DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 77.3 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 128 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5146 - - 5152 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4167 - - 3909 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5906 - - 5912 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 774 - - 1016 - - 5539 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 428 - - 369 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 155 - - 208 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -590 - - -1919 - - -4922 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6496 - - 7832 - - 5758 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9682 - - -12098 - - -11575 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15588 - - 18010 - - 12411 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 58 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 77.3 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 45.9 - - 53.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 76.3 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.5 - - 44.7 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 128 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5146 - - 5152 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99646 41 092 40 099 28 087 99646 92113 30 092 31 085 30 075 92113 86312 21 094 23 079 25 074 86312 81499 22 088 20 084 20 078 81499 77352 21 083 17 085 17 072 77352 73697 21 072 17 076 16 076 73697 70410 18 042 16 081 13 089 70410 67384 4 035 11 051 15 076 67384 64572 6 024 7 026 9 033 64572 61860 7 349 7 000 9 348 61860 59058 14 321 13 301 14 304 59058 56175 14 306 19 280 21 308 56175 53446 24 312 26 297 32 304 53446 51006 36 300 36 301 40 297 51006 48821 40 297 41 298 44 289 48821 46831 44 303 47 294 48 283 46831 44993 56 312 50 302 48 289 44993 43277 65 311 61 303 58 298 43277 41667 64 307 61 300 61 298 41667 40154 59 301 58 297 56 297 40154 38733 53 297 56 295 53 297 38733 37363 43 292 48 290 48 296 37363 35973 38 284 42 293 46 290 35973 34528 39 285 39 299 40 293 34528 33028 40 288 37 307 38 295 33028 31457 40 286 34 313 34 297 31457 29802 40 284 31 307 30 294 29802 28064 36 286 34 303 27 293 28064 26246 32 285 37 303 29 302 26246 24350 32 291 34 308 32 311 24350 22381 30 303 28 314 29 320 22381 20328 25 308 23 323 21 323 20328 18184 21 311 19 318 18 319 18184 16001 18 312 15 306 16 295 16001 13908 15 318 12 297 13 288 13908 12014 15 309 12 293 10 305 12014 10335 10 292 13 291 11 306 10335 8847 9 283 15 296 15 301 8847 7532 10 309 7 271 15 288 7532 6372 5*168 7*218 12 244 6372 5351 5*161 7*214 9 217 5351 4451 5 159 7 212 7 204 4451 3655 5 156 7 209 6 198 3655 2943 5 155 6 208 6 193 2943 2312 5 153 6 205 5 188 2312 1785 5 152 6 203 5 184 1785 1380 5 151 5 203 5 184 1380 1102 5 150 5 202 4 182 1102 933 5 149 5 202 4*180 933 836 4 151 5 202 4*180 836 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