DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 81.0 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3850 - - 4697 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2888 - - 3148 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4610 - - 5457 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1320 - - 1706 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 298 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 002 - - 040 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1059 - - 314 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5669 - - 5143 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6319 - - -1879 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10929 - - 7336 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 63.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.8 - - 61.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3850 - - 4697 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 18 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - 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] 99487 38 084 33 096 99487 91944 31 086 30 084 91944 86143 21 090 27 075 86143 81342 18 089 22 084 81342 77206 17 080 18 082 77206 73555 14 071 15 078 73555 70252 13 083 10 069 70252 67221 14 081 6 077 67221 64425 13 067 7 043 64425 61736 11 033 7 024 61736 58942 10 013 10 002 58942 56047 12 339 13 327 56047 53289 16 314 12 302 53289 50806 20 302 16 313 50806 48584 23 308 21 313 48584 46579 14 294 18 314 46579 44744 8 013 17 331 44744 43043 28 352 26 328 43043 41459 33 349 20 330 41459 39980 22 360 22 336 39980 38585 8 029 12 347 38585 37232 12 049 7 034 37232 35855 8 038 11 022 35855 34420 10 337 15 011 34420 32931 15 345 16 001 32931 31374 13 333 14 353 31374 29735 9 317 11 340 29735 28017 8 316 7 326 28017 26217 9 322 3 276 26217 24337 8 310 5 271 24337 22380 8 296 6 271 22380 20344 6 307 5 259 20344 18229 8 346 4 338 18229 16078 12 003 10 014 16078 14005 14 354 14 013 14005 12116 11 336 15 004 12116 10438 9 333 10 353 10438 8949 8 351 6 336 8949 7628 3 337 7 357 7628 6457 3 321 7*017 6457 5420 5*354 5*026 5420 4507 5*359 4 034 4507 3700 5 359 4 038 3700 2976 5 002 4 042 2976 2335 5 003 3 045 2335 1800 5 003 3 048 1800 1390 5 006 3 050 1390 1107 5 005 3 052 1107 935 4 006 3 053 935 837 4 005 3 052 837 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