DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 81.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4639 - - 5045 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3629 - - 3118 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5399 - - 5805 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1248 - - 2594 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 280 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 319 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 892 - - 737 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4507 - - 5068 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2065 - - -695 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7464 - - 6500 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 460 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.1 - - 59.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4639 - - 5045 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 80 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - 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] 99604 30 096 30 110 99604 92036 28 096 27 100 92036 86207 24 095 22 095 86207 81389 23 105 22 088 81389 77250 22 097 15 102 77250 73589 18 083 17 107 73589 70263 18 079 14 080 70263 67210 15 043 14 044 67210 64395 3 100 6 340 64395 61701 8 013 5 355 61701 58886 19 333 13 002 58886 55957 28 304 29 314 55957 53173 33 299 40 300 53173 50660 26 300 49 296 50660 48402 56 309 57 303 48402 46361 83 309 83 310 46361 44511 105 299 104 306 44511 42819 111 300 123 300 42819 41246 120 301 122 298 41246 39760 124 300 123 303 39760 38353 121 301 129 307 38353 36985 114 306 126 307 36985 35589 103 306 119 303 35589 34136 95 302 115 301 34136 32633 93 304 105 303 32633 31070 89 307 88 305 31070 29432 73 307 76 306 29432 27719 59 301 60 301 27719 25935 54 302 49 292 25935 24079 50 305 43 289 24079 22150 45 305 43 289 22150 20139 41 303 40 289 20139 18042 40 303 38 288 18042 15904 42 308 36 297 15904 13841 41 311 36 304 13841 11968 39 311 32 304 11968 10314 34 307 27 305 10314 8852 29 301 21 309 8852 7557 27 296 21 315 7557 6406 23*298 21*317 6406 5382 21*302 22*318 5382 4479 22 303 22 318 4479 3678 22 305 22 319 3678 2961 22 305 22 319 2961 2325 22 306 21 319 2325 1794 21 306 21 319 1794 1386 21 306 20 319 1386 1105 20 306 19 319 1105 934 18 306 17 318 934 837 14 305 13 319 837 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