DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 231 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5117 - - 5676 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4347 - - 4597 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5877 - - 6436 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 895 - - 810 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 494 - - 449 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 18 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3419 - - -3143 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9296 - - 9579 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10625 - - -8628 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16502 - - 15064 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.3 - - 46.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.1 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 231 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5117 - - 5676 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 98209 13 125 12 112 98209 90826 14 060 17 060 90826 85158 18 051 15 066 85158 80438 15 061 8 059 80438 76371 16 064 10 057 76371 72785 17 040 14 064 72785 69532 17 026 11 047 69532 66531 15 015 10 017 66531 63745 15 008 11 006 63745 61050 16 351 15 360 61050 58255 17 329 18 349 58255 55384 20 324 21 339 55384 52670 25 320 28 326 52670 50245 21 296 28 301 50245 48087 26 274 30 273 48087 46155 22 270 28 263 46155 44395 28 269 27 269 44395 42757 28 261 25 277 42757 41219 23 277 25 278 41219 39764 21 305 25 278 39764 38380 21 310 21 285 38380 37034 23 309 20 296 37034 35658 20 306 19 315 35658 34223 20 312 18 318 34223 32733 23 319 18 326 32733 31172 20 320 17 324 31172 29528 18 291 19 299 29528 27805 19 292 19 304 27805 26008 17 297 17 310 26008 24141 14 298 18 308 24141 22206 10 306 12 337 22206 20199 7 321 7 016 20199 18110 2 275 5 051 18110 15975 2 218 3 043 15975 13914 6 217 3 281 13914 12037 7 214 4 266 12037 10372 8 226 4 262 10372 8894 10 209 8 248 8894 7582 8 201 8*237 7582 6421 5*199 6*230 6421 5394 4*200 5 228 5394 4487 4 202 5 228 4487 3684 4 202 5 225 3684 2964 3 204 4 224 2964 2328 3 204 4 223 2328 1796 3 206 4 221 1796 1387 2 205 4 221 1387 1105 2 206 3 220 1105 934 2 206 3 220 934 836 2 204 3 219 836 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