DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 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 - - - 67.0 - - 67.1 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 24 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 656 - - 680 - - 1078 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1416 - - 1440 - - 1838 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1092 - - 1021 - - 735 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 78 - - 105 - - 144 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 174 - - 189 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -532 - - 352 - - 177 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1948 - - 1088 - - 1661 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7126 - - 94 - - -2501 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8542 - - 1346 - - 4339 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 690 - - 450 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 67.1 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.2 - - 64.9 - - 65.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.0 - - 66.8 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 64.7 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 24 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 656 - - 680 - - 1078 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 99553 43 088 36 103 31 093 99553 92018 32 088 35 093 34 095 92018 86223 25 088 29 084 30 085 86223 81434 21 086 23 084 25 086 81434 77304 20 090 18 093 22 082 77304 73649 19 081 16 097 15 079 73649 70344 19 056 14 093 9 076 70344 67309 15 037 12 070 8 070 67309 64505 6 047 7 026 8 037 64505 61805 7 314 13 345 11 009 61805 59001 13 296 16 322 21 333 59001 56106 16 303 22 313 22 312 56106 53359 21 309 25 298 32 303 53359 50888 42 310 33 304 33 305 50888 48662 52 308 38 316 53 323 48662 46641 69 307 66 312 65 316 46641 44786 75 299 68 303 62 312 44786 43071 70 300 62 310 61 321 43071 41478 66 306 69 318 69 326 41478 39991 67 310 79 317 78 326 39991 38593 65 309 82 314 82 324 38593 37239 62 310 80 312 81 323 37239 35861 61 311 78 313 76 323 35861 34427 60 311 77 314 70 322 34427 32941 56 310 74 314 66 319 32941 31386 50 309 64 315 63 318 31386 29749 43 303 53 311 57 316 29749 28031 42 296 43 311 50 315 28031 26232 40 295 42 309 46 316 26232 24352 39 301 42 305 45 318 24352 22393 36 304 37 303 43 321 22393 20354 28 295 33 298 36 322 20354 18238 26 292 30 299 31 317 18238 16087 21 301 27 302 28 317 16087 14018 19 313 23 310 33 317 14018 12133 19 306 23 323 31 333 12133 10450 19 299 24 329 29 334 10450 8948 19 294 21 316 19 339 8948 7610 18 276 12 296 12 332 7610 6424 17 265 11 261 13 280 6424 5381 14 267 10 265 13 253 5381 4465 11 268 6 261 9 251 4465 3659 8 252 4 255 8 261 3659 2939 10 219 6 228 8 261 2939 2305 14 203 10 191 7*227 2305 1780 13*194 10*181 6*194 1780 1377 11*191 8*175 6 189 1377 1100 9 186 8 174 5 188 1100 932 7 185 7 174 5 187 932 836 6 185 6 173 4 185 836 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