DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.4 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - 41 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2977 - - 3265 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2325 - - 1847 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3737 - - 4025 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1127 - - 1385 - - 3548 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 307 - - 243 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 285 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -91 - - -1161 - - -2516 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3828 - - 5187 - - 3353 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4947 - - -5647 - - -6367 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8684 - - 9672 - - 7204 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 68 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 430 - - 130 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.4 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.6 - - 60.6 - - 65.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 80.1 - - 78.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.3 - - 59.2 - - 64.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - 41 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2977 - - 3265 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 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] 99697 25 106 26 097 14 075 99697 92161 23 094 18 102 15 067 92161 86324 23 079 18 109 16 063 86324 81478 21 071 20 095 14 094 81478 77303 18 081 17 090 17 089 77303 73623 14 107 12 074 15 088 73623 70298 10 098 8 075 13 066 70298 67252 8 089 7 077 8 051 67252 64442 1 057 1 230 7 302 64442 61729 7 177 10 256 15 281 61729 58908 2 143 19 233 14 265 58908 55977 24 309 16 282 11 263 55977 53178 40 280 29 280 27 280 53178 50681 43 258 41 272 41 279 50681 48463 45 254 47 262 47 269 48463 46455 47 256 46 257 44 259 46455 44613 51 259 44 259 34 269 44613 42908 52 260 41 263 31 282 42908 41320 47 263 39 272 32 292 41320 39830 44 264 35 283 35 302 39830 38428 41 261 33 292 36 305 38428 37073 35 261 34 293 35 304 37073 35699 31 267 34 294 33 301 35699 34272 31 268 33 298 31 299 34272 32791 32 264 30 298 28 298 32791 31241 33 261 28 295 26 294 31241 29611 34 259 27 289 29 290 29611 27902 34 254 28 285 33 294 27902 26115 36 251 30 295 35 299 26115 24252 36 255 34 293 35 301 24252 22318 32 266 34 285 36 302 22318 20306 30 277 34 284 38 300 20306 18208 30 280 34 287 39 296 18208 16064 28 281 33 291 36 296 16064 13989 28 285 31 295 32 301 13989 12101 30 291 31 296 28 305 12101 10425 33 294 32 297 27 305 10425 8938 33 297 31 302 25 302 8938 7617 31 302 27 309 20 305 7617 6445 27 307 20 317 13 305 6445 5407 19 307 13 301 9 282 5407 4494 12*305 10*287 9 270 4494 3688 10*304 9*285 7 272 3688 2967 10 303 9 285 7 268 2967 2329 9 303 9 285 6 265 2329 1796 9 303 8 285 6 260 1796 1387 9 302 8 285 5 256 1387 1105 8 302 8 285 5 253 1105 934 8 302 7 285 4*248 934 837 7 301 6 284 2*243 837 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