DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 86.5 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 186 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2622 - - 6459 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1889 - - 5089 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3382 - - 7219 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1790 - - 1897 - - 6019 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 267 - - 440 - - 29 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 26 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 151 - - 193 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1072 - - 501 - - -4308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2310 - - 6718 - - 5144 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -69 - - -236 - - -5312 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3451 - - 7455 - - 6148 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 81 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2480 - - 1150 - - 1090 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 86.5 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 59.7 - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 85.5 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 59.2 - - 61.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 186 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2622 - - 6459 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 24 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 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] 97924 5 105 5 039 4 061 97924 90547 8 089 3 079 3 049 90547 84895 4 065 4 036 11 031 84895 80204 6 051 3 201 10 002 80204 76141 1 332 1 159 3 311 76141 72539 7 181 4 229 7 269 72539 69287 4 212 5 192 8 241 69287 66308 7 227 8 222 13 220 66308 63544 17 282 14 262 7 264 63544 60867 16 213 16 273 18 277 60867 58078 22 271 32 288 21 286 58078 55193 46 271 46 270 40 273 55193 52473 49 253 46 242 45 246 52473 50053 38 248 35 239 36 232 50053 47866 29 249 31 260 34 246 47866 45864 28 259 38 267 48 258 45864 44036 37 266 43 263 54 259 44036 42357 56 264 52 256 56 253 42357 40804 60 257 56 249 51 242 40804 39358 48 254 43 249 48 226 39358 37994 37 262 36 242 40 220 37994 36672 34 258 35 233 34 220 36672 35324 32 247 32 223 29 220 35324 33920 28 237 30 220 24 220 33920 32464 26 228 28 217 21 226 32464 30940 24 223 26 214 20 229 30940 29337 22 228 24 213 18 228 29337 27652 22 254 20 217 19 227 27652 25887 25 260 18 231 23 226 25887 24044 35 259 21 234 28 231 24044 22128 42 261 29 241 32 241 22128 20136 38 254 33 251 33 242 20136 18066 35 249 32 250 35 227 18066 15958 42 242 34 248 36 226 15958 13920 49 238 41 246 32 234 13920 12058 47 235 43 242 25 242 12058 10397 42 231 41 239 22 257 10397 8916 40 224 31 214 23 241 8916 7601 38 213 29*205 29 218 7601 6437 37 192 28*196 28 199 6437 5408 36 175 28 195 28 195 5408 4499 33 168 27 194 28 194 4499 3694 31*164 27 193 28 194 3694 2972 28*158 27 192 28 193 2972 2333 26 153 26 192 27 192 2333 1799 24 150 26 191 26 191 1799 1389 23 148 25 191 24 190 1389 1106 22 147 24 191 21 189 1106 935 20 147 22 190 18 188 935 836 16 146 18 190 13*187 836 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