DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.4 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 25 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2423 - - 1909 - - 209 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1961 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3183 - - 2669 - - 969 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2444 - - 2995 - - 4125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 172 - - 41 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 198 - - 210 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 305 - - 653 - - -371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2879 - - 2016 - - 1340 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -293 - - -307 - - -1121 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3476 - - 2976 - - 2090 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 520 - - 1240 - - 1330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.4 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 63.0 - - 63.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 69.3 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.8 - - 62.0 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 25 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2423 - - 1909 - - 209 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 13 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] 98481 27 070 17 100 23 066 98481 91099 21 092 19 086 18 080 91099 85414 20 108 18 102 16 090 85414 80666 11 124 13 113 15 099 80666 76566 16 139 9 115 9 074 76566 72934 9 144 7 120 3 030 72934 69648 6 203 6 227 8 283 69648 66625 12 222 9 231 10 231 66625 63808 12 251 18 208 16 224 63808 61078 29 272 20 246 23 245 61078 58221 36 260 34 243 30 240 58221 55226 37 252 31 245 35 247 55226 52346 37 249 33 253 39 253 52346 49757 38 251 41 259 42 258 49757 47449 40 253 49 256 46 254 47449 45368 43 254 51 249 48 247 45368 43471 51 240 50 237 51 246 43471 41735 53 221 48 222 58 238 41735 40143 36 239 47 240 56 248 40143 38678 48 264 64 254 78 255 38678 37317 70 255 81 253 88 247 37317 36011 68 248 77 251 78 234 36011 34680 66 245 72 252 80 236 34680 33293 66 241 64 249 77 243 33293 31854 62 233 60 244 69 248 31854 30350 53 225 58 239 61 245 30350 28770 49 220 56 231 54 235 28770 27115 46 230 53 221 53 230 27115 25381 40 243 48 226 53 233 25381 23574 37 230 40 249 49 242 23574 21695 42 228 38 253 40 252 21695 19739 37 246 32 247 30 252 19739 17701 37 254 30 243 25 259 17701 15624 33 254 27 253 23 260 15624 13618 28 252 24 255 20 258 13618 11791 23 251 20 249 18 267 11791 10169 18 251 17 247 17 277 10169 8728 17 257 16 250 15 273 8728 7446 16 253 15 250 14 264 7446 6306 14 231 15 238 14 262 6306 5297 16 207 16 226 15 255 5297 4408 18 201 16 221 16 252 4408 3622 18*199 16 219 16 250 3622 2918 18*198 16*216 16 249 2918 2295 18 198 15*213 15 247 2295 1774 18 198 15 211 14 246 1774 1374 17 198 14 209 13 245 1374 1099 17 198 14 208 12*244 1099 931 16 198 12 207 10*244 931 836 13 198 10 207 7 242 836 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