DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 64.4 - - 62.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 377 - - 292 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3885 - - 3568 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3414 - - 3080 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4645 - - 4328 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 900 - - 806 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 461 - - 412 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 080 - - 070 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1092 - - -2226 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5737 - - 6554 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6162 - - -10590 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10807 - - 14918 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 62.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.4 - - 37.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 61.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.7 - - 36.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 377 - - 292 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3885 - - 3568 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98199 15 104 12 160 98199 90767 6 111 4 116 90767 85053 6 077 8 007 85053 80303 4 103 9 012 80303 76208 1 118 2 153 76208 72597 5 261 3 217 72597 69321 10 245 7 218 69321 66305 8 221 14 219 66305 63515 8 206 14 228 63515 60815 8 233 12 223 60815 57990 18 245 21 253 57990 55060 35 244 40 249 55060 52265 45 231 44 240 52265 49742 44 246 46 243 49742 47488 60 249 58 252 47488 45474 85 234 76 228 45474 43663 78 224 69 235 43663 42009 72 245 79 257 42009 40480 90 257 110 257 40480 39042 83 249 111 256 39042 37677 76 239 85 256 37677 36355 77 237 72 246 36355 35010 78 235 75 240 35010 33609 77 236 78 236 33609 32152 74 239 77 237 32152 30625 70 236 71 236 30625 29018 63 241 66 242 29018 27335 54 248 58 245 27335 25576 47 251 47 250 25576 23742 46 255 40 253 23742 21832 47 254 39 249 21832 19843 50 238 42 243 19843 17766 49 239 41 244 17766 15640 39 250 31 252 15640 13586 30 243 27 261 13586 11720 18 228 19 239 11720 10070 10 174 17 211 10070 8617 6 123 11 152 8617 7334 11 104 14 115 7334 6200 13 102 14 102 6200 5202 13*092 16*084 5202 4327 13*086 16*074 4327 3557 13 083 16 072 3557 2868 13 081 17 071 2868 2259 14 080 17 070 2259 1750 14 078 17 069 1750 1360 13 077 17 069 1360 1091 13 077 16 068 1091 928 12 076 15 068 928 835 11 077 13 068 835 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