DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3727 - - 832 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2712 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4487 - - 1592 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1493 - - 4132 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 93 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 186 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -170 - - -2309 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4657 - - 3901 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4589 - - -6108 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9076 - - 7700 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.4 - - 63.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 77.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.0 - - 62.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3727 - - 832 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - 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] 99188 23 094 14 122 99188 91748 20 109 14 093 91748 86002 8 095 10 094 86002 81212 2 101 7 094 81212 77081 7 089 6 109 77081 73447 5 098 2 160 73447 70162 7 093 4 192 70162 67120 6 037 2 231 67120 64292 5 348 6 344 64292 61578 8 304 8 313 61578 58771 12 303 16 313 58771 55851 20 322 21 290 55851 53066 28 324 25 308 53066 50591 33 312 24 301 50591 48391 27 303 26 305 48391 46396 31 307 43 326 46396 44581 42 316 52 304 44581 42927 48 315 50 299 42927 41391 48 322 48 302 41391 39940 45 320 45 301 39940 38561 43 326 39 297 38561 37218 42 325 39 292 37218 35846 44 318 39 289 35846 34415 41 308 37 285 34415 32927 35 303 33 288 32927 31369 40 302 29 295 31369 29726 48 297 28 297 29726 28001 49 291 31 296 28001 26196 43 285 29 297 26196 24313 39 276 30 298 24313 22354 39 276 34 301 22354 20315 38 277 34 304 20315 18191 36 275 33 307 18191 16029 34 271 35 305 16029 13948 27 267 37 299 13948 12055 22 267 39 283 12055 10377 15 269 30 257 10377 8891 6 266 15 220 8891 7574 4 221 12 198 7574 6409 8 208 17 202 6409 5380 11*213 21 200 5380 4475 14*211 21 195 4475 3674 14 207 20 193 3674 2957 13 198 19 192 2957 2322 13 196 17 191 2322 1792 13 195 15*189 1792 1384 12 194 13*187 1384 1104 11 193 11 186 1104 934 11 193 10 185 934 837 9 192 8 184 837 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