DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 39.5 - - 40.3 - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 112 - - 75 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1069 - - 1468 - - 1451 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 1050 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1829 - - 2228 - - 2211 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 634 - - 536 - - 721 - - 1759 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 227 - - 198 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 19 - - 21 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 058 - - 069 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 642 - - 797 - - 705 - - -554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1187 - - 1431 - - 1506 - - 1387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 442 - - 506 - - 363 - - -807 ODpotential blCL - - - 1387 - - 1722 - - 1848 - - 1640 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 39.5 - - 40.3 - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 36.5 - - 36.9 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 38.8 - - 39.8 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 35.4 - - 36.1 - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 112 - - 75 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1069 - - 1468 - - 1451 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96517 22 244 23 259 18 240 28 252 96517 89249 12 249 17 255 20 256 17 256 89249 83677 8 249 14 251 21 257 18 277 83677 79084 8 232 19 269 15 261 15 268 79084 75119 5 255 19 262 14 274 12 283 75119 71597 6 307 15 246 16 287 17 302 71597 68414 20 284 22 274 22 282 20 299 68414 65490 24 260 25 273 24 275 26 291 65490 62766 25 259 29 272 34 266 29 284 62766 60105 28 268 29 264 34 255 31 275 60105 57314 29 274 31 274 33 258 40 275 57314 54420 36 275 36 270 40 267 42 265 54420 51661 44 267 48 270 42 263 38 262 51661 49186 44 264 50 259 45 274 43 272 49186 46985 47 265 44 264 53 267 48 271 46985 45021 53 270 51 268 57 265 54 274 45021 43265 60 263 57 268 62 270 66 281 43265 41672 64 255 68 270 76 276 85 277 41672 40184 65 255 72 273 81 278 80 272 40184 38773 70 260 72 274 81 277 78 273 38773 37434 70 264 69 269 79 270 69 273 37434 36130 65 264 67 263 77 264 65 268 36130 34798 59 256 68 260 78 258 67 264 34798 33407 58 252 65 257 69 263 67 257 33407 31962 60 252 59 252 59 270 61 255 31962 30449 61 252 57 248 58 266 52 248 30449 28855 63 251 60 247 55 265 51 237 28855 27180 63 251 60 245 49 261 58 236 27180 25421 57 249 58 244 49 256 55 239 25421 23582 51 249 57 249 48 254 50 244 23582 21669 47 255 44 259 46 257 43 253 21669 19677 41 261 36 266 41 259 42 263 19677 17608 39 273 34 274 37 258 42 269 17608 15502 34 272 32 270 26 263 28 268 15502 13471 31 276 21 267 16 261 24 240 13471 11625 28 260 16 245 9 229 31 222 11625 9986 19 242 18 237 9 184 26 226 9986 8534 13 252 14 231 11 154 14 210 8534 7248 6 321 7 189 12 150 11 165 7248 6108 4 040 8 174 11 155 14 159 6108 5102 8 114 5 139 15 136 19 150 5102 4221 7 110 10 109 18 117 22 134 4221 3456 14 080 20 084 24 095 29 108 3456 2784 24 068 23*073 25*078 32 092 2784 2197 23*058 21*059 23*070 29 080 2197 1710 21*055 20 058 22 069 26 077 1710 1336 20 054 19 058 21 068 24 076 1336 1079 19 054 18 058 20 068 21 075 1079 923 17 053 17 057 18 068 18 074 923 833 14 053 13 057 14 068 13*075 833 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