DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.3 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 9 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1275 - - 1655 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2035 - - 2415 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1632 - - 1695 - - 1885 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 123 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 187 - - 249 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 686 - - 809 - - -66 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1349 - - 1606 - - 903 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 296 - - 185 - - -487 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1739 - - 2230 - - 1324 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1250 - - 1060 - - 1290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.3 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 73.5 - - 73.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 78.2 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 72.9 - - 73.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 9 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1275 - - 1655 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 18 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] 99569 41 097 22 078 41 072 99569 92109 28 089 24 088 24 075 92109 86349 20 078 26 090 17 086 86349 81537 15 069 22 097 14 076 81537 77382 14 062 16 099 11 080 77382 73715 12 056 12 084 7 093 73715 70403 8 083 9 028 5 068 70403 67367 6 097 3 011 4 010 67367 64555 2 184 4 179 6 337 64555 61833 9 188 11 174 6 267 61833 59021 4 214 8 217 12 240 59021 56164 10 286 15 270 15 247 56164 53494 18 261 20 262 16 258 53494 51115 27 256 24 274 16 295 51115 48982 38 250 28 262 24 275 48982 47042 40 228 29 246 23 270 47042 45252 19 254 25 239 27 266 45252 43577 22 287 22 252 30 250 43577 42000 28 287 21 255 24 230 42000 40509 23 277 20 254 21 227 40509 39094 22 270 20 255 20 233 39094 37718 23 273 20 260 20 240 37718 36313 22 276 22 265 19 247 36313 34847 19 275 23 264 19 262 34847 33326 18 267 23 262 21 268 33326 31732 18 257 21 253 14 279 31732 30055 18 257 19 244 12 258 30055 28299 18 261 17 238 16 231 28299 26465 17 268 13 253 17 227 26465 24557 14 269 10 262 18 234 24557 22577 15 268 9 263 17 246 22577 20522 15 270 10 276 15 269 20522 18386 13 269 15 284 17 275 18386 16213 13 273 18 290 20 275 16213 14122 12 262 19 283 26 275 14122 12220 12 248 21 275 31 275 12220 10527 12 249 23 273 33 278 10527 9020 14 239 19 271 28 280 9020 7679 17 251 14 268 21 279 7679 6491 20 265 9 261 15 265 6491 5441 20 268 5 251 13 257 5441 4515 12 263 8 247 15 264 4515 3699 7 251 10 246 15 254 3699 2971 6 223 9*247 13 238 2971 2330 7*201 7*248 10 224 2330 1796 6*193 6 248 7 204 1796 1387 6 189 5 250 6 181 1387 1105 6 185 5 251 5 176 1105 934 5 183 4 250 5*175 934 837 5 182 4 251 4*175 837 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