DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - - 55.1 - - 63.8 - - 66.6 - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 321 - - 159 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 943 - - 4319 - - 6164 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 3698 - - 4762 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1703 - - 5079 - - 6924 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1749 - - 4002 - - 3077 - - 10137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 456 - - 411 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 13 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 155 - - 242 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 16 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1251 - - -115 - - 791 - - -7237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2954 - - 5195 - - 6133 - - 8073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3549 - - -713 - - 315 - - -7952 ODpotential blCL - - - 5252 - - 5792 - - 6609 - - 8787 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 84 - - 97 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 110 - - 110 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 63.8 - - 66.6 - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.0 - - 43.7 - - 42.4 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 61.9 - - 65.5 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 42.9 - - 41.3 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 321 - - 159 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 943 - - 4319 - - 6164 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 35 - - 89 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 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] 97573 7 022 8 314 7 006 7 251 97573 90232 8 010 3 154 5 279 5 333 90232 84561 7 006 6 179 9 258 8 009 84561 79820 4 028 4 151 9 213 10 310 79820 75720 6 280 7 247 3 250 9 291 75720 72088 7 266 14 248 9 294 15 311 72088 68798 9 268 15 238 18 253 21 292 68798 65764 16 286 19 266 19 251 22 267 65764 62931 23 264 27 269 23 278 19 274 62931 60181 23 267 28 275 32 286 30 289 60181 57326 35 280 35 274 36 277 35 276 57326 54357 45 277 40 272 41 268 36 270 54357 51513 51 269 44 268 44 262 44 274 51513 48955 52 268 48 270 49 267 49 270 48955 46663 55 270 53 272 56 267 51 271 46663 44588 57 270 58 268 57 265 57 270 44588 42696 59 270 60 263 60 266 59 268 42696 40958 61 272 61 262 65 265 61 267 40958 39353 71 275 68 265 69 262 64 266 39353 37864 84 273 79 265 69 263 68 266 37864 36476 93 271 91 269 72 268 73 265 36476 35157 95 269 106 270 81 270 78 262 35157 33845 85 270 104 268 90 267 83 256 33845 32499 79 269 96 268 90 263 82 251 32499 31105 74 272 96 268 82 263 82 252 31105 29644 69 273 95 267 79 265 83 258 29644 28106 69 276 86 266 78 268 71 261 28106 26493 66 273 79 262 70 270 61 258 26493 24806 67 271 80 258 64 270 58 260 24806 23044 67 267 79 259 62 269 54 265 23044 21212 58 271 67 263 60 269 50 272 21212 19306 55 277 59 261 55 272 46 278 19306 17318 46 277 52 265 48 275 43 282 17318 15288 39 279 41 275 44 278 39 288 15288 13332 34 279 33 276 36 278 34 296 13332 11560 28 270 26 273 26 271 26 287 11560 9988 26 252 21 256 18 267 21 260 9988 8589 22 269 17 245 17 264 19 261 8589 7340 19 290 8 239 14*259 17 262 7340 6226 13 298 4 220 12*252 16 264 6226 5237 7 300 4*201 11 247 14 266 5237 4362 3 341 6*164 10 244 13 268 4362 3587 2 077 6 160 10 241 13 270 3587 2892 6 121 6 156 9 240 12 272 2892 2277 9 128 6 154 9 238 11 274 2277 1763 8*139 7 151 9 237 11 275 1763 1367 8*144 6 149 8 235 10 276 1367 1095 8 146 6 147 8 235 9 277 1095 930 7 146 6 147 8 234 8 277 930 835 6 146 6 147 7 234 6*278 835 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