DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - - 41.0 - - 41.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3759 - - 3379 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3151 - - 2256 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4519 - - 4139 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1065 - - 1980 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 395 - - 271 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 288 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1761 - - 1435 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2759 - - 2704 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1234 - - 413 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3285 - - 3726 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.0 - - 41.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.9 - - 32.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.8 - - 40.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.7 - - 31.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3759 - - 3379 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 91 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 96875 23 276 29 276 96875 89586 29 243 34 264 89586 84055 22 234 38 253 84055 79471 21 256 32 249 79471 75483 32 259 27 255 75483 71918 34 253 30 249 71918 68692 30 254 31 244 68692 65730 25 250 28 252 65730 62955 34 251 44 251 62955 60235 37 248 47 246 60235 57383 42 244 54 247 57383 54438 53 244 55 238 54438 51636 59 241 47 236 51636 49103 61 237 55 245 49103 46825 64 240 66 242 46825 44758 70 243 68 238 44758 42862 82 243 71 242 42862 41109 91 236 82 241 41109 39482 93 231 91 239 39482 37967 98 228 96 236 37967 36555 102 228 100 234 36555 35210 110 231 108 234 35210 33862 113 230 119 235 33862 32476 110 227 127 234 32476 31047 108 225 125 229 31047 29556 106 226 121 227 29556 27987 104 227 119 229 27987 26343 102 227 117 228 26343 24618 101 226 116 228 24618 22812 100 225 117 231 22812 20930 96 227 112 230 20930 18973 95 231 108 229 18973 16954 94 234 81 236 16954 14930 74 238 56 244 14930 12996 53 234 47 251 12996 11237 55 223 46 256 11237 9671 57 230 47 261 9671 8280 50 252 47 265 8280 7047 45 271 42 269 7047 5966 29 283 30 280 5966 5020 24*288 30 282 5020 4185 24*289 30*284 4185 3447 24 289 28*286 3447 2786 24 289 27 288 2786 2201 24 289 26 289 2201 1713 23 289 25 289 1713 1338 23 289 24 289 1338 1080 22 289 23 289 1080 923 20 289 20 290 923 833 16 289 16 290 833 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