DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 = 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 - - - - - - 77.4 - - 77.3 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 55 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2514 - - 1702 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1984 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3274 - - 2462 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2167 - - 3129 - - 2767 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 288 - - 202 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 219 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -682 - - 53 - - -474 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3956 - - 2409 - - 1311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2501 - - -1147 - - -1323 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5775 - - 3609 - - 2160 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 90 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 890 - - 2620 - - 2890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 77.3 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 69.2 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 76.9 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 68.2 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 55 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2514 - - 1702 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 60 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 17 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] 99368 22 089 14 080 11 071 99368 91897 17 091 11 086 13 074 91897 86123 18 096 14 085 14 081 86123 81324 14 079 13 080 11 089 81324 77184 6 017 7 061 11 094 77184 73523 3 165 2 236 4 041 73523 70204 6 119 6 185 2 330 70204 67142 5 281 4 205 7 276 67142 64296 6 288 5 232 9 266 64296 61528 11 296 12 276 9 291 61528 58658 14 277 18 284 22 305 58658 55705 19 276 23 261 27 273 55705 52898 18 291 16 277 20 285 52898 50376 29 302 26 302 26 289 50376 48121 36 295 28 300 26 287 48121 46079 38 289 30 297 26 293 46079 44210 41 278 34 302 30 300 44210 42485 39 271 39 304 37 303 42485 40885 36 273 43 306 43 298 40885 39393 35 274 46 308 45 300 39393 38000 31 270 45 309 46 305 38000 36664 28 265 41 308 46 304 36664 35315 27 262 38 305 44 303 35315 33914 26 256 37 305 39 309 33914 32461 25 253 35 303 37 309 32461 30940 24 255 32 301 32 310 30940 29340 23 254 30 298 31 313 29340 27661 23 255 29 296 33 311 27661 25902 24 261 30 293 33 306 25902 24064 24 267 32 289 32 304 24064 22151 23 274 31 290 31 303 22151 20159 22 282 30 293 30 298 20159 18081 23 289 27 294 27 296 18081 15957 24 292 21 288 23 297 15957 13906 26 289 18 281 23 300 13906 12040 27 273 20 282 23 291 12040 10383 25 271 23 286 23 284 10383 8911 21 262 23 282 18 280 8911 7602 17 260 23 277 19 273 7602 6437 15 267 22 263 22 263 6437 5404 15 270 21 257 21 257 5404 4492 16 269 18 246 20 249 4492 3685 14*262 16 236 18 240 3685 2963 10*242 15*231 16 232 2963 2325 9 227 13*225 15 232 2325 1793 8 224 12 219 13 217 1793 1385 8 222 11 217 11 208 1385 1104 8 219 10 216 10 203 1104 934 7 219 10 215 9*202 934 837 6 218 8 214 5*201 837 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