DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.4 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 371 - - 77 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3860 - - 4744 - - 4244 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3393 - - 3132 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4620 - - 5504 - - 5004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1255 - - 1852 - - 2692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 459 - - 294 - - 156 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 10 - - 8 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 291 - - 239 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -512 - - 339 - - -368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5133 - - 5166 - - 5372 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2000 - - 194 - - -925 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6620 - - 5310 - - 5929 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.4 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.7 - - 55.7 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 74.7 - - 76.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.2 - - 55.3 - - 55.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 371 - - 77 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3860 - - 4744 - - 4244 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 100 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98501 22 121 10 149 6 036 98501 91029 16 096 9 125 10 112 91029 85273 12 066 6 089 10 108 85273 80499 5 030 7 067 5 053 80499 76395 3 172 6 048 7 005 76395 72781 6 162 2 123 5 315 72781 69505 4 153 3 199 2 259 69505 66487 6 179 5 221 4 189 66487 63689 7 200 5 198 7 167 63689 60971 10 221 11 247 8 269 60971 58129 11 222 19 222 16 249 58129 55175 17 226 21 213 24 234 55175 52365 27 241 25 230 26 229 52365 49856 34 231 27 232 29 230 49856 47633 37 222 28 234 33 233 47633 45647 44 220 39 242 39 232 45647 43849 46 217 42 229 47 215 43849 42206 33 213 33 203 53 197 42206 40680 14 217 29 201 54 193 40680 39236 14 251 32 214 50 198 39236 37870 15 261 38 228 41 220 37870 36551 17 279 43 248 49 235 36551 35206 18 286 40 240 51 232 35206 33802 16 291 25 233 48 228 33802 32343 16 243 15 207 42 224 32343 30814 27 218 14 200 38 219 30814 29201 34 216 24 210 36 214 29201 27503 34 214 33 221 35 208 27503 25725 33 213 33 229 36 206 25725 23880 31 230 31 228 36 220 23880 21969 21 244 26 227 32 223 21969 19982 16 257 18 239 25 227 19982 17912 17 259 16 256 18 234 17912 15803 20 253 17 254 16 251 15803 13771 18 254 15 245 16 259 13771 11921 17 259 11 239 13 244 11921 10276 11 265 10 235 12 233 10276 8814 5 241 9 242 15 245 8814 7518 6 163 11 246 16 249 7518 6369 5 196 10*245 12 239 6369 5350 4*259 9*244 7*219 5350 4451 4*273 7 242 5*208 4451 3656 4 279 6 239 4 198 3656 2943 3 287 5 237 4 187 2943 2312 3 293 4 236 3 173 2312 1785 3 301 4 234 3 166 1785 1380 3 311 3 232 3 161 1380 1102 2 314 3 231 3 158 1102 933 2 316 3 231 3 155 933 836 2 316 3 232 3 154 836 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