DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 68.4 - - 68.9 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 51 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 784 - - 1731 - - 1166 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1544 - - 2491 - - 1926 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1112 - - 1232 - - 3058 - - 2202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 199 - - 116 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 244 - - 207 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - -5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -511 - - 1133 - - 610 - - -12 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2055 - - 1358 - - 1316 - - 848 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4054 - - 164 - - -128 - - -764 ODpotential blCL - - - 5598 - - 2327 - - 2054 - - 1600 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 96 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 1060 - - 1450 - - 1250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 68.4 - - 68.9 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.7 - - 64.8 - - 65.5 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 68.1 - - 68.9 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 63.8 - - 64.7 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 51 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 784 - - 1731 - - 1166 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 86 - - 88 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 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] 96768 13 247 12 303 7 261 21 258 96768 89546 7 222 18 260 16 279 15 296 89546 84063 9 217 20 225 24 252 17 268 84063 79518 9 239 12 225 23 239 17 259 79518 75595 14 231 11 248 16 243 16 271 75595 72111 12 224 17 255 15 240 16 266 72111 68917 13 234 22 245 15 247 13 235 68917 65960 16 247 27 241 23 270 23 265 65960 63207 24 235 25 227 40 251 33 258 63207 60533 22 227 25 229 40 229 41 242 60533 57744 31 237 27 243 34 230 40 244 57744 54845 34 246 39 261 45 247 50 239 54845 52068 59 252 57 249 49 247 51 239 52068 49559 59 247 58 237 48 247 57 245 49559 47313 57 250 52 243 65 248 63 249 47313 45286 64 248 64 250 83 241 77 247 45286 43458 75 248 87 248 88 238 89 243 43458 41808 99 247 108 241 99 242 105 242 41808 40299 120 244 119 234 107 241 111 238 40299 38890 111 243 117 232 101 235 98 229 38890 37552 100 243 108 234 99 232 85 224 37552 36250 99 243 99 236 97 234 80 222 36250 34919 94 241 96 235 91 235 73 217 34919 33530 86 238 91 234 90 235 72 216 33530 32087 81 235 89 234 87 234 68 217 32087 30575 82 235 87 234 76 235 65 221 30575 28982 83 238 83 234 62 237 62 224 28982 27309 78 239 73 231 58 240 59 225 27309 25556 65 236 68 231 60 240 58 226 25556 23726 54 239 61 235 50 237 61 229 23726 21824 45 231 52 239 49 235 67 233 21824 19846 44 229 47 245 53 239 60 238 19846 17785 42 233 45 245 54 244 52 243 17785 15682 38 244 44 241 50 247 45 250 15682 13661 37 259 43 232 43 250 41 262 13661 11830 37 264 38 233 36 253 35 266 11830 10208 36 265 34 243 34 248 29 256 10208 8766 35 263 26 250 35 240 29 239 8766 7479 35 260 19 257 36 236 35 225 7479 6333 34 258 17 264 29 230 40 216 6333 5317 31 254 19 267 21 222 41 209 5317 4423 28 246 20 258 19 216 39 204 4423 3632 24 231 22 247 17 214 36 201 3632 2924 17 205 21*244 16 212 33 199 2924 2297 12 183 20*244 15*212 31 199 2297 1775 11*183 18 244 13*209 26 194 1775 1375 11*183 17 244 11 207 22 190 1375 1099 11 182 15 243 10 206 18 186 1099 932 10 182 14 243 9 206 15*184 932 836 9 181 11 243 8 205 10*182 836 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