DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 81.4 - - 74.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 43 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 3963 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2905 - - 2374 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4531 - - 4723 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1097 - - 952 - - 3049 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 334 - - 260 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 005 - - 012 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1246 - - 982 - - -755 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3285 - - 3741 - - 1591 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -420 - - -4808 - - -1895 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4951 - - 9531 - - 2731 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 88 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1640 - - 840 - - 930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 81.4 - - 74.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 67.6 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 81.2 - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 66.3 - - 70.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 43 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 3963 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 54 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 98955 4 076 8 252 6 004 98955 91489 1 060 6 184 8 344 91489 85734 2 250 2 347 1 062 85734 80952 4 222 7 345 7 073 80952 76845 7 138 4 328 9 039 76845 73239 10 082 4 050 10 020 73239 69985 11 061 10 055 7 003 69985 66993 10 032 10 058 4 029 66993 64218 10 017 10 019 8 360 64218 61544 11 007 9 327 12 346 61544 58772 11 341 10 331 12 338 58772 55903 18 318 12 338 15 332 55903 53178 26 305 25 313 23 321 53178 50749 31 301 35 300 38 308 50749 48578 30 307 35 303 43 309 48578 46601 39 326 39 316 44 306 46601 44783 44 321 45 319 43 310 44783 43100 45 312 48 315 46 314 43100 41528 45 310 48 312 48 312 41528 40049 45 309 48 307 45 306 40049 38650 42 307 45 305 41 304 38650 37291 37 307 37 311 39 308 37291 35905 36 312 34 325 39 314 35905 34463 35 311 31 324 39 318 34463 32966 30 306 34 318 40 323 32966 31402 26 302 39 324 40 326 31402 29759 25 304 39 322 35 328 29759 28037 25 314 34 318 30 322 28037 26232 28 319 29 317 33 316 26232 24348 27 314 27 313 33 323 24348 22392 23 309 28 311 31 327 22392 20362 25 318 26 321 32 323 20362 18253 32 324 25 329 26 320 18253 16105 32 330 25 336 24 329 16105 14032 30 324 26 335 27 334 14032 12144 26 323 28 336 28 338 12144 10462 32 331 29 340 29 343 10462 8965 36 332 28 341 27 346 8965 7634 33 331 23 339 22 350 7634 6451 26 333 18 335 18 350 6451 5407 17*344 11*343 14 358 5407 4491 13*358 12*002 13 012 4491 3685 13 002 13 010 13 023 3685 2964 13 005 13 012 13 034 2964 2326 12 007 13 013 14 052 2326 1795 12 007 13 014 14 058 1795 1386 12 009 12 014 13 060 1386 1105 11 009 12 014 12 061 1105 934 11 009 11 014 11 062 934 836 9 009 9 014 7*061 836 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