DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 265 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3036 - - 3488 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2209 - - 2988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3796 - - 4248 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1999 - - 1850 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 284 - - 398 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 307 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1122 - - -211 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2674 - - 4459 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 287 - - -1450 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3509 - - 5698 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 67.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.8 - - 52.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 265 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3036 - - 3488 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 97172 28 218 34 241 97172 89797 19 239 30 230 89797 84148 14 257 15 220 84148 79472 11 254 13 239 79472 75441 7 203 9 242 75441 71880 4 121 5 274 71880 68669 7 021 3 310 68669 65718 11 356 6 358 65718 62973 11 329 13 326 62973 60310 12 319 14 303 60310 57530 14 330 15 320 57530 54638 19 312 12 319 54638 51853 17 300 15 300 51853 49329 16 271 15 256 49329 47063 27 258 28 248 47063 45017 35 240 31 220 45017 43178 30 225 32 207 43178 41515 31 211 39 193 41515 39975 38 201 46 229 39975 38538 49 212 66 224 38538 37190 62 217 66 215 37190 35883 67 215 63 211 35883 34548 65 212 62 212 34548 33157 64 213 67 217 33157 31716 63 214 71 217 31716 30210 62 212 69 216 30210 28625 59 212 59 218 28625 26963 55 217 52 221 26963 25223 50 220 50 227 25223 23411 49 226 41 231 23411 21536 43 238 31 240 21536 19588 29 241 24 243 19588 17562 23 226 21 235 17562 15503 26 226 21 240 15503 13517 28 228 23 243 13517 11708 27 241 24 249 11708 10097 24 251 21 265 10097 8665 15 266 16 283 8665 7392 12 278 13 304 7392 6262 12 274 12 298 6262 5261 13 269 12 296 5261 4380 14*270 13*299 4380 3600 14*273 14*302 3600 2902 15 274 16 306 2902 2284 15 275 16 308 2284 1768 15 276 17 308 1768 1370 15 277 16 309 1370 1097 14 276 16 309 1097 931 14 277 15 309 931 836 12 277 13 309 836 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