DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1000z - - 1337z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.6 - - 57.9 - - 65.4 - - 69.8 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 12 - - 5 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 75 - - 338 - - 75 - - 401 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit 818 - - 818 - - 819 - - 819 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top 835 - - 1098 - - 835 - - 1161 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 995 - - 584 - - 1457 - - 2168 - - 1986 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 67 - - 33 - - 68 - - 15 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 089 - - 114 - - 122 - - 139 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -408 - - 263 - - 0 - - 180 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1243 - - 835 - - 835 - - 981 - - 836 sfcLCL ODpotential -8379 - - -5611 - - -377 - - -370 - - -664 ODpotential blCL 9214 - - 6709 - - 1212 - - 1531 - - 1500 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 190 - - 150 - - 190 - - 720 - - 1050 CAPE Temp@2m 54.6 - - 57.9 - - 65.4 - - 69.8 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.0 - - 56.9 - - 64.3 - - 67.7 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.0 - - 57.8 - - 65.4 - - 69.7 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.5 - - 56.7 - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - 68.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 12 - - 5 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 75 - - 338 - - 75 - - 401 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 10 - - 13 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98340 18 071 17 096 9 124 14 057 14 063 98340 90916 8 063 9 090 10 100 8 068 7 054 90916 85216 7 042 7 120 10 043 4 123 6 360 85216 80482 8 105 5 085 5 048 3 059 8 024 80482 76371 6 112 8 066 4 126 5 222 7 022 76371 72726 2 016 9 072 4 168 7 224 5 356 72726 69444 3 303 6 034 5 169 6 210 6 001 69444 66432 3 253 3 014 6 176 4 197 4 333 66432 63638 13 240 4 287 9 213 8 247 6 307 63638 60940 18 223 13 242 15 235 13 243 14 259 60940 58139 19 234 17 243 13 243 13 245 13 225 58139 55246 28 240 26 242 19 253 21 248 19 240 55246 52483 29 231 30 245 27 245 29 235 25 235 52483 49996 31 225 39 231 41 234 38 230 32 235 49996 47803 35 217 43 215 50 212 48 212 45 222 47803 45859 50 233 43 218 41 205 46 201 47 213 45859 44090 69 235 42 231 40 222 51 203 44 209 44090 42445 65 234 56 228 54 221 50 206 36 210 42445 40902 62 226 66 218 61 220 52 212 38 211 40902 39448 62 224 64 217 63 219 58 216 42 214 39448 38069 62 231 62 214 66 218 69 216 49 222 38069 36729 60 232 63 212 66 217 71 212 55 223 36729 35361 55 224 63 212 62 212 65 206 53 221 35361 33937 52 212 61 212 58 206 64 204 50 219 33937 32460 47 209 55 209 56 203 62 203 47 211 32460 30918 43 210 51 207 55 205 55 202 44 201 30918 29298 42 209 50 210 55 206 49 199 38 197 29298 27600 40 210 48 209 53 205 48 200 40 195 27600 25822 39 211 46 209 52 202 46 199 38 196 25822 23967 38 213 42 213 53 201 46 201 38 196 23967 22038 40 213 40 219 54 200 43 203 39 196 22038 20032 45 205 36 214 50 197 40 204 42 196 20032 17947 45 189 36 212 47 195 38 201 42 198 17947 15825 31 174 35 209 44 193 40 198 44 198 15825 13783 27 176 33 200 42 191 37 198 41 195 13783 11931 29 177 38 205 39 189 34 196 35 195 11931 10287 29 174 42 205 39 187 37 192 32 199 10287 8826 30 175 39 203 37 184 41 190 33 196 8826 7528 29 181 34 197 31 184 41 187 35 192 7528 6375 29 184 31 193 27 174 40 182 37 187 6375 5353 31 179 27 197 29 164 39 176 38 183 5353 4451 33 171 24 199 28 159 37 170 37 180 4451 3653 34 161 25 190 26 155 35 166 34 179 3653 2939 34 148 25 181 24 152 32 159 31 178 2939 2308 30 132 22 165 23 148 28 153 30 181 2308 1783 24 114 17 147 20 135 24 147 25 179 1783 1379 19 102 13*126 17 128 20*142 21 177 1379 1101 15 093 11*116 15 124 18*140 16 175 1101 932 13*091 10 114 13 123 15 139 14*174 932 836 9*089 8 112 10*122 12 137 9*173 836 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