DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 3634 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 821 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2969 - - 4394 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2411 - - 1930 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 223 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 302 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 725 - - 1384 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2245 - - 3010 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -161 - - 253 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3130 - - 4141 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1150 - - 1390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 71.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 70.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 3634 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 67 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99450 26 099 22 083 99450 92003 22 095 20 079 92003 86218 26 091 22 082 86218 81404 21 075 17 083 81404 77253 14 084 13 084 77253 73579 10 102 10 103 73579 70258 6 090 8 089 70258 67223 4 064 6 073 67223 64422 4 347 5 042 64422 61706 4 275 6 283 61706 58895 5 268 12 266 58895 56020 10 287 19 275 56020 53299 22 255 24 253 53299 50868 27 273 26 247 50868 48711 39 268 35 263 48711 46768 35 249 50 267 46768 44976 21 242 42 257 44976 43300 17 257 36 251 43300 41725 30 247 35 246 41725 40238 35 242 39 249 40238 38829 27 253 39 256 38829 37460 27 277 40 263 37460 36065 29 281 41 265 36065 34611 29 285 40 265 34611 33101 30 285 37 266 33101 31518 34 279 35 265 31518 29856 38 274 36 265 29856 28119 35 269 39 270 28119 26303 31 260 39 261 26303 24411 31 257 34 254 24411 22449 27 260 32 250 22449 20411 28 272 32 257 20411 18291 30 277 33 270 18291 16130 30 276 33 277 16130 14048 26 279 28 277 14048 12154 25 281 24 279 12154 10470 24 281 22 290 10470 8976 23 279 22 295 8976 7652 20 281 19 289 7652 6479 18 296 17 293 6479 5439 18 309 15 297 5439 4523 17 314 13*294 4523 3712 17 314 12*288 3712 2986 16*312 11 286 2986 2343 13*306 10 284 2343 1805 11 302 10 283 1805 1393 11 301 10 282 1393 1108 10 300 9 282 1108 936 9 299 9 281 936 837 8 298 7 280 837 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