DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - - 70.8 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1629 - - 1575 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1253 - - 819 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2389 - - 2335 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1349 - - 1961 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - 156 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 197 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1047 - - 634 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1342 - - 1701 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 452 - - -1515 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1937 - - 3850 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2170 - - 2490 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 67.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.3 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1629 - - 1575 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 96601 23 292 35 284 96601 89322 36 280 33 285 89322 83805 34 272 31 285 83805 79279 31 272 32 295 79279 75392 29 285 28 284 75392 71946 26 276 22 281 71946 68778 28 264 21 274 68778 65824 27 253 25 260 65824 63081 29 255 29 255 63081 60425 32 252 27 257 60425 57632 39 253 39 260 57632 54716 51 255 51 252 54716 51940 58 252 55 257 51940 49459 59 254 60 257 49459 47253 59 258 62 259 47253 45272 60 266 75 263 45272 43482 72 267 82 258 43482 41845 74 262 79 255 41845 40327 69 264 75 256 40327 38901 64 266 74 256 38901 37551 63 266 74 255 37551 36238 66 265 72 256 36238 34901 74 265 68 257 34901 33509 77 265 65 257 33509 32065 75 263 64 254 32065 30555 72 257 62 250 30555 28968 67 252 59 248 28968 27304 65 253 53 246 27304 25563 62 253 53 249 25563 23744 55 256 49 251 23744 21850 50 256 44 245 21850 19876 44 251 42 243 19876 17820 46 251 41 249 17820 15724 32 247 42 254 15724 13705 20 244 43 252 13705 11875 19 239 41 254 11875 10249 25 240 30 260 10249 8802 29 240 23 256 8802 7512 28 236 20 238 7512 6363 29 229 19 220 6363 5344 27 225 19 207 5344 4445 22 220 19 200 4445 3650 19 216 18 197 3650 2938 18*212 19*198 2938 2309 17*211 19*198 2309 1783 15 207 19 197 1783 1380 14 206 19 197 1380 1102 13 206 18 197 1102 933 12 206 16 197 933 836 10 205 13 196 836 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