DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 88.1 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 116 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 925 - - 2976 - - 3115 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 820 - - 2335 - - 2040 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1685 - - 3736 - - 3875 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1466 - - 1291 - - 1669 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 309 - - 261 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 23 - - 18 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 296 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1462 - - -1439 - - -1916 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3147 - - 5175 - - 5791 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7058 - - -7767 - - -7438 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8743 - - 11503 - - 11313 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 59 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 890 - - 850 - - 1050 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 88.1 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.6 - - 68.3 - - 67.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.0 - - 87.1 - - 89.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 66.9 - - 66.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 116 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 925 - - 2976 - - 3115 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99655 48 081 40 099 29 103 99655 92083 34 085 33 095 33 080 92083 86286 28 090 28 093 29 088 86286 81492 27 092 26 095 23 092 81492 77362 23 087 24 086 17 093 77362 73716 20 089 20 080 15 095 73716 70420 24 074 21 080 13 110 70420 67394 24 049 20 045 19 082 67394 64598 11 029 9 031 16 057 64598 61911 19 035 7 041 8 054 61911 59132 17 008 16 354 14 012 59132 56287 11 050 9 002 15 002 56287 53601 20 028 17 029 20 012 53601 51188 24 023 17 024 19 008 51188 49016 26 029 17 024 16 010 49016 47033 28 028 18 021 17 014 47033 45207 28 029 21 022 20 018 45207 43512 27 030 23 026 21 021 43512 41930 25 034 21 032 21 021 41930 40445 23 050 17 054 16 025 40445 39045 26 067 17 080 11 052 39045 37690 29 078 19 093 10 077 37690 36307 31 067 20 090 11 088 36307 34866 33 057 22 072 14 079 34866 33367 28 041 26 062 18 068 33367 31799 19 024 23 043 18 049 31799 30152 7 082 16 024 17 018 30152 28424 17 154 5 038 15 356 28424 26610 10 125 6 032 14 347 26610 24710 16 044 9 040 14 358 24710 22730 16 080 11 058 12 039 22730 20670 22 116 12 111 9 060 20670 18526 29 117 23 138 13 138 18526 16344 28 111 23 128 20 142 16344 14240 33 125 29 137 18 126 14240 12320 25 130 18 133 22 139 12320 10613 11 075 13 099 11 109 10613 9099 15 042 15 088 13 097 9099 7754 19 040 15 070 11 098 7754 6560 15 032 14 057 11 085 6560 5503 5 014 9 046 9 077 5503 4572 4 297 5*013 2*074 4572 3749 8 289 3*321 2*214 3749 3014 8 300 3 301 2 217 3014 2362 8 320 3 295 3 213 2362 1817 7*323 2 290 3 213 1817 1399 6*324 2 285 3 210 1399 1112 6 324 2 284 3 211 1112 937 5 324 2 280 3 211 937 837 5 322 2 280 3 208 837 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