DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 76.9 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3021 - - 4223 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2370 - - 3107 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3781 - - 4983 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 795 - - 1080 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 325 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 007 - - 018 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 653 - - 425 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3128 - - 4558 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 338 - - -3139 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3443 - - 8122 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.9 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3021 - - 4223 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 23 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - 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] 99501 29 105 31 098 99501 91993 30 096 29 104 91993 86202 29 090 23 097 86202 81399 26 089 18 092 81399 77258 16 094 17 078 77258 73601 18 119 11 080 73601 70295 13 102 10 106 70295 67257 11 072 8 058 67257 64450 14 038 4 018 64450 61738 13 005 7 354 61738 58928 19 330 8 347 58928 56050 25 306 20 307 56050 53323 37 326 22 309 53323 50867 46 320 43 311 50867 48667 54 319 54 307 48667 46663 70 320 62 312 46663 44817 80 315 70 315 44817 43104 88 311 83 313 43104 41504 97 310 91 311 41504 40001 95 309 90 309 40001 38582 91 311 87 310 38582 37208 90 312 88 311 37208 35809 89 312 87 311 35809 34354 85 312 84 313 34354 32850 78 312 74 310 32850 31282 70 311 64 304 31282 29637 65 311 64 299 29637 27912 63 313 63 304 27912 26107 56 311 61 307 26107 24231 49 309 54 316 24231 22286 45 315 47 320 22286 20263 42 319 46 321 20263 18155 42 320 46 319 18155 16007 43 317 43 323 16007 13940 45 317 44 329 13940 12059 45 330 40 341 12059 10389 35 339 30 344 10389 8909 20 345 22 348 8909 7595 19 353 20 357 7595 6429 17 000 16 354 6429 5398 14 008 11*001 5398 4491 13*004 11*005 4491 3687 12*005 10 012 3687 2967 12 006 10 017 2967 2330 12 007 10 020 2330 1797 11 008 10 023 1797 1388 11 008 9 025 1388 1106 10 009 9 025 1106 935 9 009 8 026 935 836 8 009 7 027 836 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