DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 77.4 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4942 - - 5146 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3710 - - 2818 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5702 - - 5906 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1288 - - 1362 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 258 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 248 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -309 - - -1080 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6011 - - 6986 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7699 - - -6586 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13401 - - 12492 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 50 - - 64 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 49.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4942 - - 5146 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 99177 12 098 20 104 99177 91736 18 106 15 119 91736 85981 14 100 13 111 85981 81191 12 117 9 084 81191 77062 13 092 3 095 77062 73416 7 066 3 136 73416 70110 7 107 5 191 70110 67064 3 099 2 062 67064 64236 1 093 4 314 64236 61502 12 317 11 301 61502 58655 14 280 15 245 58655 55682 17 323 5 320 55682 52845 36 308 30 315 52845 50319 37 298 43 307 50319 48074 42 304 46 304 48074 46047 46 306 46 306 46047 44195 49 313 45 308 44195 42493 49 313 44 314 42493 40922 43 313 47 322 40922 39465 41 315 49 328 39465 38097 41 318 50 331 38097 36775 42 321 48 329 36775 35428 43 323 45 323 35428 34023 43 323 43 319 34023 32563 40 321 39 314 32563 31033 38 317 38 310 31033 29421 37 315 36 301 29421 27729 38 315 34 299 27729 25959 38 314 32 304 25959 24110 35 312 30 303 24110 22186 33 316 27 303 22186 20177 29 321 24 306 20177 18078 24 328 21 305 18078 15935 19 327 18 307 15935 13869 18 319 17 314 13869 11994 17 313 15 314 11994 10331 16 312 12 314 10331 8855 10 322 9 310 8855 7547 3 277 10 264 7547 6391 5*240 7*253 6391 5368 5*236 7*251 5368 4465 4 235 6 249 4465 3666 4 233 6 249 3666 2950 4 228 6 248 2950 2317 4 227 5 248 2317 1788 3 223 5 246 1788 1382 3 220 5 246 1382 1103 3 219 5 246 1103 933 3 218 5 245 933 836 3 217 4 245 836 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