DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5961 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 3187 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6721 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 2511 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 260 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 1195 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5526 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - 252 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 6469 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 360 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 57.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 78.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 56.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5961 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 68 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - 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] 99158 10 086 99158 91696 10 096 91696 85939 14 073 85939 81161 13 079 81161 77034 6 058 77034 73380 5 164 73380 70066 7 145 70066 67011 6 162 67011 64178 5 269 64178 61445 8 245 61445 58584 7 273 58584 55610 20 296 55610 52778 27 287 52778 50232 30 285 50232 47954 36 287 47954 45895 41 284 45895 44018 39 280 44018 42294 37 289 42294 40702 39 291 40702 39222 37 290 39222 37836 34 297 37836 36505 36 310 36505 35157 39 314 35157 33757 38 313 33757 32306 36 313 32306 30789 34 315 30789 29193 30 317 29193 27520 26 316 27520 25770 23 313 25770 23943 21 308 23943 22039 19 303 22039 20053 19 298 20053 17980 18 295 17980 15864 18 294 15864 13820 16 297 13820 11955 14 306 11955 10299 13 320 10299 8839 11 322 8839 7548 11*322 7548 6397 9*320 6397 5374 6 315 5374 4470 6 315 4470 3671 5 313 3671 2954 5 314 2954 2320 4 314 2320 1790 4 313 1790 1384 3 314 1384 1104 3 312 1104 933 3 313 933 836 3 313 836 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