DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 77.8 - - 82.2 - - 85.2 - - 80.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 72 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 1793 - - 2059 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 820 - - 1114 - - 821 - - 821 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1892 - - 2553 - - 2819 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 766 - - 1428 - - 2796 - - 2226 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 175 - - 227 - - 170 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 101 - - 216 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -13 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 616 - - 483 - - 176 - - -828 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1276 - - 2070 - - 2643 - - 1665 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 205 - - -3895 - - -1193 - - -3548 ODpotential blCL - - - 1687 - - 6448 - - 4012 - - 4385 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - 87 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 3230 - - 4030 - - 4580 - - 4220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 82.2 - - 85.2 - - 80.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.3 - - 75.3 - - 75.7 - - 75.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.2 - - 81.5 - - 85.1 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 74.1 - - 74.5 - - 75.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 72 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1132 - - 1793 - - 2059 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 64 - - 48 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - 18 - - 20 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] 99620 32 096 26 105 16 106 21 057 99620 92113 22 080 25 104 14 097 12 076 92113 86285 14 097 17 086 14 100 9 099 86285 81420 12 108 12 082 13 087 7 084 81420 77237 10 094 8 095 9 076 8 058 77237 73555 9 074 7 074 7 085 7 072 73555 70224 7 107 3 006 5 063 6 079 70224 67161 7 105 3 131 3 284 6 002 67161 64331 2 312 5 132 7 206 8 303 64331 61604 15 273 7 295 2 272 6 273 61604 58762 18 256 18 252 19 283 13 299 58762 55832 18 261 14 273 24 261 24 267 55832 53054 35 290 31 287 26 270 30 276 53054 50565 45 275 42 287 44 294 40 279 50565 48352 48 259 56 275 49 280 42 284 48352 46369 46 259 60 261 43 269 49 285 46369 44572 47 258 50 267 43 278 50 276 44572 42907 48 277 59 278 49 279 43 280 42907 41350 60 286 66 277 58 276 43 288 41350 39885 63 286 64 273 66 273 42 294 39885 38502 59 283 58 268 63 272 39 298 38502 37160 62 281 52 267 63 275 39 299 37160 35790 61 283 52 272 59 277 43 288 35790 34364 53 286 52 277 50 272 45 277 34364 32883 48 284 51 278 48 268 43 272 32883 31334 47 278 52 279 47 269 42 277 31334 29704 49 275 50 281 44 273 44 280 29704 27995 48 276 47 279 45 276 43 277 27995 26205 44 278 43 278 43 281 42 279 26205 24343 39 279 41 281 40 284 42 282 24343 22411 38 275 38 284 37 285 39 282 22411 20398 38 276 36 281 38 289 36 281 20398 18302 34 272 34 272 32 287 32 281 18302 16165 33 273 31 262 29 271 28 280 16165 14100 31 269 32 260 37 260 30 283 14100 12215 27 263 28 263 37 263 33 284 12215 10533 26 275 26 262 42 273 38 269 10533 9033 23 287 26 263 43 275 41 255 9033 7701 20 296 25 266 40 267 31 254 7701 6518 20 299 23 273 29 265 21 244 6518 5469 18 296 20 280 18 252 18 244 5469 4544 11 283 12 278 13 236 16 252 4544 3726 4 281 5 263 11 227 14 256 3726 2994 2 084 1*174 10*225 9 265 2994 2348 4*084 3*109 8*223 6 293 2348 1808 3*094 3 102 6 217 5 316 1808 1394 2 103 3 099 5 215 5 334 1394 1109 2 107 3 098 5 212 4 338 1109 936 2 109 3 097 4 211 4 342 936 837 2 113 3 096 4 211 3*342 837 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