DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - - - - 75.1 - - 76.3 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 49 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3877 - - 3889 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2949 - - 2384 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4637 - - 4649 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1169 - - 1034 - - 3676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 263 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 206 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -240 - - -473 - - -1869 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4877 - - 5123 - - 2705 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6065 - - -6882 - - -5874 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10702 - - 11531 - - 6710 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 81 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 76.3 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 56.8 - - 63.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 76.0 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.3 - - 55.4 - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 49 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3877 - - 3889 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 23 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99426 18 115 17 097 18 065 99426 91962 19 105 17 089 19 103 91962 86165 23 103 12 089 20 084 86165 81349 15 095 11 097 15 059 81349 77221 12 101 9 096 10 051 77221 73567 12 101 8 121 2 087 73567 70243 7 096 8 131 3 157 70243 67174 4 115 4 138 4 096 67174 64336 4 143 3 208 2 349 64336 61597 3 293 8 289 4 337 61597 58748 7 323 11 276 8 286 58748 55811 15 314 15 293 21 296 55811 53033 20 303 20 290 21 287 53033 50539 33 308 30 313 31 312 50539 48303 46 295 43 292 41 289 48303 46286 48 284 44 289 35 285 46286 44457 49 285 46 293 51 299 44457 42787 53 283 56 298 64 295 42787 41234 48 284 64 294 68 291 41234 39772 56 302 61 291 68 284 39772 38388 60 305 56 281 66 281 38388 37046 45 296 58 280 62 281 37046 35677 38 290 61 286 57 283 35677 34252 34 301 56 296 54 284 34252 32771 33 305 45 301 50 286 32771 31222 39 302 35 292 42 289 31222 29592 40 299 36 295 34 291 29592 27880 36 295 41 296 34 278 27880 26081 37 289 37 296 39 279 26081 24203 34 286 27 294 41 296 24203 22254 29 293 25 310 33 310 22254 20230 27 308 27 326 26 318 20230 18125 25 316 21 325 20 318 18125 15982 22 316 22 330 22 316 15982 13917 16 320 24 333 27 314 13917 12032 13 322 19 332 20 325 12032 10356 13 322 14 327 14 311 10356 8872 7 320 10 322 14 301 8872 7556 5 317 7 308 14 301 7556 6389 3 280 6 282 13 296 6389 5359 6*197 7*226 10 269 5359 4455 7*193 7*212 9 226 4455 3659 7 193 7 209 9 202 3659 2945 7 192 7 207 8 194 2945 2314 7 192 7 206 8 188 2314 1786 7 190 6 203 7 183 1786 1381 7 189 6 203 7 178 1381 1102 7 189 6 201 6 173 1102 933 6 189 6 202 5 167 933 836 6 188 5 202 3*160 836 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