DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 68.9 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 342 - - 240 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2969 - - 4712 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2685 - - 3866 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3729 - - 5472 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 961 - - 1103 - - 5172 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 424 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 158 - - 165 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2543 - - -4209 - - -7394 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6272 - - 9681 - - 8229 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9512 - - -11238 - - -14479 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13241 - - 16710 - - 15314 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 72 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 68.9 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.9 - - 29.4 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 67.3 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.8 - - 28.4 - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 342 - - 240 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2969 - - 4712 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97601 8 152 12 200 5 303 97601 90241 7 192 7 195 1 041 90241 84572 10 181 4 158 3 213 84572 79889 5 117 4 264 5 279 79889 75872 2 347 4 294 6 293 75872 72327 3 332 5 307 8 325 72327 69105 8 294 10 304 15 328 69105 66127 16 309 15 299 16 311 66127 63344 24 296 16 295 17 319 63344 60631 18 293 27 292 31 298 60631 57810 29 289 31 284 32 288 57810 54883 29 292 34 292 34 290 54883 52086 39 294 41 282 43 286 52086 49577 44 291 46 282 47 284 49577 47338 49 288 45 290 46 280 47338 45324 52 287 46 297 46 283 45324 43506 54 289 51 294 49 285 43506 41853 53 291 52 293 50 289 41853 40331 49 292 48 297 52 290 40331 38908 45 294 45 300 53 289 38908 37561 45 296 44 302 50 292 37561 36253 47 293 41 303 47 295 36253 34917 44 289 41 303 46 294 34917 33528 40 287 39 299 42 295 33528 32086 40 288 37 292 39 296 32086 30577 39 290 36 294 36 294 30577 28989 35 292 34 292 33 293 28989 27322 34 291 33 288 31 289 27322 25576 36 288 33 290 29 290 25576 23753 36 287 32 293 31 284 23753 21854 32 288 27 290 30 280 21854 19869 21 280 24 283 26 276 19869 17797 16 271 20 268 21 275 17797 15682 15 284 12 267 17 261 15682 13641 17 254 14 256 12 248 13641 11783 15 237 14 237 10 226 11783 10138 8 234 12 231 12 209 10138 8684 4 198 9 224 12 203 8684 7393 7 185 10 197 15 200 7393 6253 14 177 16*177 18 187 6253 5252 19 174 16*172 18 178 5252 4371 18*168 16 170 18 177 4371 3592 16*163 16 167 18 178 3592 2895 16 160 16 165 18 178 2895 2277 16 158 16 163 18 178 2277 1762 15 157 15 161 17 177 1762 1367 14 155 15 160 16 177 1367 1095 14 155 14 159 14 176 1095 930 13 154 13 158 12 175 930 835 11 154 12 159 9*175 835 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