DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 56.5 - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 95 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2802 - - 2409 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2373 - - 1714 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3562 - - 3169 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 630 - - 757 - - 2398 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 257 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 136 - - 145 - - 128 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 183 - - -1354 - - -3549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3380 - - 4523 - - 4383 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7828 - - -8886 - - -10525 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11390 - - 12055 - - 11359 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 91 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 56.5 - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.4 - - 40.0 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.7 - - 55.8 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.2 - - 38.8 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 95 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2802 - - 2409 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 64 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96814 33 250 35 259 42 268 96814 89517 32 255 37 260 37 274 89517 83913 31 261 34 262 34 280 83913 79268 35 269 34 270 42 278 79268 75282 34 266 41 272 43 264 75282 71769 37 275 41 268 42 277 71769 68594 43 278 39 274 48 279 68594 65679 47 277 47 282 48 274 65679 62957 50 276 54 280 44 275 62957 60290 50 276 52 277 48 281 60290 57495 48 277 51 275 52 288 57495 54598 49 280 51 281 61 280 54598 51851 53 281 56 286 61 272 51851 49388 57 277 66 278 53 272 49388 47168 52 271 65 268 52 283 47168 45154 44 278 57 268 66 286 45154 43340 52 294 51 289 74 285 43340 41704 71 298 66 296 70 289 41704 40202 82 294 80 296 76 292 40202 38801 81 292 86 293 81 285 38801 37475 79 292 83 292 74 282 37475 36183 78 291 77 292 69 281 36183 34861 75 290 72 288 67 281 34861 33482 69 289 69 283 65 287 33482 32047 66 288 65 276 57 289 32047 30546 64 287 60 274 48 284 30546 28964 61 288 55 270 44 275 28964 27298 58 289 56 269 41 272 27298 25550 54 290 53 267 41 266 25550 23721 47 290 47 263 43 258 23721 21813 42 288 40 265 41 253 21813 19824 31 293 34 280 40 251 19824 17750 26 288 17 271 40 249 17750 15636 23 272 23 245 38 241 15636 13605 26 256 32 249 32 225 13605 11761 28 256 27 250 29 216 11761 10123 24 255 24 237 28 219 10123 8666 16 247 25 223 26 231 8666 7371 13 246 22 218 24 244 7371 6223 12 245 19 219 24 245 6223 5209 9 235 17 219 21 237 5209 4321 5*181 14 200 20 201 4321 3544 9*137 11*155 22 171 3544 2856 10 136 11*147 22 155 2856 2250 10 136 11 146 20 144 2250 1744 10 135 11 144 18 137 1744 1356 10 136 10 143 16 133 1356 1089 9 135 9 142 14 131 1089 927 9 135 9 142 12 129 927 834 8 135 8 141 8*128 834 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