DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 55.9 - - 58.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 200 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 3815 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3135 - - 2892 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4619 - - 4575 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1973 - - 2981 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 373 - - 327 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 339 - - 336 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 267 - - -597 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4352 - - 5173 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 107 - - -929 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4512 - - 5504 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.9 - - 58.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 38.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.7 - - 57.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.3 - - 37.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 200 - - 135 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3859 - - 3815 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98055 11 080 9 123 98055 90607 3 215 4 306 90607 84869 5 109 4 253 84869 80116 5 009 2 037 80116 76027 5 013 2 129 76027 72406 4 360 3 114 72406 69112 5 336 3 012 69112 66069 12 311 9 306 66069 63243 15 302 14 302 63243 60517 10 314 15 307 60517 57682 19 324 22 310 57682 54735 20 308 24 302 54735 51918 29 313 24 312 51918 49377 32 321 32 321 49377 47102 39 324 42 313 47102 45047 45 317 45 313 45047 43167 53 317 52 315 43167 41434 58 316 63 314 41434 39835 63 315 74 316 39835 38349 67 317 79 317 38349 36960 74 322 84 318 36960 35628 84 324 87 319 35628 34285 89 323 90 321 34285 32901 90 325 91 322 32901 31471 92 327 90 320 31471 29976 94 328 86 319 29976 28405 91 328 82 319 28405 26755 83 328 81 320 26755 25025 74 327 79 321 25025 23218 69 326 75 325 23218 21338 67 325 68 325 21338 19382 61 325 62 325 19382 17345 50 320 57 326 17345 15278 40 317 50 328 15278 13298 36 319 43 329 13298 11503 35 324 40 329 11503 9910 33 324 36 329 9910 8496 31 325 32 328 8496 7247 26 324 26 320 7247 6144 22 329 26 320 6144 5165 22*330 24*324 5165 4301 21*332 22*331 4301 3538 20 337 21 334 3538 2854 20 339 21 335 2854 2249 19 340 20 337 2249 1744 19 341 20 337 1744 1356 18 342 19 338 1356 1090 17 342 18 339 1090 928 16 342 17 339 928 835 14 342 14 339 835 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