DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 32.4 - - 41.5 - - 48.3 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 340 - - 252 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2055 - - 2650 - - 2928 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1741 - - 2439 - - 2540 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2815 - - 3410 - - 3688 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 597 - - 506 - - 958 - - 3329 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 392 - - 366 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 12 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 202 - - 206 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -955 - - -1976 - - -3551 - - -5572 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3770 - - 5386 - - 7239 - - 6406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9037 - - -8531 - - -11398 - - -14303 ODpotential blCL - - - 11852 - - 11941 - - 15086 - - 15137 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 72 - - 62 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.4 - - 41.5 - - 48.3 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.5 - - 21.3 - - 19.7 - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 39.7 - - 46.9 - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 20.3 - - 19.0 - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 340 - - 252 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2055 - - 2650 - - 2928 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96245 22 268 19 260 23 255 25 270 96245 88939 28 258 25 269 21 290 17 289 88939 83327 23 280 26 273 32 286 35 307 83327 78729 21 276 23 263 25 273 38 274 78729 74765 29 281 28 286 33 293 30 283 74765 71261 40 289 36 295 44 298 41 288 71261 68092 49 281 51 288 54 290 47 289 68092 65160 55 287 57 284 58 291 52 295 65160 62434 63 290 60 289 63 289 63 295 62434 59800 72 286 68 287 68 285 70 293 59800 57049 78 285 69 290 71 289 73 295 57049 54178 84 289 78 295 79 294 79 295 54178 51430 90 293 92 293 87 294 85 293 51430 48958 96 292 99 292 95 294 87 294 48958 46743 96 291 103 292 98 295 90 298 46743 44735 101 293 108 292 103 297 100 296 44735 42914 111 291 107 291 111 295 104 294 42914 41263 112 286 104 292 113 293 103 294 41263 39746 100 291 106 300 111 297 103 295 39746 38334 109 303 120 305 114 300 106 295 38334 37002 127 306 124 306 119 301 108 295 37002 35707 132 305 123 307 118 301 107 294 35707 34383 128 304 119 306 115 302 105 295 34383 33001 120 302 114 305 114 303 102 297 33001 31564 111 304 111 305 111 304 101 300 31564 30057 106 309 108 305 107 303 99 300 30057 28470 100 307 102 305 100 303 96 300 28470 26805 94 302 97 304 93 304 89 301 26805 25066 94 299 92 302 88 303 78 300 25066 23257 89 299 85 299 84 302 70 298 23257 21376 81 299 79 298 79 303 67 298 21376 19417 74 299 74 299 70 303 61 298 19417 17378 67 302 64 296 61 304 53 299 17378 15300 57 304 56 293 54 295 48 294 15300 13298 44 310 43 291 50 288 45 290 13298 11478 35 315 34 283 40 285 41 293 11478 9869 28 317 26 280 31 263 31 280 9869 8447 22 317 18 277 34 250 34 261 8447 7189 17 316 15 265 30 239 39 253 7189 6079 14 316 13 255 28 232 37 239 6079 5099 10 316 13 244 26 227 34 229 5099 4242 7 288 13 219 21*213 28 211 4242 3489 7*259 13*205 19*208 26 202 3489 2816 3*234 13*203 19 207 25 200 2816 2221 2 210 13 202 19 206 24 199 2221 1726 2 205 13 201 18 206 23 198 1726 1345 2 200 12 201 18 205 21 196 1345 1084 2 196 12 201 17 205 18 196 1084 925 2 196 11 200 16 205 15*195 925 834 2 198 10 200 14 204 10*194 834 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