DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 88.5 - - 89.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4533 - - 5121 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3501 - - 3374 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5293 - - 5881 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2864 - - 3275 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 363 - - 299 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 234 - - 247 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 271 - - 618 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5022 - - 5264 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -973 - - -1000 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6266 - - 6881 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1290 - - 1420 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 89.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 69.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.5 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4533 - - 5121 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 54 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99625 35 096 30 087 99625 92101 30 087 24 084 92101 86323 29 097 22 082 86323 81531 25 087 19 082 81531 77386 20 076 14 080 77386 73709 15 087 11 086 73709 70381 17 084 15 088 70381 67328 20 053 18 069 67328 64512 16 025 15 064 64512 61800 11 005 12 030 61800 59004 14 320 18 337 59004 56146 12 300 21 309 56146 53441 16 325 21 308 53441 51006 31 318 32 320 51006 48819 32 300 37 310 48819 46834 27 295 34 295 46834 45014 24 296 31 290 45014 43328 24 297 26 286 43328 41750 24 305 22 286 41750 40262 24 312 21 282 40262 38854 21 316 19 271 38854 37488 20 317 14 274 37488 36098 19 302 13 292 36098 34650 19 289 18 302 34650 33148 18 280 19 299 33148 31576 16 273 16 278 31576 29921 13 275 15 272 29921 28184 12 275 13 273 28184 26365 16 256 16 269 26365 24467 14 243 18 270 24467 22496 14 254 19 259 22496 20451 17 262 20 253 20451 18326 17 249 16 252 18326 16164 17 256 16 250 16164 14081 15 254 18 250 14081 12188 11 240 19 259 12188 10513 8 274 18 278 10513 9027 8 274 16 276 9027 7704 10 249 14 268 7704 6527 11 240 14*262 6527 5482 11*238 13*252 5482 4558 11*237 13 249 4558 3739 11 235 13 248 3739 3006 10 234 12 247 3006 2357 10 233 12 246 2357 1815 10 232 12 245 1815 1398 9 231 11 244 1398 1111 9 231 11 244 1111 937 9 231 10 244 937 837 8 230 8 244 837 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