DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 72.6 - - 78.7 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 113 - - 209 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1775 - - 3819 - - 7431 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 2943 - - 5904 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2535 - - 4579 - - 8191 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2029 - - 3697 - - 1671 - - 5835 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 336 - - 477 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 337 - - 327 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -8 - - 10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 864 - - -49 - - -769 - - -3395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1671 - - 4628 - - 8960 - - 4232 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 281 - - -1711 - - -3799 - - -4981 ODpotential blCL - - - 2254 - - 6290 - - 11990 - - 5817 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 66 - - 78 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 440 - - 200 - - 0 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 72.6 - - 78.7 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.7 - - 55.3 - - 42.2 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 71.8 - - 77.3 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 54.0 - - 40.9 - - 54.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 113 - - 209 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1775 - - 3819 - - 7431 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 - - 9 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] 98604 16 103 11 076 12 107 7 126 98604 91101 11 099 12 085 11 104 8 068 91101 85333 10 079 9 107 10 092 9 029 85333 80558 10 077 9 083 8 065 10 038 80558 76448 10 063 7 046 8 090 9 044 76448 72822 8 048 5 020 6 032 8 049 72822 69545 6 003 2 092 8 306 7 010 69545 66535 0 107 2 163 6 252 5 323 66535 63748 3 221 2 275 6 263 4 312 63748 61031 8 250 7 218 11 228 8 302 61031 58187 17 251 14 244 18 246 20 252 58187 55236 25 235 23 246 20 241 23 242 55236 52439 24 226 26 242 27 247 28 259 52439 49948 34 243 37 247 33 248 26 249 49948 47707 47 237 46 239 36 242 23 259 47707 45675 56 228 49 229 54 258 51 261 45675 43846 63 226 58 242 70 236 68 250 43846 42166 71 224 76 234 64 225 72 242 42166 40594 78 225 80 224 63 242 71 246 40594 39118 86 225 73 222 72 246 77 249 39118 37732 89 220 68 229 76 246 83 248 37732 36394 86 215 67 234 75 246 82 245 36394 35033 69 224 66 237 72 246 77 244 35033 33624 63 228 63 239 66 246 70 247 33624 32168 62 222 63 237 61 245 65 250 32168 30652 61 213 63 232 58 241 60 250 30652 29059 61 215 54 232 54 238 54 253 29059 27387 60 216 49 231 50 241 50 261 27387 25635 57 217 44 228 45 243 48 264 25635 23803 54 218 44 231 42 248 44 264 23803 21899 50 222 35 242 42 254 42 264 21899 19916 41 228 30 248 41 259 40 265 19916 17848 38 223 32 244 36 268 34 270 17848 15738 30 227 28 253 28 271 29 282 15738 13707 22 252 22 258 20 275 24 298 13707 11864 20 260 13 288 20 291 22 317 11864 10228 21 255 18 296 22 305 24 319 10228 8778 19 263 16 311 18*313 22 309 8778 7490 18 285 22 351 15*320 18 305 7490 6346 16 310 22 349 14 321 16 307 6346 5330 13 310 19*347 13 324 12 310 5330 4432 10 310 14*343 13 327 9 311 4432 3640 8 320 10 338 12 329 5 303 3640 2929 7*313 9 336 12 331 2 239 2929 2302 6*294 9 336 11 333 4 163 2302 1778 5 285 8 334 11 335 5 152 1778 1377 5 282 8 335 10 336 6 147 1377 1100 5 280 7 334 10 336 6 142 1100 932 5 281 7 334 9 337 5*140 932 836 4 278 6 335 8 337 4*140 836 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