DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 81.1 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 372 - - 237 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4004 - - 4657 - - 1158 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3510 - - 3830 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4764 - - 5417 - - 1918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1462 - - 1424 - - 1247 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 467 - - 424 - - 122 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 088 - - 095 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4932 - - -4419 - - -6501 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9697 - - 9837 - - 8420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11643 - - -10875 - - -15007 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16407 - - 16292 - - 16925 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 86 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 81.1 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.2 - - 40.9 - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 79.6 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.9 - - 39.8 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 372 - - 237 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4004 - - 4657 - - 1158 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 46 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98476 20 116 9 132 13 060 98476 91036 10 130 11 079 8 101 91036 85312 14 110 12 109 9 087 85312 80549 19 084 14 119 12 067 80549 76443 20 068 15 097 9 075 76443 72824 15 051 13 068 9 058 72824 69556 15 052 10 064 9 041 69556 66553 12 025 11 045 12 029 66553 63767 12 351 14 018 15 015 63767 61078 14 345 15 358 14 352 61078 58289 17 332 18 354 16 349 58289 55410 21 331 21 330 21 334 55410 52675 25 322 22 320 22 313 52675 50233 33 309 28 316 26 307 50233 48057 37 294 33 303 27 304 48057 46094 31 281 32 288 28 294 46094 44306 24 277 30 278 26 286 44306 42656 17 276 22 274 26 278 42656 41113 15 272 16 271 21 277 41113 39659 14 275 11 264 16 277 39659 38283 11 278 11 256 12 279 38283 36945 9 272 13 255 10 289 36945 35578 11 262 15 269 11 298 35578 34151 14 270 15 287 11 307 34151 32670 14 278 15 297 11 317 32670 31118 14 286 15 296 11 320 31118 29483 14 285 15 298 12 312 29483 27764 12 290 14 304 14 301 27764 25963 9 312 9 322 12 307 25963 24090 7 349 4 016 2 101 24090 22153 5 334 3 007 2 138 22153 20140 5 320 4 349 0 304 20140 18042 3 325 4 335 4 325 18042 15899 3 029 3 343 5 335 15899 13835 4 047 2 004 3 347 13835 11959 4 076 2 067 2 013 11959 10297 6 114 4 090 5 063 10297 8823 13 127 7 131 5 082 8823 7512 19 111 13 130 9 141 7512 6351 20 100 15*118 13 142 6351 5326 15*095 16*109 14 136 5326 4425 13*092 16 104 15 124 4425 3629 13 090 17 096 17 112 3629 2919 13 089 18 093 19 095 2919 2293 13 087 18 091 20*075 2293 1772 12 086 18 089 20*071 1772 1373 12 084 18 088 19 070 1373 1098 12 084 17 087 18 069 1098 931 11 084 16 087 16 069 931 836 10 083 14 086 12 068 836 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