DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 65.1 - - 56.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2894 - - 908 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2628 - - 818 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3654 - - 1668 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1230 - - 1187 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 132 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 247 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3901 - - -1241 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7556 - - 2909 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8289 - - -3847 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11943 - - 5515 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 56.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.1 - - 46.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.1 - - 56.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.1 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2894 - - 908 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96985 60 246 48 248 96985 89530 50 253 48 243 89530 83844 43 247 46 248 83844 79195 33 249 39 248 79195 75200 35 240 31 258 75200 71653 29 260 36 259 71653 68437 36 265 34 266 68437 65485 39 268 41 268 65485 62757 35 268 43 256 62757 60097 34 270 38 246 60097 57297 40 274 37 276 57297 54391 42 272 41 274 54391 51616 44 266 41 263 51616 49105 42 269 42 267 49105 46850 44 281 47 275 46850 44815 51 284 49 276 44815 42970 56 284 53 272 42970 41290 60 285 54 271 41290 39749 62 286 54 277 39749 38317 65 287 58 284 38317 36975 66 287 63 287 36975 35681 62 287 68 287 35681 34367 60 290 69 286 34367 33004 59 289 70 283 33004 31598 56 285 76 284 31598 30130 54 281 67 281 30130 28583 53 280 51 272 28583 26957 52 279 45 270 26957 25246 51 276 45 268 25246 23454 50 274 42 264 23454 21582 49 273 39 259 21582 19626 47 274 38 252 19626 17585 45 276 37 243 17585 15502 45 268 40 234 15502 13492 48 255 41 229 13492 11663 46 258 42 230 11663 10038 41 262 44 233 10038 8596 37 252 38 238 8596 7319 33 258 28 251 7319 6191 31 264 21 272 6191 5196 27 257 18 284 5196 4321 18*249 17 281 4321 3549 10*255 17 272 3549 2858 8 264 17 264 2858 2250 8 269 17 259 2250 1744 7 273 17*252 1744 1356 7 275 16*248 1356 1089 7 277 15 247 1089 927 7 279 13 247 927 834 6 280 10 245 834 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