DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - - - - 76.2 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3055 - - 4784 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2729 - - 3847 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3815 - - 5544 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2037 - - 1967 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 405 - - 406 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 60 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 290 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1024 - - -1444 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4839 - - 6988 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3348 - - -4012 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7163 - - 9556 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 57 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 810 - - 300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 51.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.3 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.1 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3055 - - 4784 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - 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] 97197 22 220 25 243 97197 89793 25 252 25 251 89793 84112 22 272 27 262 84112 79430 18 251 16 266 79430 75407 10 252 12 268 75407 71846 8 294 13 258 71846 68623 5 248 9 254 68623 65646 11 315 8 305 65646 62877 23 302 20 314 62877 60209 21 297 27 309 60209 57437 21 298 30 298 57437 54554 26 298 29 293 54554 51795 32 301 33 294 51795 49324 36 302 37 293 49324 47135 37 303 36 293 47135 45172 38 313 36 303 45172 43398 46 319 43 308 43398 41776 49 321 47 308 41776 40267 48 320 45 310 40267 38844 45 321 42 308 38844 37494 42 320 38 305 37494 36182 37 318 35 307 36182 34843 31 311 32 310 34843 33448 27 302 30 308 33448 32001 26 303 28 301 32001 30488 25 311 24 292 30488 28899 25 319 21 292 28899 27231 26 323 22 306 27231 25485 28 326 24 320 25485 23663 28 322 23 323 23663 21771 28 310 23 321 21771 19810 27 308 25 323 19810 17778 26 319 24 325 17778 15706 26 328 20 325 15706 13704 25 328 18 337 13704 11879 22 320 16 345 11879 10251 19 315 13 346 10251 8801 16 310 9 339 8801 7510 14 312 7 327 7510 6363 11 307 4*282 6363 5347 9 286 3*273 5347 4450 7*286 2 272 4450 3655 7*287 2 277 3655 2943 6 287 1 291 2943 2313 6 289 1 315 2313 1786 6 291 1 347 1786 1381 6 293 1 011 1381 1103 5 292 1 021 1103 933 5 293 1 027 933 836 5 294 1 024 836 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