DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/09 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.5 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 78 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3310 - - 3455 - - 272 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2609 - - 2434 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4070 - - 4215 - - 1032 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2782 - - 3187 - - 3949 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 327 - - 287 - - 57 W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 021 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 602 - - 702 - - -1362 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3468 - - 3514 - - 2394 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -473 - - -425 - - -2656 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4543 - - 4640 - - 3688 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 88 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1590 - - 1900 - - 1790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.5 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 68.7 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 80.9 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.7 - - 67.4 - - 68.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 78 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3310 - - 3455 - - 272 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 51 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 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] 99332 32 097 29 082 31 075 99332 91797 28 099 22 092 21 066 91797 86022 26 093 20 092 18 079 86022 81242 26 082 18 080 16 085 81242 77119 19 068 21 084 15 076 77119 73475 12 073 20 068 17 083 73475 70173 11 092 11 068 14 063 70173 67139 9 077 8 088 6 050 67139 64336 6 002 9 056 9 048 64336 61618 9 298 8 359 15 040 61618 58783 7 264 12 318 16 341 58783 55845 9 268 15 276 16 305 55845 53039 14 277 19 280 25 299 53039 50518 27 279 30 281 31 295 50518 48271 31 270 34 274 35 293 48271 46250 29 274 32 269 37 285 46250 44415 34 279 27 278 36 275 44415 42726 36 273 26 283 28 278 42726 41156 32 268 25 284 27 292 41156 39688 26 279 25 287 26 297 39688 38307 27 287 26 290 26 301 38307 36974 28 286 26 291 27 303 36974 35618 28 280 26 291 28 307 35618 34207 26 277 26 293 27 308 34207 32742 25 279 25 295 25 306 32742 31207 25 287 26 295 24 306 31207 29590 27 291 27 295 23 311 29590 27891 25 290 26 294 23 317 27891 26109 24 293 25 289 24 321 26109 24243 24 299 24 286 23 321 24243 22298 23 304 23 289 22 318 22298 20269 21 304 23 295 22 313 20269 18158 20 310 23 306 23 318 18158 16010 18 316 21 316 21 324 16010 13942 17 317 19 324 15 331 13942 12062 15 324 14 326 10 338 12062 10396 7 331 10 326 9 320 10396 8920 5 323 6 300 11 262 8920 7611 7 305 7 281 11 265 7611 6447 7 306 7 283 9 273 6447 5413 6 307 7 288 7 279 5413 4499 4*325 5*304 5 289 4499 3691 3*330 3*341 2 011 3691 2968 3 333 4 016 7 068 2968 2329 3 334 4 023 10 075 2329 1796 3 334 4 027 11 076 1796 1387 3 336 5 030 11 077 1387 1105 2 334 5 033 11*077 1105 934 2 334 5 032 10*077 934 836 2 334 4 033 8 077 836 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