DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 36 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1193 - - 1803 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1953 - - 2563 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 980 - - 1696 - - 3402 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 174 - - 185 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 261 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 590 - - 919 - - -603 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1363 - - 1644 - - 1440 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 112 - - 279 - - -1343 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1841 - - 2284 - - 2180 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2450 - - 2410 - - 2790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 73.4 - - 74.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 78.2 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 72.5 - - 73.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 36 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1193 - - 1803 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 103 - - 101 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 19 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] 99432 22 096 20 096 23 085 99432 91917 15 104 19 095 19 083 91917 86110 19 110 10 077 16 069 86110 81302 18 101 12 105 9 104 81302 77141 13 082 10 089 11 090 77141 73455 13 095 4 073 6 031 73455 70134 12 061 7 102 1 157 70134 67081 13 345 10 043 8 040 67081 64256 12 296 9 325 12 341 64256 61548 11 296 14 299 15 320 61548 58746 18 300 20 272 25 289 58746 55841 29 321 18 299 25 283 55841 53080 48 303 42 307 35 300 53080 50619 54 284 52 291 45 297 50619 48434 46 271 49 288 54 294 48434 46460 51 298 57 298 59 290 46460 44653 67 301 68 300 61 296 44653 42980 72 297 77 301 70 300 42980 41417 67 294 78 301 75 300 41417 39942 64 294 76 299 74 299 39942 38543 60 293 72 298 71 298 38543 37184 56 291 67 295 68 299 37184 35799 55 293 64 291 66 298 35799 34357 53 295 63 287 63 296 34357 32861 50 291 61 288 62 295 32861 31298 47 279 54 289 60 292 31298 29657 51 277 49 286 52 288 29657 27939 52 280 47 282 49 289 27939 26141 51 277 47 285 50 293 26141 24266 46 274 49 291 50 299 24266 22322 42 283 39 294 46 308 22322 20301 41 291 38 299 41 308 20301 18200 41 292 28 303 32 304 18200 16062 43 290 24 311 26 294 16062 14006 37 297 23 319 22 318 14006 12136 21 304 21 321 19 331 12136 10470 17 313 17 326 11 335 10470 8985 14 299 14 333 8 322 8985 7661 15 275 11 336 10 296 7661 6482 15 261 10 298 12 307 6482 5437 14 248 12 265 10 322 5437 4519 14 233 13 254 6 299 4519 3707 13 223 11 256 5 266 3707 2981 11 224 10*260 5 263 2981 2339 7*232 9*262 4 271 2339 1803 4*237 9 261 3 274 1803 1391 3 238 8 260 2 276 1391 1108 3 240 8 260 2 275 1108 935 3 240 7 259 2*273 935 837 2 238 6 259 1*275 837 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