DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 63.9 - - 66.8 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 503 - - 320 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2179 - - 3626 - - 4682 - - 4038 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2118 - - 3306 - - 3970 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2939 - - 4386 - - 5442 - - 4798 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 567 - - 631 - - 974 - - 1455 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 496 - - 465 - - 167 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 30 - - 22 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 292 - - 303 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -5 - - 4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1547 - - -1324 - - -1378 - - -1395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4487 - - 5710 - - 6820 - - 6193 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8670 - - -7747 - - -7186 - - -6980 ODpotential blCL - - - 11609 - - 12133 - - 12628 - - 11778 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 81 - - 74 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 63.9 - - 66.8 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 41.8 - - 39.8 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 61.5 - - 65.0 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 41.2 - - 39.3 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 503 - - 320 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2179 - - 3626 - - 4682 - - 4038 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97691 11 107 6 175 13 240 7 034 97691 90336 7 101 6 198 6 355 5 333 90336 84688 7 116 5 168 9 317 2 231 84688 79996 3 172 3 121 5 229 4 264 79996 75951 4 170 4 149 5 147 6 288 75951 72377 3 025 3 137 0 358 4 298 72377 69141 6 355 3 312 3 278 2 019 69141 66155 5 343 7 257 9 255 7 284 66155 63374 4 293 8 207 14 219 18 244 63374 60666 9 293 8 253 17 208 20 246 60666 57848 24 255 16 266 16 229 24 243 57848 54928 34 230 28 253 21 270 23 255 54928 52129 27 235 35 252 38 267 36 267 52129 49607 42 261 42 256 40 255 43 256 49607 47357 53 245 43 251 43 258 50 257 47357 45330 53 240 43 251 53 253 53 250 45330 43494 56 259 58 248 59 246 50 240 43494 41814 79 251 70 251 70 258 62 265 41814 40268 91 240 79 256 91 256 87 259 40268 38836 93 238 95 250 101 249 92 254 38836 37488 97 239 101 242 103 236 100 247 37488 36179 99 241 104 234 101 227 100 238 36179 34842 101 244 101 228 100 228 94 231 34842 33451 102 244 97 229 98 231 93 237 33451 32004 97 241 93 233 98 235 96 241 32004 30487 93 238 93 241 96 240 94 246 30487 28893 91 236 95 247 91 244 90 251 28893 27221 87 237 89 242 89 247 87 255 27221 25468 83 237 88 241 87 250 76 257 25468 23635 81 247 86 242 81 257 69 263 23635 21726 82 254 86 255 77 265 66 266 21726 19735 74 249 80 261 67 268 59 264 19735 17667 71 244 72 261 60 268 53 262 17667 15565 69 251 67 265 53 270 49 270 15565 13544 71 257 66 265 46 270 41 271 13544 11707 70 253 65 259 40 269 38 265 11707 10075 68 252 63 256 34 274 37 265 10075 8629 64 252 45 264 29 281 31 272 8629 7351 60 248 35 278 26 289 24 279 7351 6223 54 242 32 285 19*294 14 287 6223 5229 49 243 24*287 17*300 11*310 5229 4353 44 257 22*290 17 301 11*314 4353 3579 36*270 22 291 17 302 11 318 3579 2885 32*273 23 291 17 303 11 321 2885 2271 31 274 23 292 17 304 11 323 2271 1758 31 274 22 292 16 304 11 323 1758 1365 30 274 22 292 16 305 11 324 1365 1094 28 274 21 292 15 305 11 324 1094 929 26 274 19 292 15 305 10 325 929 835 21 274 17 292 13 305 8 325 835 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