DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 85.0 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 225 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5406 - - 5455 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4563 - - 4419 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6166 - - 6215 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1250 - - 6026 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 499 - - 441 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 241 - - 220 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -78 - - -751 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6245 - - 6967 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2231 - - -1472 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8397 - - 7687 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1790 - - 2030 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.0 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.3 - - 59.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 58.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 225 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5406 - - 5455 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 98100 5 057 6 216 98100 90704 3 319 3 322 90704 85008 3 208 5 342 85008 80258 4 231 5 291 80258 76159 5 221 7 257 76159 72542 0 254 6 253 72542 69269 5 312 7 222 69269 66263 11 281 6 225 66263 63474 14 263 14 262 63474 60769 18 252 19 245 60769 57938 18 249 24 261 57938 55010 27 249 35 260 55010 52246 27 237 42 254 52246 49774 29 250 44 246 49774 47555 30 253 39 242 47555 45529 29 250 41 258 45529 43676 36 263 50 265 43676 41993 46 267 49 263 41993 40449 50 265 50 266 40449 39009 49 265 51 264 39009 37653 48 261 48 259 37653 36338 45 256 49 256 36338 34995 42 251 50 258 34995 33598 41 253 51 260 33598 32152 44 261 46 257 32152 30643 46 260 41 253 30643 29060 47 257 41 252 29060 27400 46 255 47 254 27400 25658 48 258 48 255 25658 23837 43 261 43 255 23837 21943 38 268 37 273 21943 19979 38 280 36 282 19979 17938 36 284 33 289 17938 15856 33 284 22 283 15856 13848 28 287 14 298 13848 12016 20 292 10 281 12016 10381 16 276 11 246 10381 8922 17 275 12 239 8922 7619 10 293 13 229 7619 6457 7*273 13*226 6457 5424 6*258 13*224 5424 4513 7 249 14 222 4513 3705 7 243 14 221 3705 2981 7 241 13 219 2981 2339 7 237 13 219 2339 1803 7 234 13 218 1803 1391 7 232 13 217 1391 1108 7 231 12 217 1108 935 6 231 12 217 935 837 6 230 11 217 837 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