DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.7 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2915 - - 2406 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2130 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3675 - - 3166 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1314 - - 1166 - - 3230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 281 - - 164 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 111 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 475 - - -169 - - -312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3200 - - 3335 - - 1148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3989 - - -3657 - - -1053 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7664 - - 6823 - - 1889 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 260 - - 210 - - 630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.7 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 67.6 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.0 - - 74.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.3 - - 71.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2915 - - 2406 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 93 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99498 20 098 27 092 27 100 99498 91985 21 107 19 112 22 083 91985 86207 21 111 17 111 14 107 86207 81407 19 102 8 110 14 090 81407 77251 16 096 10 143 8 082 77251 73578 15 095 11 126 6 141 73578 70250 8 071 11 095 7 130 70250 67200 5 059 6 088 6 079 67200 64382 5 016 5 076 3 043 64382 61679 5 306 4 012 4 333 61679 58886 8 271 7 284 8 305 58886 55995 14 278 12 268 15 257 55995 53248 23 279 23 282 18 285 53248 50805 34 270 38 269 33 277 50805 48647 40 261 32 269 35 269 48647 46705 45 251 45 298 45 286 46705 44918 32 284 65 284 52 287 44918 43250 61 283 65 281 55 276 43250 41685 61 281 66 274 50 273 41685 40207 60 283 58 267 51 263 40207 38804 56 281 47 268 48 256 38804 37438 52 277 45 270 49 262 37438 36043 50 273 45 273 55 268 36043 34591 49 269 45 278 57 269 34591 33083 49 265 48 283 58 275 33083 31504 49 260 49 285 60 281 31504 29841 49 257 50 285 57 280 29841 28099 48 257 50 284 57 279 28099 26280 46 260 51 281 52 278 26280 24384 45 262 51 275 50 278 24384 22413 44 262 52 268 45 278 22413 20363 45 258 53 269 42 278 20363 18228 44 250 55 274 39 272 18228 16053 26 241 51 277 36 257 16053 13960 19 245 46 271 27 251 13960 12065 20 239 44 266 17 290 12065 10388 11 243 37 275 18 297 10388 8900 7 233 34 306 21 290 8900 7579 5 230 10 303 21 287 7579 6407 4 238 0 094 17 271 6407 5373 4 232 2 220 11 254 5373 4464 5 240 4 147 7 239 4464 3663 5*243 10*106 2 214 3663 2948 5*240 10*107 3 085 2948 2317 5 237 10 110 6 081 2317 1790 6 236 10 111 6 085 1790 1384 5 234 10 112 5 085 1384 1104 5 232 9 113 4 079 1104 934 5 231 9 113 3*067 934 836 4 231 7 114 2*041 836 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