DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 - - - 80.4 - - 84.9 - - 85.4 - - 82.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 151 - - 87 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1936 - - 6897 - - 5645 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1496 - - 5373 - - 4089 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2696 - - 7657 - - 6405 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5245 - - 1472 - - 3229 - - 8620 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 438 - - 350 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 285 - - 271 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2592 - - 762 - - -213 - - -4455 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5289 - - 6896 - - 6618 - - 5293 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4167 - - -503 - - -1415 - - -5651 ODpotential blCL - - - 6863 - - 8160 - - 7820 - - 6488 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 87 - - 85 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 100 - - 300 - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.4 - - 84.9 - - 85.4 - - 82.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 57.5 - - 59.2 - - 62.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 83.7 - - 84.6 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 56.2 - - 57.8 - - 60.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 151 - - 87 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1936 - - 6897 - - 5645 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 49 - - 42 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 99187 38 091 35 095 30 099 30 084 99187 91669 31 093 26 097 24 089 24 076 91669 85894 25 087 24 106 21 087 21 082 85894 81101 23 086 24 107 14 078 20 080 81101 76963 21 080 23 104 11 081 15 058 76963 73327 16 076 21 072 17 100 8 063 73327 70050 15 080 13 057 16 082 7 070 70050 67033 12 030 6 048 12 046 9 019 67033 64243 12 016 8 028 8 045 9 344 64243 61555 17 352 14 357 11 031 10 337 61555 58760 17 340 17 332 15 341 15 318 58760 55874 23 315 22 325 22 318 18 309 55874 53122 27 307 32 321 30 311 37 330 53122 50649 34 306 43 311 45 315 53 311 50649 48440 39 299 54 298 52 299 50 298 48440 46419 41 293 52 288 50 285 45 298 46419 44547 39 300 47 286 46 282 51 307 44547 42810 46 310 45 293 50 294 62 310 42810 41192 55 314 50 303 57 299 69 307 41192 39682 59 312 58 301 63 302 71 300 39682 38265 70 309 69 301 66 300 66 295 38265 36903 83 302 74 294 67 291 64 293 36903 35523 76 296 72 290 68 286 64 289 35523 34093 60 298 52 299 68 283 64 284 34093 32613 56 304 48 297 63 293 60 287 32613 31066 51 303 48 285 58 299 58 287 31066 29444 49 287 52 267 53 297 58 285 29444 27745 55 282 45 272 53 290 59 290 27745 25968 50 283 38 298 47 292 49 304 25968 24116 47 281 40 291 44 281 35 298 24116 22186 41 277 44 292 29 283 35 294 22186 20177 34 275 40 287 29 304 30 297 20177 18086 30 277 38 281 32 300 21 285 18086 15956 29 277 34 275 34 296 22 304 15956 13908 27 278 25 274 29 281 24 313 13908 12049 23 282 19 280 23 277 19 306 12049 10396 18 287 16 294 16 280 16 292 10396 8929 15 292 13*288 13 271 17 272 8929 7623 15 311 13*289 13 270 16 267 7623 6460 15 317 13 288 12*270 14 267 6460 5426 13 304 12 286 12*270 12 268 5426 4513 12 291 12 284 11 270 11 269 4513 3704 12 295 11 284 11 271 10 271 3704 2980 12*296 11 284 10 271 10 273 2980 2338 11*295 11 283 10 271 9 275 2338 1802 9 293 10 283 10 272 9 276 1802 1391 9 292 10 283 9 272 8 277 1391 1107 8 291 9 282 9 272 8 278 1107 935 8 291 9 282 8 271 6*279 935 837 7 291 8 283 7 272 5*280 837 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