DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 311 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5807 - - 5575 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4845 - - 4439 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6567 - - 6335 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1488 - - 1817 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 499 - - 425 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 103 - - 115 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3021 - - -2007 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9588 - - 8342 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7290 - - -3989 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13857 - - 10324 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 46.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.6 - - 46.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 311 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5807 - - 5575 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 43 - - 80 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - 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] 97884 17 192 14 245 97884 90452 5 270 5 230 90452 84772 7 306 2 134 84772 80077 9 232 5 290 80077 76038 8 211 9 293 76038 72463 7 276 9 311 72463 69225 11 291 6 307 69225 66255 10 279 7 287 66255 63507 8 275 10 283 63507 60843 7 251 12 280 60843 58050 7 229 12 261 58050 55146 8 231 14 227 55146 52378 8 242 15 210 52378 49887 12 267 12 224 49887 47648 19 246 13 241 47648 45618 20 242 14 223 45618 43767 20 237 9 223 43767 42068 22 208 14 216 42068 40500 24 163 18 170 40500 39043 24 139 20 140 39043 37678 26 134 19 117 37678 36361 19 131 19 083 36361 35020 15 126 20 066 35020 33624 8 081 21 063 33624 32176 10 086 19 071 32176 30663 15 097 16 084 30663 29075 19 110 14 086 29075 27406 16 131 13 083 27406 25656 17 157 13 087 25656 23829 21 151 14 100 23829 21925 22 135 17 116 21925 19940 20 113 22 126 19940 17872 19 106 24 132 17872 15765 17 107 18 127 15765 13738 16 105 15 123 13738 11894 16 114 16 142 11894 10255 17 124 19 135 10255 8800 18 131 20 131 8800 7507 18*130 16 130 7507 6359 14*115 13*119 6359 5343 14 105 13*116 5343 4446 14 103 13 115 4446 3652 13 102 14 115 3652 2941 13 101 14 115 2941 2311 13 099 14 115 2311 1785 13 099 14 115 1785 1380 12 098 14 116 1380 1102 12 098 13 115 1102 933 11 098 13 115 933 836 10 097 11 115 836 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