DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4400 - - 4625 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3355 - - 2519 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5160 - - 5385 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1737 - - 1040 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 350 - - 253 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 306 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 220 - - -234 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4941 - - 5620 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5964 - - -7197 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11124 - - 12582 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 52.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 74.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 51.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4400 - - 4625 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 99347 11 102 16 095 99347 91886 16 112 15 097 91886 86128 16 097 12 100 86128 81346 17 104 7 112 81346 77211 16 102 9 147 77211 73540 12 104 13 122 73540 70200 8 110 12 103 70200 67132 7 166 6 049 67132 64294 4 110 4 294 64294 61548 7 051 8 271 61548 58701 16 003 12 332 58701 55771 26 342 24 340 55771 52999 38 329 36 335 52999 50517 44 329 41 329 50517 48288 51 329 51 324 48288 46260 58 315 55 313 46260 44410 52 309 53 307 44410 42717 43 315 41 308 42717 41151 50 321 42 322 41151 39690 58 314 50 316 39690 38313 58 310 46 308 38313 36972 52 317 43 311 36972 35601 45 315 43 307 35601 34169 40 314 41 307 34169 32682 37 308 37 301 32682 31125 37 304 36 301 31125 29486 40 305 38 307 29486 27769 41 304 40 311 27769 25974 39 308 40 310 25974 24103 36 311 37 309 24103 22159 33 315 33 310 22159 20136 28 323 25 310 20136 18030 26 331 20 313 18030 15882 24 327 20 317 15882 13813 22 319 20 320 13813 11937 21 315 20 317 11937 10275 18 316 18 315 10275 8801 16 320 15 317 8801 7496 13 316 14 317 7496 6344 11 306 10*308 6344 5329 10*298 7*305 5329 4434 9*293 7 306 4434 3643 9 291 6 307 3643 2933 9 290 6 307 2933 2305 9 289 5 307 2305 1780 8 289 5 307 1780 1378 8 288 5 306 1378 1100 7 288 5 306 1100 932 7 288 4 307 932 836 6 288 4 307 836 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