DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/17 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.0 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 41 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2513 - - 2346 - - 1599 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1810 - - 820 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3273 - - 3106 - - 2359 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1109 - - 1473 - - 2055 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 194 - - 150 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 354 - - 032 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 388 - - 418 - - 7 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2885 - - 2689 - - 2352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 124 - - 96 - - -871 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3149 - - 3010 - - 3230 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.0 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 62.9 - - 62.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 71.6 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.0 - - 62.4 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 41 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2513 - - 2346 - - 1599 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 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] 99228 40 090 29 101 30 072 99228 91780 31 083 28 095 26 084 91780 86036 26 079 30 088 25 093 86036 81259 20 077 19 086 18 081 81259 77118 14 093 13 092 11 074 77118 73447 11 102 11 084 8 084 73447 70128 8 115 4 080 6 091 70128 67081 8 143 8 141 4 090 67081 64274 6 135 8 147 5 264 64274 61569 2 273 7 208 6 221 61569 58750 16 266 17 261 14 274 58750 55842 29 239 24 257 23 276 55842 53103 31 247 31 258 38 259 53103 50672 42 246 38 260 44 259 50672 48507 49 256 56 262 52 260 48507 46541 61 251 64 251 62 264 46541 44742 60 249 61 244 66 266 44742 43078 60 266 60 261 71 273 43078 41522 77 274 71 274 78 270 41522 40052 84 270 75 272 76 260 40052 38654 81 268 72 267 73 255 38654 37294 72 264 71 263 76 261 37294 35903 63 258 65 257 75 266 35903 34454 62 259 62 259 69 262 34454 32949 64 261 58 260 66 265 32949 31375 62 263 53 250 64 265 31375 29721 54 257 54 245 60 264 29721 27989 54 252 53 246 46 260 27989 26179 55 252 53 255 40 248 26179 24289 51 248 49 260 37 247 24289 22327 48 245 42 267 33 254 22327 20288 45 261 27 269 28 258 20288 18163 40 278 22 275 29 261 18163 15992 35 271 24 262 32 254 15992 13903 37 263 27 255 31 253 13903 12010 37 262 29 255 29 261 12010 10333 34 267 29 265 24 266 10333 8845 32 274 25 279 20 283 8845 7525 29 279 17 282 14 284 7525 6357 22 285 10 256 13 245 6357 5329 16 294 8 235 9 233 5329 4429 10 308 5 239 4 272 4429 3635 6*345 2*030 3 343 3635 2925 7*352 4*033 6*030 2925 2299 7 352 4 033 10*051 2299 1776 7 355 4 032 11 053 1776 1376 7 355 5 031 11 054 1376 1099 7 355 4 031 11 054 1099 932 6 356 4 031 10 055 932 836 5 355 4 032 8 055 836 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