DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 67.5 - - 70.3 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 100 - - 44 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 687 - - 2210 - - 2414 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 818 - - 1683 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1447 - - 2970 - - 3174 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 940 - - 2549 - - 1784 - - 5495 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 263 - - 221 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 179 - - 173 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -375 - - 485 - - -324 - - -4438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1822 - - 2485 - - 3499 - - 5275 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3244 - - -902 - - -2701 - - -6409 ODpotential blCL - - - 4691 - - 3872 - - 5875 - - 7245 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 92 - - 84 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 440 - - 1240 - - 1180 - - 540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 67.5 - - 70.3 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.1 - - 59.5 - - 57.8 - - 51.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.1 - - 66.7 - - 70.0 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 58.1 - - 56.5 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 100 - - 44 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 687 - - 2210 - - 2414 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 68 - - 35 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 97625 14 119 13 132 6 291 3 060 97625 90242 8 107 8 096 11 185 2 187 90242 84569 9 101 7 132 12 154 2 106 84569 79846 11 105 8 155 9 155 2 056 79846 75760 7 100 5 188 4 160 2 348 75760 72141 5 154 4 189 1 210 8 283 72141 68866 8 310 10 294 11 320 7 289 68866 65843 4 285 14 277 16 276 10 278 65843 63026 16 304 13 260 18 273 18 295 63026 60314 20 276 15 267 25 274 27 265 60314 57491 24 282 24 278 23 264 18 251 57491 54545 31 270 27 271 27 286 33 290 54545 51734 30 263 38 276 46 274 41 279 51734 49221 35 266 51 260 49 262 43 267 49221 46985 38 268 47 243 44 256 41 259 46985 44965 38 259 30 239 40 257 40 266 44965 43124 39 263 27 271 41 263 49 276 43124 41447 49 280 53 278 49 269 60 270 41447 39918 61 280 70 279 56 270 65 259 39918 38505 64 274 74 279 61 273 58 256 38505 37176 57 269 68 278 63 272 51 264 37176 35891 51 267 61 275 59 271 51 270 35891 34579 49 269 57 266 53 269 51 271 34579 33213 47 270 61 253 47 265 50 271 33213 31794 46 270 60 249 49 257 49 270 31794 30310 47 270 47 256 57 251 44 260 30310 28750 46 273 37 251 51 249 37 261 28750 27119 41 268 32 250 37 250 35 269 27119 25410 40 260 29 259 37 249 36 268 25410 23621 38 259 26 268 37 250 34 268 23621 21756 38 257 26 273 30 253 28 269 21756 19810 31 259 27 265 26 270 23 275 19810 17774 21 267 29 260 29 276 22 284 17774 15695 14 289 32 246 25 271 21 286 15695 13689 11 283 32 243 29 263 14 271 13689 11865 11 264 34 239 30 253 16 262 11865 10238 15 270 32 239 30 246 20 254 10238 8789 18 264 28 239 26 248 20 256 8789 7499 21 268 25 242 23 248 18 248 7499 6351 22 276 13 246 21 247 15 227 6351 5334 22 274 7 210 19 241 16 205 5334 4438 21 253 6 188 15 222 15 200 4438 3644 21 226 7*182 13*193 14 196 3644 2934 19 205 7*182 13*177 13 192 2934 2305 16 190 7 181 13 175 12 187 2305 1781 13*183 7 179 12 173 11 181 1781 1377 10*181 7 178 12 172 9 175 1377 1100 9 181 7 177 11 171 8 170 1100 932 8 181 6 176 11 171 6*163 932 836 7 181 6 176 9 170 4*157 836 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