DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 - - - 59.5 - - 68.1 - - 74.0 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 418 - - 263 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1645 - - 2796 - - 2703 - - 1665 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1196 - - 2613 - - 2401 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2405 - - 3556 - - 3463 - - 2425 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 654 - - 604 - - 742 - - 789 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 233 - - 429 - - 365 - - 101 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 20 - - 15 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 183 - - 185 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - -3 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1808 - - -1875 - - -2709 - - -2368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4213 - - 5431 - - 6172 - - 4793 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10136 - - -8216 - - -7536 - - -8243 ODpotential blCL - - - 12541 - - 11772 - - 10999 - - 10668 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 76 - - 67 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 68.1 - - 74.0 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 47.2 - - 49.8 - - 52.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 66.0 - - 72.4 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 46.5 - - 49.3 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 418 - - 263 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1645 - - 2796 - - 2703 - - 1665 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98288 4 147 2 196 5 242 14 276 98288 90855 11 125 11 220 10 251 10 266 90855 85104 7 099 6 225 9 224 5 294 85104 80339 2 058 5 206 7 198 7 273 80339 76239 3 183 7 195 1 204 9 231 76239 72608 5 201 2 241 6 309 6 234 72608 69326 6 223 5 316 10 277 6 289 69326 66313 6 233 7 298 7 282 8 300 66313 63516 2 275 11 252 9 308 4 270 63516 60804 8 338 10 265 12 283 11 309 60804 57989 18 326 12 295 11 267 15 292 57989 55089 22 316 17 310 14 300 12 289 55089 52340 24 327 16 308 16 306 11 287 52340 49872 28 318 18 296 21 290 14 276 49872 47646 23 306 20 289 20 273 21 270 47646 45615 25 303 26 287 25 263 30 272 45615 43751 30 295 29 280 27 265 36 272 43751 42041 36 291 33 284 28 274 38 267 42041 40474 39 291 34 280 32 277 38 259 40474 39028 37 291 37 274 37 269 36 263 39028 37675 31 290 30 266 36 260 38 258 37675 36364 31 295 31 270 35 260 38 259 36364 35025 30 289 34 271 37 260 39 267 35025 33630 32 276 34 263 39 265 43 270 33630 32184 36 271 38 268 41 271 46 267 32184 30673 39 275 42 275 42 276 46 266 30673 29082 44 277 45 276 42 275 45 266 29082 27412 45 272 48 275 44 276 42 270 27412 25665 45 273 53 274 49 278 42 277 25665 23842 47 277 59 272 51 273 42 279 23842 21947 44 284 48 274 42 268 40 277 21947 19975 43 292 38 284 36 279 36 280 19975 17920 34 288 41 285 39 283 41 289 17920 15821 29 269 43 280 41 280 43 282 15821 13792 31 274 40 283 40 274 41 277 13792 11940 28 284 36 290 33 284 31 271 11940 10291 25 286 25 294 27 301 17 274 10291 8825 29 257 20 287 15 299 6 283 8825 7522 21 242 20 284 8 294 10 217 7522 6363 13 262 15 256 10 290 13 197 6363 5336 17 271 14 240 13 251 12 175 5336 4429 21 250 18 218 15 218 13 187 4429 3630 29 220 20*191 16*193 20 191 3630 2919 28*202 21*186 16*188 22*182 2919 2294 25*195 21 184 16 186 21*179 2294 1774 23 193 21 183 16 185 21 178 1774 1374 22 192 20 182 15 183 20 176 1374 1099 21 192 19 182 15 182 18 176 1099 931 19 191 18 181 14 182 16 175 931 835 15 191 16 181 12 182 12 175 835 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