DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 59.1 - - 60.3 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 391 - - 198 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3957 - - 5479 - - 6060 - - 4613 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3207 - - 4682 - - 4797 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4717 - - 6239 - - 6820 - - 5373 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 880 - - 662 - - 841 - - 2202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 376 - - 526 - - 434 - - 92 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 13 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 290 - - 286 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 3 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -651 - - -3629 - - -2387 - - -2908 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5368 - - 9868 - - 9208 - - 8281 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9116 - - -11878 - - -9501 - - -10743 ODpotential blCL - - - 13833 - - 18117 - - 16321 - - 16116 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 86 - - 88 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 59.1 - - 60.3 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 18.3 - - 22.4 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 56.9 - - 59.1 - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 17.2 - - 21.4 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 391 - - 198 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3957 - - 5479 - - 6060 - - 4613 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 43 - - 51 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97895 12 222 9 246 9 273 3 276 97895 90479 3 192 10 204 12 229 12 253 90479 84764 6 197 7 174 11 215 13 229 84764 80000 10 162 15 206 14 212 11 229 80000 75870 4 186 12 206 14 207 10 225 75870 72201 7 249 13 207 13 262 6 243 72201 68868 12 249 7 239 21 245 15 265 68868 65815 15 241 11 259 20 230 19 250 65815 62989 16 267 11 287 19 257 13 264 62989 60237 32 275 27 279 25 279 26 289 60237 57364 37 259 34 268 37 273 41 278 57364 54398 30 268 34 267 40 263 47 262 54398 51586 37 282 48 272 39 265 53 261 51586 49070 53 280 61 266 54 274 57 263 49070 46822 70 279 66 265 71 273 65 268 46822 44791 80 273 71 268 90 269 82 264 44791 42954 80 264 79 270 96 270 88 263 42954 41272 75 263 93 275 106 274 93 266 41272 39706 81 271 112 280 121 274 102 269 39706 38239 96 277 121 280 128 272 115 269 38239 36859 111 278 122 276 127 269 121 268 36859 35526 107 273 116 272 120 266 122 267 35526 34170 97 266 109 264 110 262 120 267 34170 32770 89 259 105 255 99 257 108 263 32770 31336 84 253 95 253 92 250 91 254 31336 29847 82 252 85 252 86 240 83 250 29847 28279 78 250 81 248 85 238 75 248 28279 26636 74 249 76 248 82 235 71 240 26636 24915 73 250 69 246 78 236 74 236 24915 23114 72 248 62 252 79 243 73 237 23114 21240 64 260 54 264 76 250 66 247 21240 19292 67 271 53 257 60 260 59 249 19292 17264 58 269 54 244 54 267 54 251 17264 15203 55 265 48 253 47 261 47 263 15203 13224 56 256 46 265 38 265 41 264 13224 11429 58 253 41 256 35 268 35 259 11429 9840 52 260 41 248 28 256 29 262 9840 8439 38 274 36 265 21 253 23 273 8439 7204 28 282 21*279 13*277 18 295 7204 6111 24 298 11*284 13*283 17*305 6111 5141 16*308 11 286 13 284 17*308 5141 4284 14*307 11 287 13 285 17 310 4284 3526 12 305 11 290 13 286 17 312 3526 2846 11 301 11 291 13 287 17 313 2846 2244 9 298 11 292 13 286 16 313 2244 1741 9 295 11 293 13 287 16 314 1741 1355 8 293 11 294 12 287 15 314 1355 1088 7 292 11 294 12 287 14 314 1088 927 7 292 10 295 11 287 13 315 927 834 6 291 9 295 10 287 10 315 834 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