DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 81.9 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1946 - - 3701 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1276 - - 2553 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2706 - - 4461 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2390 - - 2990 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 233 - - 287 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 299 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 822 - - 241 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1885 - - 4220 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1 - - -1295 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2707 - - 5756 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3140 - - 1750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 70.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 69.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1946 - - 3701 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 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] 99624 31 096 26 078 99624 92089 28 083 25 102 92089 86271 23 088 24 071 86271 81465 19 094 17 068 81465 77331 18 077 17 081 77331 73665 16 054 15 079 73665 70338 14 042 16 064 70338 67292 9 051 10 041 67292 64490 9 048 10 033 64490 61788 17 006 17 009 61788 58986 17 329 21 298 58986 56090 20 323 22 305 56090 53328 40 329 30 319 53328 50849 48 310 53 327 50849 48638 41 294 58 318 48638 46643 37 297 55 314 46643 44821 42 309 54 310 44821 43132 46 309 51 307 43132 41553 46 308 49 302 41553 40069 47 311 49 298 40069 38667 47 316 50 297 38667 37307 45 314 52 298 37307 35921 43 299 51 301 35921 34479 46 291 48 305 34479 32985 45 287 49 298 32985 31420 39 289 50 288 31420 29771 34 292 53 295 29771 28044 35 293 51 304 28044 26243 34 292 43 311 26243 24368 30 295 39 313 24368 22418 29 295 35 305 22418 20384 28 296 32 301 20384 18264 26 299 30 304 18264 16107 26 303 28 308 16107 14036 27 308 26 304 14036 12155 28 306 29 299 12155 10482 30 297 32 298 10482 8995 28 287 27 298 8995 7674 28 282 19 306 7674 6502 26 281 17 313 6502 5462 23 284 16 312 5462 4542 21 289 15*308 4542 3728 19 297 14*303 3728 2998 18*304 14 301 2998 2351 18*306 13 299 2351 1811 18 311 13 298 1811 1396 17 313 12 297 1396 1110 16 314 12 297 1110 936 15 315 11 296 936 837 12 315 9 296 837 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