DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 54.5 - - 63.2 - - 67.6 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 303 - - 269 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2223 - - 3876 - - 4665 - - 2326 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1744 - - 3342 - - 3883 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2983 - - 4636 - - 5425 - - 3086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 565 - - 1004 - - 973 - - 2746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 271 - - 434 - - 439 - - 133 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 13 - - 25 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 042 - - 055 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 315 - - -204 - - -1337 - - -1864 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2669 - - 4840 - - 6762 - - 4951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8849 - - -8393 - - -8700 - - -9695 ODpotential blCL - - - 11832 - - 13029 - - 14125 - - 12781 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 71 - - 68 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.5 - - 63.2 - - 67.6 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.8 - - 45.0 - - 40.9 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 61.5 - - 65.8 - - 63.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 43.7 - - 40.1 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 303 - - 269 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2223 - - 3876 - - 4665 - - 2326 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98201 9 233 15 255 16 250 18 295 98201 90740 8 219 8 270 16 249 20 291 90740 85032 1 086 2 190 10 254 12 311 85032 80330 3 051 3 187 4 277 2 299 80330 76284 4 052 3 214 5 016 3 135 76284 72693 2 070 7 206 3 337 2 054 72693 69438 3 226 7 211 5 220 6 313 69438 66443 10 237 10 236 12 226 10 276 66443 63663 16 250 16 233 21 225 22 246 63663 60969 13 234 14 230 21 226 24 236 60969 58145 28 256 27 253 24 252 22 256 58145 55200 39 246 35 252 33 261 32 276 55200 52379 36 245 40 249 43 259 40 270 52379 49842 36 245 43 244 46 255 42 260 49842 47575 35 248 42 247 47 253 48 255 47575 45530 36 255 42 253 48 252 63 242 45530 43678 46 255 50 251 52 241 53 229 43678 42002 58 257 59 266 48 255 44 251 42002 40472 77 265 70 269 65 265 73 253 40472 39043 90 266 81 265 78 260 76 248 39043 37691 83 268 80 263 67 260 54 246 37691 36380 78 268 79 262 64 260 53 241 36380 35041 73 267 77 262 63 258 53 236 35041 33641 64 264 73 262 62 257 52 229 33641 32185 54 257 69 261 63 256 50 235 32185 30658 43 254 64 257 62 254 47 245 30658 29052 37 250 53 254 60 253 39 247 29052 27367 33 250 45 239 55 250 41 246 27367 25604 30 254 39 246 44 252 42 244 25604 23763 30 259 31 250 31 264 38 248 23763 21849 28 260 24 259 23 265 27 246 21849 19860 25 260 19 264 18 266 18 252 19860 17788 23 261 18 267 16 269 14 251 17788 15669 19 261 17 267 15 271 12 253 15669 13623 16 259 16 257 16 260 13 256 13623 11761 16 274 15 256 15 258 13 260 11761 10114 13 286 12 270 12 257 11 266 10114 8658 13 293 8 291 9 252 10 265 8658 7368 12 323 6 328 4 264 8 265 7368 6231 8 344 6 359 2*343 4 297 6231 5234 10 019 6*034 2*019 3 329 5234 4357 15 031 6*039 2 036 2 028 4357 3580 14*029 6 039 3 046 5*086 3580 2886 10*027 6 042 3 053 9*097 2886 2272 10 026 6 043 4 061 11 101 2272 1758 10 027 6 043 4 065 11 101 1758 1365 9 027 6 045 4 068 12 102 1365 1094 9 027 6 046 4 068 11 102 1094 929 8 027 6 046 4 070 11 102 929 835 7 028 5 046 4 069 9 101 835 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