DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 227 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5792 - - 6826 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4867 - - 5478 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6552 - - 7586 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1446 - - 1679 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 511 - - 475 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 194 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -860 - - 299 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7412 - - 7287 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3297 - - -1001 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9849 - - 8587 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 190 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.0 - - 50.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 227 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5792 - - 6826 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 97237 19 225 34 251 97237 89812 21 244 22 239 89812 84148 18 244 18 241 84148 79475 10 235 16 246 79475 75443 5 266 11 248 75443 71882 10 304 3 277 71882 68661 14 306 7 336 68661 65692 13 299 14 328 65692 62931 8 301 17 316 62931 60248 11 316 18 306 60248 57442 16 308 19 291 57442 54528 13 288 20 282 54528 51746 14 277 17 280 51746 49251 21 264 19 271 49251 47045 23 253 22 259 47045 45075 30 248 27 264 45075 43300 39 245 34 250 43300 41682 41 242 33 250 41682 40174 36 244 33 257 40174 38751 35 244 32 253 38751 37403 35 244 35 247 37403 36095 35 248 36 247 36095 34761 35 250 30 253 34761 33374 35 252 23 267 33374 31938 34 248 24 278 31938 30436 34 240 25 273 30436 28856 31 235 26 265 28856 27200 29 226 23 264 27200 25467 27 211 23 265 25467 23658 21 207 24 254 23658 21779 12 218 23 229 21779 19821 10 240 17 216 19821 17780 14 250 15 231 17780 15695 16 237 17 239 15695 13687 18 212 19 229 13687 11860 22 196 20 218 11860 10235 22 192 21 206 10235 8791 25 198 23*200 8791 7508 23*196 24*197 7508 6365 22*193 24 196 6365 5350 22 192 24 195 5350 4453 22 192 24 195 4453 3659 22 191 24 194 3659 2946 22 191 24 194 2946 2315 22 191 24 193 2315 1788 21 191 23 193 1788 1382 20 191 22 192 1382 1103 20 190 22 192 1103 933 19 190 20 192 933 836 16 190 17 192 836 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