DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 32.0 - - 38.7 - - 45.2 - - 40.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 286 - - 268 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2653 - - 3537 - - 5825 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2000 - - 3054 - - 4767 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3413 - - 4297 - - 6585 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 237 - - 757 - - 1108 - - 7518 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 280 - - 410 - - 469 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 23 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 323 - - 313 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1141 - - 623 - - -290 - - -6037 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2272 - - 3674 - - 6875 - - 6871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 681 - - 237 - - -2418 - - -6700 ODpotential blCL - - - 2732 - - 4060 - - 9003 - - 7533 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 76 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 38.7 - - 45.2 - - 40.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 25.9 - - 18.0 - - 13.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 37.2 - - 43.8 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.3 - - 24.7 - - 17.2 - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 286 - - 268 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2653 - - 3537 - - 5825 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 50 - - 5 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96241 31 256 26 250 33 249 36 248 96241 88943 31 249 28 246 27 260 34 273 88943 83369 29 251 32 249 29 274 34 278 83369 78795 22 248 25 250 34 258 30 272 78795 74840 27 279 23 265 30 269 32 279 74840 71335 33 274 37 286 42 286 40 284 71335 68166 31 251 37 272 44 276 40 286 68166 65245 27 279 33 276 45 276 51 279 65245 62553 39 280 45 274 54 276 60 273 62553 59961 49 271 50 272 55 267 62 261 59961 57234 56 274 57 273 57 270 59 269 57234 54370 73 278 65 275 70 277 72 278 54370 51619 84 271 81 275 90 279 89 278 51619 49127 88 266 96 273 101 274 102 277 49127 46873 92 268 102 268 105 271 109 276 46873 44812 97 271 102 265 108 271 113 276 44812 42922 101 272 103 268 113 272 118 277 42922 41189 106 271 113 273 119 272 122 276 41189 39596 116 272 128 274 125 272 122 275 39596 38119 125 272 139 274 131 272 125 278 38119 36742 129 273 143 274 133 273 134 280 36742 35417 128 273 142 275 134 274 141 280 35417 34072 126 272 136 274 135 276 144 280 34072 32675 123 271 131 271 136 276 145 280 32675 31226 119 269 128 268 136 275 145 280 31226 29709 115 268 124 268 135 272 142 280 29709 28117 112 268 121 271 132 272 136 280 28117 26453 110 266 119 269 127 273 131 281 26453 24713 111 263 116 267 120 276 132 286 24713 22894 112 265 113 272 117 279 126 289 22894 21004 108 268 106 279 113 282 115 288 21004 19044 94 273 96 279 103 282 107 289 19044 17006 81 281 89 279 98 284 103 293 17006 14939 68 292 83 290 91 292 88 298 14939 12973 49 287 65 298 73 299 65 302 12973 11207 41 278 43 292 53 303 51 306 11207 9649 37 293 38 274 41 308 43 307 9649 8278 24 283 41 290 36 309 30 304 8278 7068 15 287 35 296 25*307 28 309 7068 5993 12 285 31 302 24*309 28 311 5993 5041 12 287 26*312 24 311 28 313 5041 4200 10*334 18*319 24 312 28 314 4200 3457 16*354 17 320 23 314 28 315 3457 2792 16 355 16 323 23 315 27 316 2792 2205 16 355 16 324 23 315 26 316 2205 1715 16 355 15 325 22 316 25 317 1715 1338 15 355 14 326 21 316 23 317 1338 1080 15 354 13 326 20 316 20 317 1080 923 14 354 13 326 19 317 17 317 923 833 11 354 11 326 16 317 13*316 833 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