DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.2 - - 49.1 - - 49.0 - - 46.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 168 - - 75 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4219 - - 5150 - - 4927 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3200 - - 4067 - - 3350 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4979 - - 5910 - - 5687 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3539 - - 3497 - - 3758 - - 6819 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 402 - - 307 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 335 - - 339 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1283 - - 1138 - - 823 - - -3071 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3696 - - 4772 - - 4865 - - 3905 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -171 - - -160 - - -140 - - -3624 ODpotential blCL - - - 5150 - - 6070 - - 5827 - - 4458 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 91 - - 98 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 90 - - 80 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.2 - - 49.1 - - 49.0 - - 46.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 31.1 - - 30.6 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 48.0 - - 48.2 - - 47.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 29.9 - - 29.4 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 168 - - 75 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4219 - - 5150 - - 4927 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 63 - - 90 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97459 9 214 16 251 17 251 20 280 97459 90085 11 222 11 228 16 247 13 251 90085 84446 4 208 9 198 12 239 9 224 84446 79764 5 211 9 211 8 242 9 215 79764 75710 6 196 7 186 8 253 5 218 75710 72117 6 201 6 205 7 228 9 257 72117 68859 8 261 8 227 11 218 11 241 68859 65836 14 252 11 260 12 247 8 253 65836 62993 17 228 16 243 21 255 16 272 62993 60216 15 252 19 232 28 253 27 275 60216 57325 20 262 23 230 31 245 30 263 57325 54327 27 277 21 263 21 261 24 269 54327 51463 41 272 38 274 34 268 35 272 51463 48898 45 263 45 270 38 264 42 268 48898 46603 46 264 46 270 41 267 43 267 46603 44515 48 269 48 271 46 270 44 270 44515 42598 50 272 51 270 48 270 49 271 42598 40831 51 274 55 268 51 269 54 268 40831 39191 55 275 58 266 55 269 55 264 39191 37664 63 273 60 267 58 266 52 262 37664 36237 66 269 64 265 57 264 50 263 36237 34870 65 266 66 263 56 264 49 263 34870 33495 59 269 64 262 55 265 47 263 33495 32088 56 272 61 261 51 265 41 264 32088 30656 51 270 48 263 42 266 28 275 30656 29186 43 277 39 271 25 274 16 313 29186 27657 36 286 31 277 18 293 19 333 27657 26054 35 287 27 282 19 291 21 333 26054 24374 36 283 28 281 22 287 21 324 24374 22620 37 281 32 280 26 289 22 308 22620 20796 38 281 35 281 29 289 24 300 20796 18899 38 282 35 281 30 287 26 296 18899 16925 36 285 33 284 30 287 27 295 16925 14920 30 293 29 288 27 288 27 301 14920 12994 30 300 27 292 27 290 30 297 12994 11254 28 302 29 291 27 291 27 291 11254 9716 30 310 22 303 24 294 26 294 9716 8347 23 315 20 312 22 298 23 297 8347 7128 20 329 18 319 19 305 18 301 7128 6044 21 341 17*324 15*318 15 306 6044 5084 20*342 16*327 13*326 11 315 5084 4237 18*343 14 334 12 334 10 325 4237 3488 17 343 14 335 11 338 9 330 3488 2816 14 341 13 336 11 341 9 333 2816 2223 12 339 13 337 11 343 8 337 2223 1727 12 339 13 337 11 343 8 339 1727 1346 11 338 12 338 10 344 8 341 1346 1084 11 338 12 338 10 345 7 342 1084 925 10 339 11 338 10 345 6*343 925 834 9 339 10 338 8 346 5*344 834 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