DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 71.9 - - 77.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1006 - - 2793 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 1980 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1766 - - 3553 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1687 - - 2219 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 174 - - 269 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 038 - - 038 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 586 - - 854 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1180 - - 2700 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 268 - - -113 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1498 - - 3666 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 720 - - 870 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 77.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 67.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 66.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1006 - - 2793 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99328 37 094 29 092 99328 91808 37 095 32 101 91808 86018 29 091 28 095 86018 81219 23 094 24 095 81219 77082 18 080 22 086 77082 73425 16 077 15 071 73425 70120 12 086 10 088 70120 67092 15 088 9 088 67092 64300 14 061 9 065 64300 61605 13 031 9 029 61605 58799 5 015 8 015 58799 55885 4 036 7 347 55885 53109 10 310 9 283 53109 50632 14 309 6 270 50632 48426 17 291 13 288 48426 46428 29 257 33 253 46428 44600 36 248 35 228 44600 42908 43 224 35 228 42908 41325 45 216 40 234 41325 39837 51 214 45 229 39837 38430 52 212 46 218 38430 37065 53 213 44 217 37065 35673 54 216 46 221 35673 34228 55 219 46 220 34228 32729 54 226 44 222 32729 31161 33 235 33 232 31161 29514 20 235 16 234 29514 27794 13 228 10 261 27794 26005 16 213 4 278 26005 24142 17 206 2 315 24142 22204 9 208 2 001 22204 20186 2 232 10 001 20186 18088 3 322 15 002 18088 15952 3 316 12 354 15952 13894 1 015 12 352 13894 12025 3 080 12 016 12025 10364 4 075 14 030 10364 8888 6 021 14 025 8888 7573 11 024 14 030 7573 6408 10 037 14 034 6408 5379 10 052 14 028 5379 4473 13 064 14 030 4473 3672 15 057 14*033 3672 2955 14 048 13*036 2955 2321 13 043 13 037 2321 1792 12*041 13 039 1792 1384 11*038 12 039 1384 1104 11 038 12 040 1104 934 10 038 11 041 934 837 8 037 9 040 837 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