DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - - - - 62.9 - - 66.2 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1937 - - 3005 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1218 - - 1398 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2697 - - 3765 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1251 - - 1751 - - 4032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 230 - - 228 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 304 - - 290 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1182 - - 1443 - - -562 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1515 - - 2322 - - 1398 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 534 - - 455 - - -1604 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2163 - - 3310 - - 2440 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 290 - - 500 - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 66.2 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.8 - - 58.7 - - 61.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 65.9 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 57.3 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 39 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1937 - - 3005 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 96884 23 273 16 252 21 266 96884 89648 18 225 22 268 19 283 89648 84122 18 220 22 246 20 277 84122 79566 17 224 22 230 22 261 79566 75641 11 216 16 223 18 254 75641 72121 14 253 17 248 20 258 72121 68893 28 250 31 252 24 257 68893 65917 32 239 34 247 31 262 65917 63157 31 235 35 241 38 245 63157 60475 29 231 38 227 41 236 60475 57649 43 248 39 240 37 246 57649 54705 56 247 53 253 49 254 54705 51909 59 244 61 247 55 248 51909 49401 56 242 56 242 52 248 49401 47150 52 241 51 242 48 251 47150 45110 51 242 49 245 48 255 45110 43260 50 242 48 247 45 255 43260 41573 47 245 43 248 47 274 41573 40015 44 252 34 254 29 269 40015 38576 42 257 23 268 12 309 38576 37234 40 258 12 274 13 308 37234 35931 32 259 6 299 21 310 35931 34602 23 301 13 313 24 303 34602 33222 26 299 15 293 25 299 33222 31794 26 284 16 283 23 298 31794 30303 24 282 17 286 21 300 30303 28736 25 292 20 295 21 303 28736 27092 28 300 21 302 22 305 27092 25369 31 304 23 301 22 302 25369 23568 32 304 23 298 20 298 23568 21691 34 301 23 293 20 289 21691 19736 35 300 22 295 21 282 19736 17697 35 301 22 301 23 283 17697 15615 32 293 23 303 24 288 15615 13606 31 284 24 302 23 295 13606 11777 27 286 25 297 21 297 11777 10152 20 291 25 296 21 294 10152 8709 17 296 21 298 21 295 8709 7427 20 301 16 297 20 299 7427 6290 22 297 15 290 16 291 6290 5283 20 291 16 288 14 279 5283 4397 18 287 15*288 11 277 4397 3614 15 295 14*289 9 281 3614 2912 15*301 13 289 9 284 2912 2291 15*303 12 290 9 285 2291 1771 14 304 12 290 9 285 1771 1373 14 304 11 290 9 285 1373 1098 13 305 11 291 7 284 1098 931 12 305 10 291 6*283 931 836 10 305 9 290 4*281 836 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