DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/18 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0736z - - 0738z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.7 - - 55.4 - - 51.2 - - 53.8 - - 50.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 84 - - 112 - - 49 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 74 - - 1680 - - 1660 - - 1799 - - 853 BL Depth Hcrit 817 - - 818 - - 1284 - - 818 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top 834 - - 2440 - - 2420 - - 2559 - - 1613 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 115 - - 674 - - 862 - - 1196 - - 1260 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 222 - - 240 - - 190 - - 104 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 032 - - 126 - - 066 - - 061 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 7 - - -6 - - 4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -626 - - -934 - - 795 - - 542 - - 559 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1460 - - 3374 - - 1625 - - 2017 - - 1054 sfcLCL ODpotential -8804 - - -8230 - - 283 - - -14 - - 213 ODpotential blCL 9638 - - 10670 - - 2137 - - 2573 - - 1400 blCL maxRH 68 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 40 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 45.7 - - 55.4 - - 51.2 - - 53.8 - - 50.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.4 - - 43.7 - - 47.1 - - 47.9 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.7 - - 54.8 - - 50.4 - - 53.4 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.6 - - 42.4 - - 45.9 - - 46.7 - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 84 - - 112 - - 49 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 74 - - 1680 - - 1660 - - 1799 - - 853 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 92 - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 97543 9 314 18 243 13 251 20 247 20 251 97543 90246 2 220 3 268 14 250 11 272 6 264 90246 84642 3 201 6 056 7 236 5 260 7 265 84642 79979 1 358 5 109 5 219 5 226 3 318 79979 75939 1 251 6 118 6 177 8 235 9 303 75939 72361 5 235 2 252 2 156 11 214 11 279 72361 69120 9 231 8 270 8 284 8 235 8 275 69120 66114 7 247 10 211 8 253 11 218 8 257 66114 63310 16 260 15 274 12 275 18 277 14 272 63310 60591 26 235 28 256 26 247 31 252 20 268 60591 57768 24 260 19 240 26 257 29 270 39 273 57768 54848 25 278 22 279 48 272 48 273 45 261 54848 52058 42 289 51 272 59 265 58 270 53 267 52058 49539 67 275 62 263 60 262 65 266 60 268 49539 47275 72 266 59 259 57 260 65 262 66 269 47275 45216 60 265 54 263 58 263 62 259 72 267 45216 43340 57 269 62 271 63 265 64 258 78 262 43340 41633 61 274 73 273 68 262 70 259 83 258 41633 40072 65 274 78 271 71 260 76 259 84 253 40072 38627 72 277 74 271 70 259 79 258 82 249 38627 37273 76 276 69 270 70 259 78 255 81 245 37273 35966 76 276 68 269 71 259 73 253 81 241 35966 34636 73 276 71 267 69 259 69 252 81 239 34636 33251 73 275 73 265 64 258 72 246 78 239 33251 31814 69 269 68 262 58 257 76 243 77 239 31814 30310 63 262 60 258 60 254 72 242 77 239 30310 28729 61 255 55 255 67 248 71 238 73 239 28729 27072 59 255 52 251 65 247 71 237 66 241 27072 25338 55 267 47 251 59 246 69 239 61 245 25338 23527 45 268 43 252 51 239 67 245 56 247 23527 21639 36 264 38 248 50 240 59 251 51 248 21639 19668 33 266 35 247 45 245 43 248 48 250 19668 17613 36 272 35 247 40 254 35 236 49 250 17613 15518 36 263 44 250 40 262 38 241 48 243 15518 13496 42 255 53 241 50 258 41 242 48 231 13496 11656 47 245 54 238 59 240 41 241 52 227 11656 10023 46 244 50 232 58 229 43 234 55 229 10023 8576 34 251 43 221 51 228 46 233 50 219 8576 7290 23 256 30 220 48 239 44 235 43 212 7290 6150 20 255 25 217 40 222 36 222 32 197 6150 5150 18 259 18 212 27 197 29 211 17 172 5150 4280 15 276 9 218 16 173 18 192 2 118 4280 3516 14 305 2 160 9 147 8 163 9 003 3516 2834 10 338 9*125 7*104 4*115 17 000 2834 2233 7 024 10*125 7*073 4*072 23 000 2233 1733 8 040 10 125 7 066 4 064 22*359 1733 1350 8 037 9 126 7 065 4 058 21*359 1350 1086 7 013 8 128 7 063 4 056 20 358 1086 926 6*003 8 129 6 063 4 055 17 358 926 834 4*032 7 129 6 062 3 054 13 357 834 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