118 67415 64593 9 070 8 102 64593 61885 5 348 7 078 61885 59086 2 223 4 282 59086 56202 3 038 5 290 56202 53463 25 347 20 330 53463 51010 45 329 37 319 51010 48823 49 313 48 308 48823 46839 43 314 43 313 46839 45011 55 331 50 325 45011 43314 67 325 59 321 43314 41732 70 324 62 316 41732 40243 72 322 61 313 40243 38831 71 321 62 314 38831 37459 59 320 59 317 37459 36056 53 314 46 315 36056 34597 46 308 40 311 34597 33084 44 316 34 300 33084 31503 41 344 25 295 31503 29842 32 333 19 303 29842 28100 35 316 21 309 28100 26274 34 312 29 310 26274 24373 26 326 31 314 24373 22401 21 336 23 325 22401 20356 15 341 15 343 20356 18231 11 335 9 346 18231 16069 9 354 7 000 16069 13984 8 006 7 008 13984 12089 6 027 4 042 12089 10414 6 067 3 117 10414 8932 9 088 6 113 8932 7617 10 097 7 123 7617 6449 12 115 6 142 6449 5415 12 125 5*155 5415 4503 8*136 5*159 4503 3696 4*165 5 159 3696 2973 4 169 5 157 2973 2333 4 171 5 157 2333 1799 4 170 4 155 1799 1389 4 170 4 154 1389 1106 3 171 4 154 1106 935 3 171 4 153 935 837 3 172 4 153 837 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