DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 67.1 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - 55 - - 39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1661 - - 1777 - - 2958 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1436 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2421 - - 2537 - - 3718 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1521 - - 1228 - - 855 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 260 - - 201 - - 201 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 27 - - 16 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 289 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1067 - - 872 - - -307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1354 - - 1665 - - 4025 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 475 - - 237 - - -8249 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1946 - - 2300 - - 11967 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1120 - - 250 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 67.1 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 62.4 - - 51.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 66.7 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 61.5 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 132 - - 55 - - 39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1661 - - 1777 - - 2958 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 8 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] 98152 7 117 7 182 7 021 98152 90749 16 116 4 158 2 011 90749 85066 14 109 6 123 4 125 85066 80364 4 064 7 093 8 117 80364 76314 2 152 7 148 6 101 76314 72729 5 163 11 159 5 132 72729 69493 11 119 12 151 8 174 69493 66521 1 132 9 149 8 182 66521 63755 12 227 14 199 13 238 63755 61088 15 210 14 193 15 228 61088 58311 30 240 22 266 19 259 58311 55423 44 229 44 244 41 247 55423 52676 42 230 51 231 51 238 52676 50214 45 231 49 223 52 232 50214 48000 42 223 45 219 49 242 48000 45981 29 220 44 243 57 240 45981 44147 41 242 52 244 53 238 44147 42485 60 229 55 238 59 230 42485 40946 54 222 59 233 66 224 40946 39495 42 225 55 214 58 208 39495 38125 34 230 49 210 56 200 38125 36795 29 231 52 223 54 209 36795 35435 28 234 50 229 53 219 35435 34017 36 243 48 230 56 231 34017 32542 40 237 49 229 55 233 32542 30997 44 239 50 225 54 231 30997 29367 44 241 50 224 55 236 29367 27659 39 237 48 228 53 242 27659 25875 38 238 45 231 45 242 25875 24016 42 233 44 235 46 248 24016 22079 45 227 45 241 44 256 22079 20062 44 238 44 242 47 259 20062 17966 46 241 41 247 47 257 17966 15834 43 244 40 251 42 250 15834 13777 44 245 38 249 36 246 13777 11900 43 236 42 242 36 242 11900 10230 45 234 47 242 38 244 10230 8752 46 236 46 242 32 244 8752 7444 43 240 43 240 31 253 7444 6285 40 242 43 243 32 257 6285 5264 35 243 38 247 27 265 5264 4373 34 244 28 258 15*292 4373 3593 30 250 21 286 16*302 3593 2896 29*256 20*293 16 303 2896 2278 29*257 20*293 17 305 2278 1763 28 259 17 290 17 305 1763 1368 27 261 16 288 16 305 1368 1095 26 261 15 288 16 305 1095 930 25 261 14 287 14 306 930 835 18 262 11 287 11 305 835 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