DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3419 - - 5501 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2633 - - 2171 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4179 - - 6261 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2553 - - 3771 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 232 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 308 - - 324 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 583 - - 1405 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3596 - - 4856 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -633 - - -321 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4812 - - 6582 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1470 - - 1080 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 59.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.1 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 57.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3419 - - 5501 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 99240 18 092 16 083 99240 91820 21 084 16 093 91820 86076 19 086 16 088 86076 81271 13 089 15 055 81271 77126 7 099 5 040 77126 73462 6 096 10 127 73462 70133 4 012 1 158 70133 67067 11 210 6 199 67067 64213 2 263 1 305 64213 61443 7 302 12 273 61443 58566 13 306 8 274 58566 55596 20 315 20 309 55596 52770 25 299 22 272 52770 50221 32 308 24 323 50221 47931 39 296 43 314 47931 45857 38 292 51 302 45857 43963 39 295 48 298 43963 42215 41 301 47 304 42215 40594 46 309 53 307 40594 39083 52 309 59 307 39083 37670 55 310 62 310 37670 36316 58 313 65 314 36316 34956 58 312 71 319 34956 33559 58 311 75 319 33559 32122 58 312 73 317 32122 30623 59 312 68 316 30623 29045 59 312 66 317 29045 27388 56 311 65 318 27388 25649 53 308 64 319 25649 23829 49 308 61 321 23829 21932 45 306 54 320 21932 19952 42 307 48 318 19952 17884 39 308 43 316 17884 15776 35 308 39 315 15776 13746 31 311 37 318 13746 11904 29 314 34 321 11904 10272 25 307 28 318 10272 8826 27 310 26 315 8826 7538 27 318 25 316 7538 6390 26 321 22*319 6390 5369 22 321 21*320 5369 4467 19*317 18 323 4467 3668 15*311 18 324 3668 2952 14 309 17 325 2952 2319 14 308 16 325 2319 1790 13 308 15 325 1790 1383 13 307 15 326 1383 1103 12 308 14 326 1103 934 11 307 12 326 934 836 9 307 10 325 836 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