DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 56.6 - - 66.5 - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 115 - - 68 - - -94 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 981 - - 1615 - - 2968 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 1315 - - 1889 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1741 - - 2375 - - 3728 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 350 - - 705 - - 2468 - - 2575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 178 - - 245 - - 253 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 22 - - 29 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 180 - - 195 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1203 - - -1432 - - -2179 - - -4935 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2945 - - 3807 - - 5908 - - 5770 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9580 - - -6016 - - -4943 - - -8413 ODpotential blCL - - - 11321 - - 8391 - - 8671 - - 9248 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 72 - - 73 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 56.6 - - 66.5 - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 43.0 - - 43.7 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 56.0 - - 66.4 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 41.8 - - 42.7 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 115 - - 68 - - -94 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 981 - - 1615 - - 2968 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96806 36 240 41 247 47 236 52 243 96806 89388 37 236 38 243 36 239 42 247 89388 83785 31 236 37 244 38 253 30 256 83785 79173 23 255 30 238 31 258 32 257 79173 75174 27 266 29 246 32 263 32 264 75174 71625 34 274 29 257 33 254 34 268 71625 68419 38 274 32 268 34 261 36 257 68419 65452 40 272 36 272 35 272 31 259 65452 62672 40 270 36 276 38 279 32 284 62672 59969 40 270 39 278 40 279 33 289 59969 57152 39 272 41 276 40 272 35 287 57152 54239 37 275 39 270 36 268 36 281 54239 51455 34 275 33 272 28 269 34 278 51455 48931 32 275 30 274 25 275 33 275 48931 46667 33 278 29 269 29 274 37 276 46667 44631 39 273 33 269 33 274 35 276 44631 42787 41 265 37 260 36 270 38 272 42787 41111 40 265 35 256 34 265 36 266 41111 39578 42 269 34 261 36 263 33 263 39578 38160 46 269 34 260 34 252 28 265 38160 36835 47 262 36 257 33 251 28 270 36835 35559 46 261 39 257 29 256 28 274 35559 34260 43 260 39 258 27 260 31 272 34260 32906 41 261 37 258 28 260 31 261 32906 31501 39 266 34 260 30 256 30 252 31501 30031 33 268 32 260 30 251 28 251 30031 28486 30 262 30 254 30 252 28 259 28486 26865 32 254 33 247 31 253 28 269 26865 25168 33 253 33 245 33 247 28 274 25168 23389 29 248 32 243 35 245 27 270 23389 21534 28 250 28 241 34 249 27 259 21534 19601 29 256 24 245 34 252 30 252 19601 17585 32 262 32 247 33 247 32 248 17585 15525 37 251 38 240 37 242 32 247 15525 13535 33 249 40 233 38 236 37 246 13535 11723 31 252 35 229 37 232 44 240 11723 10111 33 240 36 226 39 225 46 237 10111 8678 34 232 39 223 48 224 48 230 8678 7407 32 231 38 219 47 224 47 220 7407 6277 36 225 37 220 45 221 45 211 6277 5275 39 222 38 224 41 216 44 209 5275 4390 42 218 40 221 33*203 43 208 4390 3607 43 207 38 209 31*197 42 207 3607 2906 40 197 33*196 31 195 40 206 2906 2285 35*182 25*182 30 195 38 205 2285 1767 27*172 24 180 29 194 34 203 1767 1369 24 170 23 179 28 193 30 202 1369 1096 22 169 22 178 26 193 24 201 1096 930 20 168 20 178 23 193 20 200 930 835 16 168 16 178 18 192 13*198 835 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