DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 77 - - 4201 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 2776 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 837 - - 4961 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3239 - - 2362 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 32 - - 285 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1764 - - 296 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2601 - - 4665 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3742 - - -1408 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4579 - - 6369 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1550 - - 1220 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 67.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 77 - - 4201 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 99624 31 102 21 107 99624 92033 20 102 19 093 92033 86181 19 096 18 093 86181 81324 18 085 18 098 81324 77145 14 088 17 087 77145 73471 12 084 13 081 73471 70168 12 085 8 098 70168 67149 11 082 6 104 67149 64360 7 045 3 060 64360 61671 5 335 2 331 61671 58888 7 273 5 279 58888 56014 12 262 13 262 56014 53274 26 288 28 285 53274 50823 40 277 44 270 50823 48624 38 267 42 267 48624 46602 39 287 48 282 46602 44729 55 289 60 285 44729 42982 62 287 64 282 42982 41354 59 277 61 276 41354 39846 52 269 59 271 39846 38444 47 280 66 272 38444 37090 54 285 61 269 37090 35709 59 281 55 258 35709 34271 51 289 52 258 34271 32780 40 296 46 262 32780 31220 27 277 35 256 31220 29580 31 258 36 260 29580 27859 36 262 40 269 27859 26061 35 272 37 270 26061 24192 29 276 28 282 24192 22253 26 268 24 290 22253 20238 24 278 21 283 20238 18142 22 284 18 285 18142 16012 21 281 17 281 16012 13963 22 288 18 271 13963 12099 24 279 25 270 12099 10438 21 268 27 267 10438 8960 21 266 26 266 8960 7643 20 267 22 264 7643 6473 18 268 17 261 6473 5436 15 267 13*250 5436 4521 13 260 11*243 4521 3711 12 252 10 239 3711 2985 10 233 9 238 2985 2342 8 226 9 236 2342 1805 8 228 8 234 1805 1393 7 227 8 233 1393 1108 6 229 7 233 1108 936 5*228 7 232 936 837 4*229 6 232 837 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