DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 80.6 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 398 - - 294 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3920 - - 3832 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3465 - - 3289 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4680 - - 4592 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1498 - - 1088 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 473 - - 425 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 059 - - 061 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3294 - - -3723 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7975 - - 8315 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9492 - - -11067 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14172 - - 15659 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 61 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.8 - - 44.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 398 - - 294 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3920 - - 3832 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 98488 11 056 7 350 98488 91051 13 052 8 095 91051 85304 12 066 18 076 85304 80544 14 048 15 056 80544 76462 13 047 8 041 76462 72866 13 055 8 053 72866 69611 12 032 14 034 69611 66617 11 021 13 013 66617 63840 12 352 14 337 63840 61150 11 337 16 309 61150 58344 14 339 16 314 58344 55445 21 325 23 320 55445 52696 28 315 29 304 52696 50243 32 292 33 295 50243 48088 39 302 43 308 48088 46158 62 301 58 301 46158 44386 69 291 61 289 44386 42738 71 287 61 287 42738 41192 69 288 63 289 41192 39731 61 292 62 290 39731 38344 57 298 56 294 38344 36995 55 301 54 299 36995 35618 53 299 51 303 35618 34186 50 300 46 310 34186 32700 49 307 46 308 32700 31146 49 314 45 321 31146 29516 40 321 32 324 29516 27814 25 327 23 319 27814 26036 18 341 15 339 26036 24180 16 346 13 357 24180 22247 14 347 13 009 22247 20230 15 353 15 013 20230 18122 15 007 14 009 18122 15965 12 023 9 006 15965 13887 7 041 4 015 13887 12002 6 063 4 091 12002 10332 7 048 5 097 10332 8850 10 012 6 097 8850 7535 16 346 4 088 7535 6371 16 351 5 068 6371 5345 12*025 10*058 5345 4444 12*051 12*059 4444 3649 13 058 13 060 3649 2937 13 060 14 060 2937 2308 14 061 15 061 2308 1782 14 061 15 061 1782 1379 14 061 15 062 1379 1101 14 062 15 062 1101 932 13 062 14 062 932 836 12 062 12 062 836 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