DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 87.4 - - 87.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7103 - - 6791 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5888 - - 5468 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7863 - - 7551 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2489 - - 3013 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 541 - - 479 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 050 - - 036 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1505 - - -884 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9368 - - 8436 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3717 - - -1841 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11580 - - 9392 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 230 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.4 - - 87.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.1 - - 53.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.3 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.9 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7103 - - 6791 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 16 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98587 14 108 6 135 98587 91120 14 076 13 071 91120 85372 14 075 13 065 85372 80608 15 072 11 082 80608 76509 13 053 13 099 76509 72893 11 061 11 088 72893 69630 7 074 7 044 69630 66634 7 094 4 325 66634 63848 3 049 5 277 63848 61150 7 281 12 293 61150 58343 16 271 19 276 58343 55431 21 267 22 273 55431 52648 26 271 25 273 52648 50151 29 270 26 266 50151 47926 31 266 26 265 47926 45921 35 266 29 285 45921 44100 37 262 38 300 44100 42421 35 265 44 296 42421 40858 33 272 45 284 40858 39400 28 277 39 272 39400 38028 23 281 36 278 38028 36699 25 296 35 276 36699 35347 22 295 36 276 35347 33938 29 285 39 284 33938 32474 32 274 41 291 32474 30941 28 260 40 293 30941 29329 25 267 40 300 29329 27639 24 282 34 312 27639 25871 22 292 27 310 25871 24026 21 292 23 302 24026 22107 17 294 20 304 22107 20110 15 309 19 315 20110 18035 13 293 15 333 18035 15925 5 280 18 317 15925 13890 1 348 12 311 13890 12037 6 008 9 358 12037 10389 9 020 7 025 10389 8920 10*037 7 024 8920 7613 9*046 7*027 7613 6449 7 047 8*029 6449 5417 5 048 8 031 5417 4505 5 049 8 032 4505 3698 5 050 9 035 3698 2975 5 053 9 037 2975 2335 5 054 9 039 2335 1800 5 056 9 041 1800 1389 5 057 9 041 1389 1107 5 056 9 042 1107 935 5 057 9 042 935 837 5 057 8 042 837 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