DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 79.7 - - 81.7 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 136 - - 75 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1490 - - 2937 - - 3557 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 2350 - - 2467 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2250 - - 3697 - - 4317 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1071 - - 1976 - - 2185 - - 4594 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 316 - - 285 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 053 - - 039 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 338 - - 557 - - 802 - - -1253 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1912 - - 3140 - - 3516 - - 2090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -391 - - -502 - - -329 - - -1919 ODpotential blCL - - - 2641 - - 4199 - - 4646 - - 2756 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - 86 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 800 - - 1140 - - 1630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 79.7 - - 81.7 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.9 - - 68.4 - - 68.7 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.1 - - 78.7 - - 81.0 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.9 - - 67.2 - - 67.5 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 136 - - 75 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1490 - - 2937 - - 3557 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 61 - - 43 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99465 28 084 32 094 27 092 24 084 99465 91945 25 085 22 095 23 077 21 075 91945 86153 21 078 18 101 14 077 19 074 86153 81351 19 088 14 086 12 109 13 068 81351 77225 19 088 13 091 16 080 12 086 77225 73578 16 071 16 083 15 075 12 066 73578 70274 11 078 13 060 11 072 10 066 70274 67250 10 094 5 082 6 037 5 010 67250 64466 9 056 7 100 7 146 6 208 64466 61754 11 320 11 347 10 069 6 080 61754 58929 19 276 20 282 17 297 19 321 58929 56042 16 254 27 261 27 257 25 294 56042 53286 34 292 24 281 20 274 21 287 53286 50807 56 291 51 285 53 284 40 283 50807 48601 77 271 61 263 58 272 54 268 48601 46593 67 268 52 267 61 281 58 273 46593 44747 53 272 55 276 77 280 72 273 44747 43039 43 274 63 279 77 274 79 269 43039 41443 53 313 65 277 74 265 69 263 41443 39950 71 304 67 270 74 259 66 257 39950 38546 76 295 54 262 62 260 67 258 38546 37185 73 295 46 269 53 255 59 258 37185 35796 67 300 41 282 50 252 52 256 35796 34350 60 307 35 281 41 253 51 254 34350 32851 52 312 32 268 39 260 51 253 32851 31284 46 312 32 258 41 262 49 253 31284 29639 37 298 32 253 42 262 40 254 29639 27915 35 280 37 254 44 266 38 251 27915 26108 31 287 41 265 41 267 42 254 26108 24226 27 291 34 274 29 282 29 251 24226 22282 23 287 29 271 28 286 13 266 22282 20265 18 278 24 271 26 282 17 270 20265 18164 19 275 19 280 22 274 17 276 18164 16021 20 295 16 289 15 262 14 281 16021 13954 19 300 12 281 8 266 13 278 13954 12079 17 275 10 278 5 317 9 291 12079 10416 19 260 11 286 7 298 7 321 10416 8937 14 267 14 286 12 284 7 330 8937 7620 10 286 12 295 10 298 7 343 7620 6450 8 322 8 316 6 331 6 001 6450 5414 7 351 7 343 5 007 4 020 5414 4501 6 352 5*015 6*025 3 048 4501 3694 5 014 5*042 6*032 4 081 3694 2972 8 046 5 048 6 036 5 092 2972 2332 8*046 6 053 6 039 5 096 2332 1799 8*047 6 055 6 040 5 101 1799 1389 7 046 6 057 6 042 5 104 1389 1106 7 046 5 059 6 042 5 106 1106 935 6 047 5 060 6 042 5*108 935 837 6 046 5 060 5 042 4*109 837 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