DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - - - - 62.7 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1172 - - 2121 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1932 - - 2881 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 586 - - 1357 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 222 - - 225 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 192 - - 234 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2358 - - -4939 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4290 - - 7821 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7650 - - -8092 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9582 - - 10973 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.8 - - 45.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.9 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 44.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1172 - - 2121 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96459 11 245 19 225 96459 89356 15 216 12 242 89356 83914 7 254 16 234 83914 79357 6 243 15 214 79357 75389 5 275 13 215 75389 71858 8 285 7 261 71858 68665 14 301 11 311 68665 65750 12 288 19 292 65750 63053 8 294 17 288 63053 60432 19 323 23 297 60432 57682 30 329 27 297 57682 54799 49 321 38 302 54799 52029 57 315 38 294 52029 49532 57 313 49 302 49532 47284 60 312 62 306 47284 45237 67 314 70 308 45237 43365 78 311 79 307 43365 41659 84 306 83 303 41659 40101 84 305 81 305 40101 38662 81 309 79 313 38662 37313 82 317 84 318 37313 36008 83 320 88 318 36008 34678 79 320 87 319 34678 33292 72 320 82 319 33292 31854 65 316 77 318 31854 30351 61 313 74 318 30351 28774 56 310 72 319 28774 27123 55 308 66 317 27123 25395 53 307 61 312 25395 23592 51 308 57 309 23592 21716 46 306 51 308 21716 19761 41 302 49 305 19761 17727 38 309 47 303 17727 15661 38 311 38 310 15661 13669 37 311 39 323 13669 11851 38 315 38 331 11851 10231 34 296 30 327 10231 8786 34 280 29 296 8786 7496 29 283 38 283 7496 6347 29 283 39 275 6347 5328 31 272 36 269 5328 4429 31 251 34 260 4429 3637 30 239 31 249 3637 2928 27 223 27*236 2928 2303 21*208 25*234 2303 1779 15*194 24 233 1779 1378 14 192 23 234 1378 1100 14 192 21 234 1100 932 13 191 19 234 932 836 11 190 15 234 836 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