DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - - 75.6 - - 82.7 - - 85.3 - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 243 - - 172 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1781 - - 6357 - - 7256 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1588 - - 5154 - - 5646 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2541 - - 7117 - - 8016 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4638 - - 3236 - - 3067 - - 7748 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 475 - - 445 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 211 - - 216 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 6 - - 10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -920 - - 679 - - 473 - - -6669 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3461 - - 6439 - - 7544 - - 7505 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2263 - - 4 - - -577 - - -8945 ODpotential blCL - - - 4804 - - 7113 - - 8593 - - 9781 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 73 - - 70 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 1080 - - 680 - - 550 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 82.7 - - 85.3 - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.0 - - 57.1 - - 54.9 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 81.0 - - 84.0 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 56.4 - - 54.2 - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 243 - - 172 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1781 - - 6357 - - 7256 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98523 25 081 22 074 25 071 23 072 98523 91174 29 091 17 098 22 090 25 075 91174 85508 23 093 20 116 14 114 21 069 85508 80777 18 088 21 102 13 116 12 099 80777 76685 11 102 12 104 12 109 11 123 76685 73061 9 144 6 135 7 125 5 112 73061 69772 6 157 5 172 7 166 6 229 69772 66743 7 199 11 198 9 208 13 239 66743 63931 11 223 15 196 16 212 21 229 63931 61211 17 236 17 224 19 219 25 237 61211 58367 26 245 20 236 23 227 25 235 58367 55403 32 243 28 242 27 241 28 252 55403 52569 26 243 29 235 30 244 27 254 52569 50029 23 255 21 243 25 247 23 259 50029 47776 18 264 17 252 18 259 21 252 47776 45765 7 253 13 241 17 251 19 245 45765 43953 12 007 7 005 9 189 22 222 43953 42287 15 349 12 341 5 236 22 215 42287 40729 15 339 15 323 14 270 23 247 40729 39263 17 331 19 312 20 286 25 270 39263 37876 22 327 22 307 26 293 32 282 37876 36531 25 328 23 307 30 294 33 285 36531 35165 26 330 24 311 30 295 30 282 35165 33752 24 331 23 314 29 293 27 279 33752 32293 21 329 20 312 21 285 27 278 32293 30770 18 327 17 304 17 274 26 276 30770 29169 15 323 14 289 17 272 27 276 29169 27492 10 317 12 272 17 279 27 278 27492 25738 8 319 9 276 17 285 23 284 25738 23909 10 340 9 313 17 293 19 289 23909 22009 13 348 13 329 20 305 18 294 22009 20032 12 351 13 344 23 309 14 300 20032 17974 6 320 10 341 14 312 16 327 17974 15874 8 307 8 319 13 328 19 322 15874 13849 7 295 9 306 16 330 17 327 13849 12001 9 289 8 284 10 308 15 330 12001 10354 7 269 8 241 9 243 12 312 10354 8890 8 229 11 226 10*234 10 265 8890 7589 8 228 11*223 10*230 13 232 7589 6431 11 234 11*218 11 226 15 223 6431 5403 12 231 11 215 11 222 15 220 5403 4495 12 228 11 213 11 217 15 219 4495 3691 11 229 11 211 11 214 15 219 3691 2969 10*223 11 210 11 211 15 218 2969 2331 9*215 11 208 11 209 15 217 2331 1798 9 213 10 206 11 207 15 216 1798 1388 9 212 10 206 11 206 14 216 1388 1106 8 211 10 205 11 206 13 215 1106 934 8 211 9 205 10 205 11 214 934 836 7 210 9 205 9 205 8*214 836 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