DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2635 - - 76 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1637 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3395 - - 836 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1024 - - 3944 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 243 - - 45 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 086 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1017 - - -2700 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2378 - - 3536 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 238 - - -8640 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3157 - - 9476 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.4 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2635 - - 76 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99637 33 105 23 087 99637 92141 26 087 24 101 92141 86334 18 096 19 099 86334 81498 15 085 14 096 81498 77316 9 096 8 105 77316 73624 11 134 4 106 73624 70297 11 135 5 126 70297 67251 11 106 8 154 67251 64437 7 053 7 139 64437 61724 4 353 2 147 61724 58922 9 298 3 268 58922 56062 19 276 9 271 56062 53372 21 273 14 265 53372 50976 29 282 22 287 50976 48853 34 263 38 300 48853 46926 29 257 38 285 46926 45136 22 281 34 272 45136 43459 25 299 31 263 43459 41881 33 300 25 271 41881 40394 47 303 27 274 40394 38987 42 304 28 271 38987 37619 30 300 28 275 37619 36218 29 299 31 278 36218 34755 32 295 32 277 34755 33237 32 289 28 278 33237 31652 29 283 26 275 31652 29986 28 276 26 271 29986 28240 29 270 26 272 28240 26411 28 260 26 273 26411 24503 28 258 27 275 24503 22523 27 260 32 275 22523 20466 23 260 36 276 20466 18329 20 255 39 276 18329 16158 20 253 38 269 16158 14069 23 263 36 263 14069 12165 27 272 30 269 12165 10468 33 284 31 287 10468 8958 34 292 25 301 8958 7619 23 298 16 343 7619 6437 14 308 7 052 6437 5398 4 331 11 115 5398 4486 8 073 13 107 4486 3682 13*073 13 097 3682 2963 13*073 12 091 2963 2326 13 074 12 089 2326 1794 12 075 12 088 1794 1386 11 076 11 087 1386 1105 10 076 11 086 1105 934 9 077 10 086 934 836 8 076 8*086 836 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