DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/19 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.1 - - 52.3 - - 53.6 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 423 - - 327 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2276 - - 5017 - - 5407 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1857 - - 4345 - - 4543 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3036 - - 5777 - - 6167 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1196 - - 838 - - 1207 - - 6281 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 286 - - 523 - - 491 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 25 - - 29 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 273 - - 282 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1946 - - -1066 - - -1676 - - -5653 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4982 - - 6843 - - 7843 - - 6487 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12623 - - -9657 - - -9504 - - -8712 ODpotential blCL - - - 15659 - - 15434 - - 15671 - - 9546 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 72 - - 73 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.1 - - 52.3 - - 53.6 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 25.1 - - 21.9 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 50.5 - - 52.2 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 24.0 - - 21.1 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 423 - - 327 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2276 - - 5017 - - 5407 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97535 20 231 19 259 28 262 25 267 97535 90197 11 224 20 251 16 249 16 269 90197 84575 6 266 13 228 16 238 17 267 84575 79895 3 275 9 178 13 229 14 242 79895 75839 7 273 6 229 7 259 4 277 75839 72233 8 255 8 239 13 250 12 297 72233 68961 8 240 9 281 12 221 19 248 68961 65948 8 266 19 285 11 275 15 233 65948 63140 21 275 29 269 22 286 18 286 63140 60417 36 259 35 260 37 271 35 278 60417 57575 41 240 34 248 41 252 38 266 57575 54621 34 260 40 264 43 264 50 267 54621 51797 52 271 56 267 55 261 58 259 51797 49247 62 263 64 263 60 262 62 259 49247 46955 63 261 70 259 69 265 67 262 46955 44875 72 264 76 257 76 261 73 265 44875 42979 81 260 80 254 82 259 79 266 42979 41242 84 255 84 254 88 261 86 266 41242 39648 87 258 88 257 96 262 95 266 39648 38175 93 262 93 260 99 260 105 265 38175 36801 96 263 99 259 98 260 110 263 36801 35479 96 264 101 257 97 259 109 262 35479 34138 93 263 97 255 96 259 105 262 34138 32752 91 260 92 255 93 258 102 263 32752 31320 89 257 91 256 91 258 103 262 31320 29824 88 255 92 256 91 259 103 261 29824 28246 90 254 91 255 90 259 100 262 28246 26589 91 255 91 257 91 259 97 262 26589 24855 92 257 93 258 92 258 95 261 24855 23045 93 260 95 258 93 257 93 260 23045 21163 90 261 96 260 93 256 92 259 21163 19207 83 260 92 263 91 257 89 260 19207 17176 79 261 80 264 84 261 81 259 17176 15113 79 265 72 264 73 260 72 255 15113 13133 68 272 63 266 65 260 65 261 13133 11344 52 270 54 270 59 269 59 273 11344 9768 44 261 48 272 55 277 55 280 9768 8378 36 265 45 277 51 282 49 276 8378 7148 35 286 42 283 44*283 36 268 7148 6059 42 301 32*280 31*281 31 271 6059 5095 41 307 27*275 31 282 29 275 5095 4245 36 308 27 274 30 282 27 286 4245 3494 29*304 26 274 30 282 26 288 3494 2821 22*298 26 273 30 282 26 290 2821 2226 19 294 25 273 29 282 26 291 2226 1729 18 293 25 273 29 283 25 292 1729 1347 18 293 24 273 28 283 24 293 1347 1085 17 292 23 272 27 283 22 294 1085 925 15 292 21 272 25 283 19 294 925 834 13 292 18 272 20 282 15*294 834 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