DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 82.7 - - 83.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 117 - - 43 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1597 - - 4547 - - 4380 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1138 - - 3479 - - 2785 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2357 - - 5307 - - 5140 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4350 - - 1943 - - 1715 - - 4691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 230 - - 357 - - 278 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 058 - - 060 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -905 - - -37 - - -1027 - - -3544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3262 - - 5344 - - 6168 - - 4381 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2663 - - -4986 - - -5924 - - -6808 ODpotential blCL - - - 5020 - - 10293 - - 11064 - - 7645 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 62 - - 59 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 80 - - 0 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 82.7 - - 83.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.1 - - 62.3 - - 59.8 - - 64.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.9 - - 81.8 - - 83.4 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 60.9 - - 58.4 - - 62.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 117 - - 43 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1597 - - 4547 - - 4380 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 10 - - 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] 99609 45 094 39 091 34 097 36 083 99609 92042 38 095 32 095 32 082 28 088 92042 86226 25 089 28 089 30 091 23 086 86226 81419 25 082 23 092 23 086 22 073 81419 77285 22 065 24 086 19 092 16 069 77285 73635 12 079 17 078 19 073 17 064 73635 70344 18 066 18 080 18 090 13 055 70344 67339 16 043 18 056 20 069 19 052 67339 64563 12 036 13 045 17 052 19 039 64563 61877 18 013 16 032 16 038 17 020 61877 59081 15 349 18 004 19 003 17 360 59081 56177 20 344 22 351 26 347 24 354 56177 53403 28 339 35 344 34 340 31 345 53403 50912 31 342 38 344 38 338 39 347 50912 48686 35 351 40 346 37 340 46 346 48686 46672 38 354 37 348 36 345 42 347 46672 44831 36 356 34 347 36 350 37 350 44831 43130 32 356 29 342 32 348 36 356 43130 41543 28 357 24 338 28 341 35 001 41543 40054 20 355 22 343 25 332 32 357 40054 38651 17 349 21 349 23 329 28 348 38651 37296 16 341 20 344 21 329 25 335 37296 35919 15 342 19 329 19 331 23 331 35919 34489 13 352 17 315 19 327 20 332 34489 33006 11 350 14 316 21 308 16 330 33006 31456 7 349 11 317 19 305 16 320 31456 29827 7 005 8 325 17 310 18 310 29827 28117 8 015 6 346 15 319 17 310 28117 26321 10 012 8 000 13 323 15 318 26321 24444 11 010 9 360 11 335 16 321 24444 22487 9 015 10 358 11 355 15 333 22487 20446 9 006 10 349 14 004 16 004 20446 18315 11 004 11 354 15 008 19 020 18315 16143 12 009 13 013 14 019 20 030 16143 14054 15 039 13 027 13 037 19 033 14054 12154 15 057 11 044 13 043 22 044 12154 10464 16 067 12 067 13 043 24 051 10464 8967 13 068 13 073 11 059 20 051 8967 7640 9 058 13 064 12 071 15 049 7640 6465 9 047 12 058 12 065 12 047 6465 5426 11 046 10*056 11*062 9 043 5426 4510 12 052 10*056 10*061 7 046 4510 3702 12 058 9 057 10 061 6 063 3702 2977 11*058 9 057 10 060 6 079 2977 2336 10*055 9 058 10 060 7 083 2336 1801 8 052 9 058 10 060 7 085 1801 1390 8 051 8 059 9 060 6 085 1390 1106 8 050 8 059 9 060 6 086 1106 935 7 051 8 058 8 060 5*087 935 837 6 050 7 059 7 060 3*088 837 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