DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - - 49.1 - - 53.2 - - 58.3 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 154 - - 204 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1906 - - 2554 - - 2886 - - 252 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 2088 - - 2440 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2666 - - 3314 - - 3646 - - 1012 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1030 - - 757 - - 857 - - 3275 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 304 - - 344 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 274 - - 291 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -7 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 867 - - 896 - - -174 - - -2679 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1800 - - 2418 - - 3821 - - 3691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 509 - - 688 - - -6341 - - -7102 ODpotential blCL - - - 2157 - - 2626 - - 9987 - - 8114 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 84 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 53.2 - - 58.3 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 45.6 - - 44.4 - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 52.1 - - 57.0 - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 44.3 - - 43.6 - - 43.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 154 - - 204 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1906 - - 2554 - - 2886 - - 252 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 35 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97466 16 234 32 255 22 274 21 254 97466 90056 17 238 18 249 20 251 24 277 90056 84426 5 230 3 194 19 230 20 277 84426 79794 6 339 3 297 8 268 5 287 79794 75819 5 300 9 258 6 305 4 343 75819 72297 3 001 7 247 7 279 9 318 72297 69090 15 349 2 003 10 259 14 306 69090 66138 15 318 4 356 10 229 17 270 66138 63391 13 284 6 325 7 228 17 228 63391 60692 18 268 19 267 18 249 13 211 60692 57833 22 244 34 228 30 268 22 271 57833 54847 30 212 42 216 42 247 37 246 54847 51975 28 178 36 212 37 231 31 241 51975 49378 44 261 42 252 43 259 47 264 49378 47068 66 252 54 253 57 254 60 260 47068 44992 65 248 56 252 63 254 64 257 44992 43106 57 246 63 252 66 254 72 256 43106 41378 52 253 65 251 69 248 75 252 41378 39784 57 258 65 255 69 244 76 252 39784 38307 66 257 65 253 67 247 78 253 38307 36930 68 253 62 255 69 255 81 254 36930 35614 68 252 66 259 74 261 84 254 35614 34286 63 250 71 259 80 262 86 251 34286 32913 56 253 74 259 82 261 88 250 32913 31494 55 258 73 259 81 261 90 250 31494 30013 56 259 70 258 77 259 87 248 30013 28460 56 257 65 255 70 252 77 246 28460 26832 51 265 61 249 71 250 66 244 26832 25127 46 273 59 249 70 253 62 247 25127 23344 41 271 55 252 64 254 67 251 23344 21486 39 267 50 253 61 255 71 254 21486 19546 36 266 49 253 59 257 67 255 19546 17518 37 265 49 256 54 259 62 253 17518 15445 40 267 47 261 51 260 58 244 15445 13445 40 269 44 268 53 258 41 233 13445 11624 39 274 40 271 47 262 27 247 11624 10008 38 283 37 277 36 268 27 268 10008 8574 35 292 28 286 23 268 26 272 8574 7302 31 295 19 296 12 261 16 259 7302 6174 26 312 14 318 5 269 8 264 6174 5180 23 319 15 333 7 313 9 321 5180 4308 20 307 13 314 11*300 10 333 4308 3542 17 290 11*277 11*294 8 336 3542 2858 17*288 11*276 11 292 7 338 2858 2252 16*286 11 275 11 292 7 339 2252 1746 16 285 11 274 11 291 6 342 1746 1358 15 284 11 273 10 290 6 343 1358 1090 14 284 10 273 10 290 5*346 1090 928 13 283 10 273 9 289 5*348 928 835 11 284 9 272 8 289 4 349 835 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