DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 - - - 81.1 - - 88.0 - - 89.5 - - 88.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 123 - - 63 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 3795 - - 5375 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1246 - - 2950 - - 3696 - - 821 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2364 - - 4555 - - 6135 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1243 - - 2612 - - 2201 - - 7624 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 238 - - 340 - - 319 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 25 - - 16 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 074 - - 162 - - 202 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -523 - - -1172 - - 386 - - -3847 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2888 - - 5727 - - 5749 - - 4684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3338 - - -4838 - - -1192 - - -5103 ODpotential blCL - - - 5702 - - 9393 - - 7327 - - 5940 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 76 - - 77 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 830 - - 340 - - 790 - - 1790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 88.0 - - 89.5 - - 88.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 65.8 - - 67.1 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 87.0 - - 89.1 - - 89.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.1 - - 64.4 - - 65.7 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 123 - - 63 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 3795 - - 5375 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 12 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99685 47 090 36 101 31 104 29 087 99685 92160 36 084 32 090 31 100 25 089 92160 86369 27 089 27 090 24 086 26 088 86369 81539 26 099 20 091 19 067 23 070 81539 77371 26 092 17 097 15 071 15 065 77371 73700 23 057 19 084 14 095 11 083 73700 70385 17 045 17 068 13 082 12 067 70385 67348 12 050 16 045 14 070 14 041 67348 64547 13 041 12 019 12 058 10 028 64547 61836 16 013 12 037 10 058 9 009 61836 59019 18 002 14 008 11 016 15 001 59019 56130 18 334 18 342 18 340 21 340 56130 53417 19 317 24 329 24 333 23 333 53417 51000 16 311 27 326 26 325 26 340 51000 48837 19 349 24 321 26 329 29 330 48837 46870 26 354 22 323 25 326 26 322 46870 45060 23 326 23 318 25 319 22 315 45060 43377 18 294 22 299 25 298 20 299 43377 41803 15 266 23 285 26 285 20 275 41803 40317 19 255 22 263 24 279 21 277 40317 38907 24 246 25 259 23 296 16 299 38907 37542 21 252 24 274 20 296 14 314 37542 36153 16 290 18 278 20 284 16 302 36153 34706 14 296 15 271 21 268 16 273 34706 33207 11 315 13 278 20 260 17 256 33207 31642 11 302 12 290 16 257 14 263 31642 29998 14 278 14 304 12 272 11 283 29998 28273 14 278 15 295 12 290 11 293 28273 26463 13 273 14 272 15 272 13 285 26463 24568 10 262 12 263 15 256 14 266 24568 22591 10 329 7 267 10 236 13 248 22591 20532 6 294 7 276 8 246 13 234 20532 18389 10 261 11 286 8 297 9 246 18389 16211 6 245 8 278 6 299 6 259 16211 14121 2 175 3 189 5 236 4 251 14121 12231 8 176 5 182 2 193 6 167 12231 10552 6 180 1 269 3 069 6 143 10552 9059 2 004 6 066 8 124 8 184 9059 7731 9 052 6 091 5 154 8 198 7731 6549 4 111 1 072 4*193 8 200 6549 5498 4 157 1*210 4*200 6 197 5498 4570 3 164 2*185 4 203 4 191 4570 3749 3 265 2 169 4 203 3 183 3749 3013 1*296 3 163 4 203 2 169 3013 2361 5*075 3 160 4 202 1 142 2361 1817 7 075 3 157 3 201 1 117 1817 1399 7 074 3 155 3 203 1 108 1399 1112 7 074 3 155 3 201 1 103 1112 937 7 073 2 153 3 202 1*100 937 837 6 073 2 153 3 199 1*094 837 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