DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 89.3 - - 90.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3145 - - 3509 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2447 - - 2303 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3905 - - 4269 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1353 - - 1495 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 270 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 288 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1604 - - -1934 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5509 - - 6204 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6583 - - -5639 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10488 - - 9908 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 61 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 950 - - 680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.3 - - 90.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.4 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3145 - - 3509 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99640 37 087 33 080 99640 92118 28 094 28 093 92118 86289 27 103 24 092 86289 81433 25 084 27 082 81433 77259 18 075 25 071 77259 73594 16 060 15 072 73594 70292 9 087 9 075 70292 67266 16 067 11 059 67266 64477 16 009 13 016 64477 61799 9 335 7 359 61799 59029 5 351 8 353 59029 56179 17 012 12 005 56179 53471 26 339 26 346 53471 51043 25 319 32 331 51043 48874 17 328 21 320 48874 46908 13 360 8 003 46908 45102 21 013 15 041 45102 43424 31 006 18 038 43424 41855 31 002 20 030 41855 40379 26 003 21 022 40379 38982 17 357 18 009 38982 37624 13 359 15 001 37624 36236 12 002 15 008 36236 34789 13 346 15 013 34789 33284 14 333 14 008 33284 31712 14 326 13 353 31712 30059 12 320 12 335 30059 28327 10 319 9 300 28327 26513 8 315 8 289 26513 24620 6 313 7 290 24620 22647 4 326 5 292 22647 20588 3 017 1 010 20588 18444 5 165 7 212 18444 16265 6 171 7 208 16265 14171 10 166 8 192 14171 12272 12 169 7 181 12272 10583 5 170 5 068 10583 9079 11 044 11 058 9079 7740 14 048 10 080 7740 6550 14 042 7 075 6550 5495 7 036 4 027 5495 4567 3*288 3*318 4567 3747 4*259 3*302 3747 3012 4 255 3 295 3012 2360 4 252 3 288 2360 1817 4 251 3 282 1817 1399 4 248 3 280 1399 1112 4 246 2 276 1112 937 4 246 2 276 937 837 4 246 2 273 837 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