DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 69.2 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 266 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4790 - - 5718 - - 3398 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4132 - - 4693 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5550 - - 6478 - - 4158 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1198 - - 1237 - - 2542 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 500 - - 469 - - 84 W* B/S - - - - - - 79 - - 33 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 218 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3216 - - -3450 - - -5000 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8767 - - 9928 - - 9158 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12972 - - -11728 - - -13604 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18522 - - 18206 - - 17762 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 49 - - 51 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 69.2 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.9 - - 28.4 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 67.6 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.7 - - 27.2 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 266 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4790 - - 5718 - - 3398 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98164 6 140 4 217 7 107 98164 90730 5 149 10 183 3 100 90730 85002 1 119 9 175 5 292 85002 80238 7 170 6 177 10 290 80238 76127 8 113 4 189 7 273 76127 72490 7 074 4 213 6 266 72490 69191 5 022 7 243 6 260 69191 66156 8 339 6 287 4 268 66156 63348 10 316 10 316 7 341 63348 60634 15 299 16 309 14 340 60634 57805 13 313 18 317 20 310 57805 54871 22 319 25 314 24 312 54871 52078 26 310 30 303 27 315 52078 49575 29 317 31 305 30 316 49575 47348 41 322 35 319 38 310 47348 45355 51 319 49 323 42 311 45355 43560 63 322 57 320 40 321 43560 41923 71 320 58 323 40 329 41923 40410 65 318 54 322 38 323 40410 38989 60 331 49 323 40 316 38989 37643 58 341 46 327 41 312 37643 36335 57 339 42 340 40 312 36335 34998 57 338 40 335 38 313 34998 33605 48 346 41 327 36 315 33605 32156 47 355 39 323 38 316 32156 30637 47 347 35 327 40 318 30637 29036 49 336 33 324 42 329 29036 27354 48 332 34 319 39 324 27354 25593 48 330 37 319 38 309 25593 23755 50 328 39 323 40 307 23755 21845 51 329 40 327 39 303 21845 19856 49 331 38 330 35 309 19856 17779 46 332 33 333 33 314 17779 15661 44 336 29 333 29 315 15661 13618 39 338 27 333 22 317 13618 11758 28 337 22 334 18 315 11758 10112 21 339 15 339 13 312 10112 8658 15 348 8 330 8 302 8658 7376 10 360 5*257 8 245 7376 6248 2*006 4*241 9 212 6248 5251 1*108 4 236 8 195 5251 4371 1 121 3 228 8*178 4371 3593 1 122 3 220 8*170 3593 2896 1 124 2 211 8 162 2896 2278 1 124 2 199 8 156 2278 1763 1 118 2 186 8 153 1763 1368 1 119 2 181 8 151 1368 1095 1 117 2 176 8 149 1095 930 1 113 2 178 7 148 930 835 1 113 2 174 6 147 835 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