DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 31.5 - - 37.4 - - 41.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 294 - - 192 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2729 - - 3061 - - 3688 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2285 - - 2710 - - 2998 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3489 - - 3821 - - 4448 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 795 - - 777 - - 904 - - 4042 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 396 - - 365 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 098 - - 116 - - 114 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 52 - - -513 - - -889 - - -2891 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3437 - - 4334 - - 5338 - - 3725 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10149 - - -10158 - - -9447 - - -10847 ODpotential blCL - - - 13638 - - 13979 - - 13895 - - 11680 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 70 - - 73 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 37.4 - - 41.7 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.9 - - 21.7 - - 21.5 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 35.7 - - 40.4 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.8 - - 20.7 - - 20.4 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 294 - - 192 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2729 - - 3061 - - 3688 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96452 26 249 34 223 40 236 37 254 96452 89138 29 248 32 246 38 262 33 246 89138 83520 27 261 19 246 33 252 30 250 83520 78885 20 259 19 264 24 249 27 254 78885 74892 26 270 24 271 24 244 36 266 74892 71358 35 271 32 281 27 269 33 263 71358 68140 36 276 37 279 38 284 36 272 68140 65169 30 267 34 268 38 282 41 279 65169 62405 29 273 34 257 42 270 43 277 62405 59702 42 290 37 274 45 275 48 282 59702 56867 54 289 48 282 51 281 52 285 56867 53930 55 281 54 281 55 282 51 285 53930 51137 53 274 55 277 56 278 49 282 51137 48631 52 272 52 274 52 276 49 281 48631 46396 52 282 51 278 53 279 50 281 46396 44373 57 288 53 284 53 280 48 284 44373 42524 62 290 54 287 50 287 51 289 42524 40834 69 291 61 292 59 288 59 291 40834 39292 76 287 69 286 65 287 64 287 39292 37874 77 286 69 287 70 289 61 290 37874 36555 77 291 75 292 72 290 62 296 36555 35287 79 293 77 291 73 293 64 297 35287 33996 77 290 73 293 74 294 65 295 33996 32649 70 291 76 301 72 293 65 290 32649 31248 66 296 80 298 70 293 62 287 31248 29778 66 296 75 301 69 291 60 286 29778 28227 69 295 67 298 66 290 59 287 28227 26598 68 292 64 296 60 289 54 288 26598 24890 67 291 63 293 53 290 51 288 24890 23104 66 291 61 293 51 295 47 288 23104 21242 66 290 57 293 48 298 41 289 21242 19299 65 292 53 293 43 295 39 287 19299 17272 59 297 52 293 42 292 41 287 17272 15203 53 304 48 296 42 294 35 288 15203 13208 35 311 41 302 39 296 30 285 13208 11395 20 296 28 304 28 297 26 284 11395 9786 17 285 15 297 21 277 23 277 9786 8364 16 293 10 294 17 272 23 270 8364 7109 13 309 7 300 8 279 17 263 7109 6006 10 337 3 324 0 126 13 220 6006 5040 9 011 4 110 6*116 10 183 5040 4197 10*064 7*102 6*116 9 147 4197 3455 11*067 7*099 6 116 10 133 3455 2791 12 067 7 098 6 115 11 126 2791 2204 12 067 7 098 6 116 11 122 2204 1714 12 067 7 097 6 116 12 120 1714 1338 11 066 7 098 6 116 12 118 1338 1080 11 066 6 098 5 115 11 116 1080 923 10 066 6 098 5 115 10 115 923 833 9 066 6 097 5 115 7*114 833 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