DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 83.4 - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 52 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4697 - - 4982 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3595 - - 3262 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5457 - - 5742 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1450 - - 1251 - - 5704 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 362 - - 295 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 213 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1349 - - 300 - - -2493 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4108 - - 5443 - - 3330 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -477 - - -5911 - - -3855 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5934 - - 11653 - - 4692 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 75 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 20 - - 590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 83.4 - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 62.4 - - 67.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 83.1 - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.4 - - 61.0 - - 66.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 52 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4697 - - 4982 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 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] 99614 33 092 27 110 19 082 99614 92113 32 092 22 094 24 083 92113 86316 28 084 24 093 19 082 86316 81504 20 078 26 082 15 088 81504 77367 17 089 21 088 15 094 77367 73709 15 098 15 095 14 097 73709 70397 12 094 10 095 12 095 70397 67353 13 117 7 105 11 080 67353 64531 9 134 8 168 2 332 64531 61813 6 163 13 203 10 256 61813 58998 2 243 12 207 14 230 58998 56099 17 266 15 247 15 216 56099 53353 25 249 24 251 23 245 53353 50899 25 238 30 243 31 248 50899 48707 27 240 31 248 33 257 48707 46719 26 248 32 252 31 260 46719 44890 27 254 29 254 28 258 44890 43184 27 251 27 248 30 263 43184 41586 28 253 30 252 33 260 41586 40087 26 246 34 247 35 248 40087 38677 26 250 26 241 34 240 38677 37314 30 271 26 259 34 254 37314 35931 26 265 33 265 34 254 35931 34494 18 253 34 265 33 253 34494 33001 17 244 31 258 32 253 33001 31437 16 246 29 245 32 252 31437 29791 19 250 28 248 32 253 29791 28063 22 245 24 259 28 260 28063 26256 22 238 21 259 26 261 26256 24371 21 240 21 255 23 265 24371 22412 22 241 22 249 20 266 22412 20372 22 234 16 242 20 255 20372 18248 17 225 9 268 13 237 18248 16093 12 215 8 271 9 246 16093 14022 10 218 8 262 10 278 14022 12135 7 239 6 277 12 299 12135 10453 5 280 4 324 8 281 10453 8957 6 316 2 291 6 259 8957 7633 6 282 5 231 9 254 7633 6462 9*226 10*220 10 233 6462 5428 10*219 10*217 9 217 5428 4514 10 215 9 215 9 210 4514 3705 9 214 9 214 9 205 3705 2980 9 211 8 212 8 197 2980 2338 9 211 8 211 8 189 2338 1802 9 210 7 210 8 183 1802 1391 8 210 7 209 8 178 1391 1107 8 208 7 208 7 174 1107 935 7 208 6 208 6*171 935 837 7 208 6 207 4*168 837 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