DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1921 - - 1645 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1514 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2681 - - 2405 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 978 - - 1009 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 256 - - 130 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 162 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1960 - - -2284 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4642 - - 4689 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7592 - - -8092 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10273 - - 10497 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 60.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1921 - - 1645 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 74 - - 45 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99109 9 146 7 127 99109 91634 12 155 6 141 91634 85833 10 173 7 175 85833 81031 6 165 10 213 81031 76921 7 105 9 181 76921 73304 8 084 7 129 73304 70045 4 108 2 099 70045 67060 2 199 2 323 67060 64300 4 226 4 265 64300 61637 4 254 6 237 61637 58876 15 275 16 278 58876 56049 17 294 23 270 56049 53399 25 322 21 297 53399 51025 35 310 25 305 51025 48885 37 311 39 308 48885 46934 43 304 42 303 46934 45133 42 298 42 295 45133 43456 41 288 44 286 43456 41884 41 283 48 282 41884 40400 35 289 47 281 40400 38993 28 293 38 274 38993 37625 23 290 31 274 37625 36228 22 268 29 276 36228 34771 19 250 29 277 34771 33259 14 258 30 279 33259 31677 13 265 29 282 31677 30013 15 276 24 286 30013 28269 20 278 20 288 28269 26444 21 287 22 285 26444 24543 24 287 23 278 24543 22568 23 280 21 279 22568 20513 21 263 22 283 20513 18373 22 262 23 285 18373 16195 21 267 22 279 16195 14104 15 271 21 265 14104 12204 12 267 19 259 12204 10514 11 274 16 257 10514 9010 10 270 14 256 9010 7670 11 254 14 262 7670 6478 12 245 15 268 6478 5422 12 239 12 264 5422 4496 12 239 11 246 4496 3682 12 221 12 206 3682 2960 11*197 15*175 2960 2324 9*172 15*165 2324 1793 9 169 15 163 1793 1385 9 168 14 161 1385 1104 8 167 13 160 1104 934 8 166 11 160 934 836 7 166 9 159 836 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