DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 44.0 - - 48.6 - - 53.2 - - 52.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 234 - - 187 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3543 - - 4332 - - 3608 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2701 - - 3593 - - 2934 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4303 - - 5092 - - 4368 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1230 - - 1071 - - 993 - - 4288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 417 - - 361 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 207 - - 192 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 416 - - -623 - - -3062 - - -6089 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3887 - - 5715 - - 7430 - - 6923 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7995 - - -8939 - - -10267 - - -13379 ODpotential blCL - - - 12298 - - 14031 - - 14635 - - 14213 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 70 - - 68 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.0 - - 48.6 - - 53.2 - - 52.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 26.7 - - 23.8 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 47.0 - - 52.0 - - 53.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 25.5 - - 22.6 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 234 - - 187 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3543 - - 4332 - - 3608 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97165 27 241 30 226 32 244 27 255 97165 89800 21 262 24 251 27 254 28 264 89800 84138 31 267 26 246 28 242 33 257 84138 79455 28 249 32 245 30 248 33 253 79455 75437 11 267 22 245 28 247 24 264 75437 71877 18 280 22 280 24 275 18 295 71877 68647 22 250 18 266 25 263 19 287 68647 65672 32 297 12 296 20 262 22 299 65672 62910 37 284 25 298 24 283 30 292 62910 60223 27 266 30 296 29 293 34 297 60223 57412 27 298 36 291 37 296 39 301 57412 54496 38 313 37 291 41 293 45 303 54496 51710 50 313 42 301 42 296 49 299 51710 49194 59 305 51 305 48 302 52 295 49194 46931 63 300 56 309 50 305 54 294 46931 44872 63 302 60 308 52 308 53 297 44872 42992 62 306 57 303 57 310 51 307 42992 41277 59 309 51 309 62 309 58 316 41277 39717 59 316 59 320 61 310 65 315 39717 38284 65 328 67 323 60 312 68 316 38284 36946 82 329 70 327 70 319 73 319 36946 35655 83 325 74 325 79 323 78 319 35655 34339 78 329 75 320 83 324 80 319 34339 32971 79 331 73 317 83 323 80 319 32971 31550 77 324 69 319 83 321 79 319 31550 30061 74 321 69 321 80 319 76 319 30061 28494 71 323 69 323 75 317 73 317 28494 26851 62 330 69 322 71 316 68 317 26851 25132 56 326 64 319 65 317 64 318 25132 23337 54 323 58 320 59 317 59 320 23337 21468 52 320 55 321 57 316 55 320 21468 19517 51 316 51 318 54 317 51 317 19517 17481 50 314 47 315 45 318 49 312 17481 15405 47 314 45 314 40 312 46 309 15405 13405 43 311 41 314 40 309 41 306 13405 11591 40 310 37 314 42 308 33 298 11591 9981 36 312 33 315 39 308 32 293 9981 8546 30 315 28 312 31 301 35 293 8546 7267 23 318 18 304 24 290 27 292 7267 6136 14 322 8*277 20 272 19 284 6136 5147 5*329 6*215 11*222 19 208 5147 4285 1*091 7 211 9*202 18 199 4285 3524 2 105 7 209 8 197 17 195 3524 2843 5 123 7 206 7 193 16 191 2843 2241 7 125 7 204 7 190 14 187 2241 1738 7 126 7 203 6 187 13 184 1738 1353 7 125 6 202 6 185 12 180 1353 1087 7 126 6 201 5 183 10 176 1087 926 7 125 6 201 5 183 8*173 926 834 6 126 6 201 5 183 5*171 834 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