DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 76.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3997 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 2429 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 4757 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1577 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 263 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 059 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -928 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5685 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -6688 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 11445 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 76.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 75.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 52.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3997 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - 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] 99322 14 124 99322 91871 15 121 91871 86117 17 100 86117 81327 15 088 81327 77186 10 066 77186 73513 3 044 73513 70177 6 234 70177 67107 8 242 67107 64264 10 232 64264 61511 12 244 61511 58647 16 263 58647 55696 19 275 55696 52899 30 278 52899 50405 37 272 50405 48185 41 264 48185 46177 42 262 46177 44346 44 263 44346 42664 47 266 42664 41104 47 266 41104 39641 46 265 39641 38258 46 264 38258 36917 44 262 36917 35549 42 264 35549 34125 41 267 34125 32647 38 272 32647 31098 36 274 31098 29467 34 277 29467 27755 32 284 27755 25962 31 283 25962 24093 31 277 24093 22152 27 276 22152 20134 25 277 20134 18036 22 278 18036 15898 16 286 15898 13838 13 301 13838 11964 11 303 11964 10301 9 323 10301 8827 11 343 8827 7521 10 347 7521 6366 4 018 6366 5347 4*041 5347 4449 4*046 4449 3654 5 052 3654 2942 5 057 2942 2311 5 061 2311 1785 5 064 1785 1380 5 066 1380 1102 5 067 1102 933 5 067 933 836 4 069 836 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