DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 2100 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1698 - - 2860 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1640 - - 2585 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 155 - - 165 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - 221 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1 - - 891 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1699 - - 1969 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3017 - - -294 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4715 - - 3154 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1470 - - 2070 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 75.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 2100 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 74 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 97970 11 132 3 193 97970 90602 8 103 7 137 90602 84967 8 078 9 124 84967 80273 5 083 4 124 80273 76210 3 188 3 217 76210 72631 6 167 6 170 72631 69395 6 175 6 106 69395 66406 9 203 9 255 66406 63651 2 181 14 243 63651 61003 22 262 21 244 61003 58242 27 246 28 238 58242 55374 28 247 38 245 55374 52632 41 237 41 229 52632 50165 37 224 36 230 50165 47951 37 235 36 242 47951 45941 52 250 54 254 45941 44112 69 238 66 244 44112 42450 67 229 69 237 42450 40919 62 227 66 235 40919 39482 61 225 71 229 39482 38119 62 224 72 227 38119 36793 62 223 70 227 36793 35437 60 222 65 224 35437 34023 56 220 57 223 34023 32553 53 218 52 222 32553 31014 50 215 51 221 31014 29393 47 212 49 222 29393 27692 44 208 45 220 27692 25911 43 207 37 222 25911 24055 42 210 31 227 24055 22127 41 217 27 241 22127 20122 40 228 32 258 20122 18032 38 239 31 257 18032 15901 35 248 27 240 15901 13851 35 253 26 234 13851 11991 37 256 27 229 11991 10341 38 256 29 236 10341 8873 37 252 32 246 8873 7566 35 244 37 243 7566 6404 35 230 40 234 6404 5376 37 216 39 231 5376 4472 39 205 36 229 4472 3673 39 199 33 228 3673 2956 35 195 31*226 2956 2321 27 189 28*223 2321 1792 22*181 25 221 1792 1385 19*174 24 220 1385 1104 17 172 22 219 1104 934 16 170 20 218 934 836 13 168 15 217 836 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