DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 76.4 - - 80.4 - - 80.7 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 136 - - 52 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1558 - - 3155 - - 3262 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 820 - - 2532 - - 2111 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2318 - - 3915 - - 4022 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2486 - - 2925 - - 2794 - - 3753 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 219 - - 329 - - 262 - - 38 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 058 - - 059 - - 063 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -5 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1210 - - -432 - - -1059 - - -3071 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3528 - - 4347 - - 5082 - - 3907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4895 - - -2760 - - -4130 - - -5881 ODpotential blCL - - - 7213 - - 6675 - - 8152 - - 6717 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 72 - - 61 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 250 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 80.4 - - 80.7 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.7 - - 64.1 - - 61.3 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 79.4 - - 80.4 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 62.7 - - 60.0 - - 61.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 136 - - 52 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1558 - - 3155 - - 3262 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99480 37 087 36 093 32 071 31 080 99480 91965 28 089 27 092 23 074 28 081 91965 86166 23 079 20 093 19 090 22 076 86166 81359 19 079 17 080 18 089 18 081 81359 77227 18 083 17 077 15 082 16 068 77227 73587 19 071 18 071 14 090 6 046 73587 70295 11 064 12 049 12 065 9 049 70295 67274 13 073 9 054 10 034 15 026 67274 64487 17 032 9 066 6 006 11 007 64487 61798 21 357 16 005 6 011 9 340 61798 58988 21 307 21 330 12 341 9 343 58988 56064 24 286 28 311 28 319 27 331 56064 53289 27 284 37 297 37 303 36 315 53289 50801 33 281 41 286 36 292 38 299 50801 48565 37 276 38 281 33 290 35 289 48565 46529 36 275 33 281 29 289 30 293 46529 44671 36 278 27 294 21 314 19 308 44671 42972 33 277 21 302 25 337 23 343 42972 41402 23 270 9 317 20 339 22 338 41402 39930 10 274 8 019 13 014 17 337 39930 38540 4 059 15 047 15 036 13 352 38540 37193 15 035 13 039 14 033 11 004 37193 35819 16 023 14 039 15 026 12 010 35819 34387 10 018 17 037 17 014 13 011 34387 32902 6 325 17 039 17 010 14 010 32902 31347 5 349 16 042 17 011 14 006 31347 29710 12 020 17 037 16 010 14 358 29710 27991 17 059 16 033 16 007 13 358 27991 26192 18 059 16 027 16 004 14 003 26192 24315 16 047 16 021 18 006 16 008 24315 22364 18 038 17 017 22 008 19 007 22364 20330 18 037 15 022 22 014 20 007 20330 18209 16 034 12 026 20 021 20 014 18209 16045 15 024 12 027 15 020 21 022 16045 13961 13 010 14 030 15 019 15 016 13961 12069 12 358 15 036 15 031 13 016 12069 10396 13 350 14 041 11 049 10 042 10396 8914 15 016 15 051 11 053 12 050 8914 7600 16 048 16 079 10 064 12 051 7600 6433 15 070 19 080 14 075 12 053 6433 5399 17 075 18 074 18 075 13 058 5399 4487 19 071 15*066 18*074 14 060 4487 3682 19 069 14*061 17*067 15 058 3682 2961 17*066 14 060 15 063 15 053 2961 2324 15*063 14 059 15 062 15 048 2324 1794 12 058 14 059 15 062 14 046 1794 1385 12 057 13 059 14 062 13 045 1385 1104 11 056 13 058 13 061 11 045 1104 934 10 057 12 058 12 062 9 044 934 836 8 057 10 059 10 061 6*043 836 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