DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/14 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 - - - 76.3 - - 80.8 - - 83.3 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 168 - - 75 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2154 - - 3471 - - 3731 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1521 - - 2832 - - 2610 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2914 - - 4231 - - 4491 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1581 - - 1332 - - 1762 - - 4799 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 356 - - 292 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 20 - - 8 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 201 - - 212 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2917 - - -1500 - - -1942 - - -4159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5832 - - 5731 - - 6433 - - 4995 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10122 - - -6662 - - -6165 - - -7615 ODpotential blCL - - - 13036 - - 10893 - - 10656 - - 8451 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 60 - - 57 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 80.8 - - 83.3 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 58.6 - - 58.1 - - 62.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 79.6 - - 82.7 - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 57.2 - - 56.7 - - 61.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 168 - - 75 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2154 - - 3471 - - 3731 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99484 40 100 33 099 31 090 36 084 99484 91942 32 100 35 097 33 093 28 096 91942 86135 30 093 30 095 30 098 21 092 86135 81313 22 086 26 094 25 097 20 081 81313 77147 19 086 21 089 19 093 19 079 77147 73466 20 091 16 103 15 075 16 096 73466 70152 19 092 15 108 10 078 14 092 70152 67129 14 104 12 110 10 107 9 086 67129 64338 7 105 5 099 9 124 6 103 64338 61632 5 184 5 221 7 183 3 315 61632 58815 3 242 9 202 12 202 12 242 58815 55905 18 270 10 249 13 230 14 229 55905 53141 28 248 24 252 23 254 18 265 53141 50673 27 238 31 245 31 257 31 273 50673 48474 24 254 30 250 32 255 36 265 48474 46491 29 263 31 256 34 252 36 254 46491 44685 28 279 32 275 29 270 33 244 44685 43020 34 284 30 264 31 270 27 252 43020 41469 27 275 26 267 29 262 31 260 41469 40011 22 273 25 281 27 261 32 254 40011 38631 20 281 26 291 26 275 28 250 38631 37289 21 293 28 297 28 283 25 258 37289 35919 25 299 28 298 30 283 27 257 35919 34491 26 305 27 294 30 280 29 257 34491 33009 26 311 26 287 28 273 29 263 33009 31457 24 313 24 282 27 269 29 265 31457 29822 22 309 22 279 25 268 28 267 29822 28107 22 310 18 276 23 269 26 266 28107 26308 20 312 15 272 22 268 26 262 26308 24426 19 306 18 280 19 275 22 268 24426 22463 19 303 16 295 14 286 15 261 22463 20417 17 313 12 308 10 290 12 249 20417 18281 14 304 12 290 12 296 11 279 18281 16101 14 277 13 280 12 307 11 312 16101 14007 12 275 12 278 11 315 11 323 14007 12112 9 290 9 285 8 315 4 320 12112 10436 8 289 7 311 7 338 1 346 10436 8950 9 300 7 325 7 353 3 063 8950 7629 8 300 4 327 3 355 3 079 7629 6458 4 289 1 310 3 216 5 216 6458 5422 1 300 1 210 7 211 9 230 5422 4510 1 027 3*203 7*210 8 237 4510 3702 1 030 3*202 7*211 6 248 3702 2977 1*126 3 201 7 211 5 255 2977 2336 2*150 3 201 7 213 4 262 2336 1801 2 151 3 201 6 213 4 269 1801 1390 2 152 3 201 6 214 3 274 1390 1107 2 150 3 201 6 213 3 275 1107 935 2 150 3 199 5 214 3 277 935 836 2 152 3 201 5 214 2*281 836 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