DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 70.4 - - 76.5 - - 80.3 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 287 - - 223 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2774 - - 5774 - - 7527 - - 6787 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2012 - - 4793 - - 6018 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3534 - - 6534 - - 8287 - - 7547 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2754 - - 1502 - - 1717 - - 2059 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 274 - - 489 - - 489 - - 112 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 21 - - 16 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 219 - - 233 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - -2 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -117 - - 375 - - 180 - - -376 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3651 - - 6159 - - 8108 - - 7924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2349 - - -1062 - - -1167 - - -2895 ODpotential blCL - - - 5883 - - 7596 - - 9454 - - 10442 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 73 - - 69 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 210 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 76.5 - - 80.3 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.0 - - 52.2 - - 47.3 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 74.6 - - 78.6 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 51.0 - - 46.4 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 287 - - 223 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2774 - - 5774 - - 7527 - - 6787 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 98533 25 084 19 097 17 085 19 077 98533 91150 21 084 22 103 23 084 21 085 91150 85471 21 116 18 098 19 080 21 084 85471 80747 19 110 12 104 15 097 13 089 80747 76660 13 104 10 145 8 124 7 108 76660 73025 5 131 13 149 6 192 5 169 73025 69716 3 205 8 162 11 205 6 235 69716 66675 12 224 11 192 18 193 10 236 66675 63861 13 207 16 219 18 225 14 244 63861 61136 16 246 16 228 22 223 23 216 61136 58275 31 247 26 257 26 248 25 253 58275 55284 37 244 39 251 39 246 36 256 55284 52422 36 248 46 237 41 249 41 263 52422 49850 39 257 39 235 40 249 44 261 49850 47553 43 252 38 249 37 246 39 254 47553 45475 43 244 39 252 34 255 32 257 45475 43591 39 252 39 252 35 257 27 255 43591 41865 41 261 38 247 33 254 21 262 41865 40268 45 259 32 254 26 254 21 282 40268 38785 44 254 41 259 30 268 18 299 38785 37400 33 249 43 248 35 260 14 337 37400 36067 26 252 34 239 31 254 20 002 36067 34716 35 255 31 246 28 257 22 001 34716 33317 40 248 34 251 29 269 21 357 33317 31879 41 241 38 254 34 273 16 295 31879 30388 43 240 36 263 34 275 20 270 30388 28822 43 241 36 266 27 284 23 269 28822 27177 40 250 38 261 26 299 22 274 27177 25451 30 258 37 254 28 300 19 276 25451 23648 24 266 35 251 24 295 13 287 23648 21769 19 269 30 254 23 281 14 290 21769 19810 19 273 22 260 25 275 14 284 19810 17766 18 274 17 265 24 264 14 276 17766 15681 18 270 14 268 17 254 16 272 15681 13670 16 274 15 259 14 263 14 272 13670 11842 15 284 12 262 12 279 10 278 11842 10219 11 282 9 276 7 253 7 255 10219 8781 12 269 7 299 7*241 6*242 8781 7502 14 263 5*272 6*239 6*243 7502 6361 13 256 4*233 6 238 6 243 6361 5346 11 251 4 227 6 236 6 243 5346 4450 9 256 4 225 6 234 6 242 4450 3655 7*263 4 219 5 231 6 242 3655 2943 6*261 4 216 5 230 6 240 2943 2312 5 254 4 213 5 228 6 240 2312 1785 4 252 4 209 5 225 6 239 1785 1381 4 250 4 209 4 224 6 239 1381 1102 4 247 4 208 5 224 5 239 1102 933 4 247 4 205 4 224 5 238 933 836 4 247 4 206 4 224 4 237 836 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