DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2491 - - 3975 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2070 - - 2543 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3251 - - 4735 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1374 - - 1587 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 307 - - 273 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 196 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 312 - - 831 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2939 - - 3904 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2257 - - -429 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5508 - - 5164 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1230 - - 1490 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2491 - - 3975 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 99645 30 107 24 088 99645 92144 26 104 21 089 92144 86352 25 088 22 102 86352 81521 24 095 17 087 81521 77351 22 097 16 091 77351 73678 18 090 15 083 73678 70368 15 066 13 108 70368 67327 6 051 14 073 67327 64503 5 105 4 073 64503 61780 6 300 1 353 61780 58953 10 257 6 303 58953 56033 16 289 21 296 56033 53269 21 278 28 273 53269 50798 21 292 28 269 50798 48585 29 299 30 270 48585 46570 37 306 32 281 46570 44710 47 310 38 290 44710 42973 50 306 43 289 42973 41342 43 295 48 285 41342 39813 38 273 50 281 39813 38384 39 269 47 274 38384 37017 39 267 45 266 37017 35637 35 261 44 264 35637 34208 36 262 36 256 34208 32731 37 265 31 257 32731 31189 36 263 31 261 31189 29570 34 258 32 261 29570 27872 32 249 36 259 27872 26095 29 248 39 259 26095 24241 26 252 37 262 24241 22310 22 246 32 264 22310 20296 24 255 25 265 20296 18194 19 268 22 272 18194 16051 14 264 19 283 16051 13989 13 287 13 306 13989 12115 15 311 15 341 12115 10445 13 307 14 353 10445 8960 12 278 7 317 8960 7639 13 255 10 260 7639 6466 14 240 12 223 6466 5428 13 220 14*204 5428 4512 9 202 12*199 4512 3704 10*180 11 197 3704 2979 10*177 10 196 2979 2337 10 176 9 196 2337 1802 10 175 8 195 1802 1391 9 174 8 195 1391 1107 9 173 7 194 1107 935 8 173 7 194 935 837 7 172 6 193 837 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