DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 64.3 - - 56.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 360 - - 294 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2815 - - 3068 - - 1546 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2586 - - 2706 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3575 - - 3828 - - 2306 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 298 - - 889 - - 691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 393 - - 155 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 050 - - 067 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -357 - - -2378 - - -2021 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3932 - - 6206 - - 4327 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6398 - - -8062 - - -9141 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9973 - - 11890 - - 11447 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 59 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 64.3 - - 56.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.2 - - 40.0 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 62.4 - - 55.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 39.4 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 360 - - 294 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2815 - - 3068 - - 1546 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97210 24 235 32 246 28 241 97210 89882 27 244 24 239 20 246 89882 84272 20 232 17 243 11 259 84272 79600 10 212 13 253 10 280 79600 75551 1 106 8 237 10 278 75551 71965 6 343 3 223 12 267 71965 68724 7 309 6 285 7 261 68724 65749 8 300 9 297 10 295 65749 62988 13 280 13 275 17 281 62988 60305 10 278 9 264 18 249 60305 57489 15 278 10 262 15 236 57489 54538 19 253 19 273 17 253 54538 51699 29 245 27 252 23 263 51699 49144 27 231 32 243 29 261 49144 46872 23 240 32 246 32 263 46872 44827 32 259 37 253 32 264 44827 42967 37 256 37 254 29 265 42967 41262 35 251 33 253 30 267 41262 39692 29 253 29 264 32 268 39692 38238 30 279 32 277 33 270 38238 36887 41 283 37 276 34 269 36887 35598 39 277 38 275 34 266 35598 34297 34 274 36 275 33 260 34297 32944 33 274 30 282 28 263 32944 31540 31 269 28 291 23 263 31540 30072 25 266 24 283 18 269 30072 28528 15 282 13 269 16 271 28528 26906 11 332 5 271 16 256 26906 25203 9 317 6 264 15 244 25203 23420 7 257 9 252 10 241 23420 21563 4 201 9 203 13 212 21563 19625 3 158 9 190 17 196 19625 17598 6 148 9 190 15 198 17598 15524 5 142 7 192 14 197 15524 13520 3 134 5 180 12 185 13520 11692 0 312 4 257 7 190 11692 10064 3 358 4 308 6 131 10064 8618 5 006 5 357 7 087 8618 7335 7 351 10 020 11 050 7335 6200 10 356 14 029 15 049 6200 5199 13 357 15 051 18 061 5199 4319 12*017 13*066 16 062 4319 3544 11*051 13*068 13 050 3544 2854 11 051 13 068 14*045 2854 2248 11 050 13 068 16*049 2248 1744 11 050 13 067 16 051 1744 1356 11 050 13 067 16 053 1356 1089 11 049 12 066 16 053 1089 927 10 049 12 066 15 054 927 834 9 049 11 066 12 054 834 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