DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 78.2 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 203 - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2287 - - 3618 - - 4816 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1829 - - 3011 - - 3582 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3047 - - 4378 - - 5576 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 667 - - 1456 - - 1366 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 280 - - 380 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 059 - - 075 - - 074 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 27 - - -322 - - -205 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3020 - - 4700 - - 5781 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2935 - - -4238 - - -4732 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5982 - - 8616 - - 10308 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 72 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 78.2 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.7 - - 60.4 - - 58.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 76.7 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 59.0 - - 57.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 203 - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2287 - - 3618 - - 4816 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99501 30 088 33 083 30 092 99501 91949 26 086 28 088 26 076 91949 86156 26 086 24 080 31 085 86156 81354 26 075 19 095 24 076 81354 77211 19 071 18 079 22 076 77211 73557 20 072 12 090 10 063 73557 70264 20 054 17 081 8 102 70264 67239 18 019 16 039 12 051 67239 64444 15 006 15 028 9 036 64444 61742 20 350 22 000 13 006 61742 58927 20 344 24 341 18 334 58927 56031 28 345 32 338 29 339 56031 53305 42 328 45 327 47 331 53305 50880 51 321 55 317 54 322 50880 48710 53 325 50 315 57 326 48710 46727 62 332 55 331 64 327 46727 44898 70 331 70 333 71 329 44898 43196 72 334 74 333 71 330 43196 41600 69 338 74 335 69 333 41600 40099 65 337 71 334 68 333 40099 38682 59 330 65 333 68 335 38682 37309 56 325 55 331 64 334 37309 35913 47 320 47 327 53 329 35913 34464 42 314 42 325 51 323 34464 32965 40 316 40 320 49 321 32965 31398 36 322 38 321 43 318 31398 29751 33 320 35 319 41 320 29751 28024 35 317 36 315 40 317 28024 26214 36 314 36 314 39 318 26214 24326 34 308 36 314 36 315 24326 22363 32 305 32 311 30 315 22363 20317 31 313 27 307 25 314 20317 18186 29 320 23 311 20 311 18186 16014 25 320 22 309 20 304 16014 13925 22 312 21 308 21 311 13925 12032 19 303 17 308 17 322 12032 10359 15 320 10 322 11 317 10359 8882 13 343 7 007 6 325 8882 7571 13 002 9 026 4 005 7571 6411 15 005 11 027 4*062 6411 5384 13 008 8 032 5*068 5384 4479 10 013 6*068 5 070 4479 3677 8*050 6*072 5 072 3677 2959 8*060 6 074 5 073 2959 2324 8 060 6 075 4 076 2324 1793 8 059 6 076 4 079 1793 1385 8 059 6 078 4 080 1385 1104 7 058 6 079 4 081 1104 934 7 058 5 077 4 081 934 836 6 057 5 078 3 081 836 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