DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 66.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 1132 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 836 - - 1892 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2916 - - 1703 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 44 - - 125 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 247 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -823 - - 787 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1659 - - 1105 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1572 - - 232 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2408 - - 1660 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1670 - - 1400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 66.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 66.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 63.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 1132 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 96365 24 243 25 259 96365 89099 16 260 19 233 89099 83546 19 278 17 217 83546 78951 21 259 18 246 78951 74986 17 243 20 266 74986 71484 13 266 23 269 71484 68314 20 276 22 258 68314 65383 20 274 21 273 65383 62647 27 274 28 276 62647 59988 33 267 33 258 59988 57202 38 249 32 256 57202 54288 34 257 40 272 54288 51507 48 270 53 272 51507 49029 55 264 56 264 49029 46837 57 261 56 257 46837 44869 56 264 56 254 44869 43086 59 263 56 257 43086 41462 60 259 60 257 41462 39967 60 260 66 255 39967 38567 63 262 64 253 38567 37240 62 262 60 255 37240 35950 61 262 57 255 35950 34634 57 258 53 252 34634 33264 50 249 49 248 33264 31844 43 249 46 249 31844 30355 44 253 44 251 30355 28787 46 257 43 254 28787 27139 50 260 41 257 27139 25412 54 260 39 257 25412 23607 57 259 40 260 23607 21729 58 257 45 266 21729 19772 59 254 47 272 19772 17734 60 252 49 277 17734 15655 58 253 47 280 15655 13650 56 253 40 277 13650 11823 52 252 36 267 11823 10197 48 253 39 256 10197 8750 46 254 38 251 8750 7458 46 256 33 251 7458 6311 37 253 27 249 6311 5297 29 239 25 251 5297 4404 29 239 25 254 4404 3615 29 236 24 252 3615 2911 26 227 23 251 2911 2289 25 222 22*250 2289 1770 22 218 20*248 1770 1372 20 214 18 248 1372 1098 17 212 17 247 1098 931 15*210 15 247 931 835 12*209 12 246 835 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