DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 80.0 - - 82.2 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 334 - - 214 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 5766 - - 6195 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2378 - - 4844 - - 4955 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3515 - - 6526 - - 6955 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2530 - - 1030 - - 1098 - - 6975 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 509 - - 451 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 21 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 172 - - 185 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7011 - - -5680 - - -5247 - - -9446 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10527 - - 12206 - - 12203 - - 10282 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16261 - - -14031 - - -12979 - - -16724 ODpotential blCL - - - 19776 - - 20557 - - 19934 - - 17560 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 82 - - 71 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 80.0 - - 82.2 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 29.5 - - 31.6 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 77.9 - - 80.6 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 28.3 - - 30.5 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 334 - - 214 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 5766 - - 6195 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98660 24 111 20 119 15 103 18 060 98660 91194 18 081 18 115 19 069 18 085 91194 85475 18 091 18 102 11 072 18 089 85475 80724 25 107 14 099 6 126 16 073 80724 76640 20 096 14 099 7 129 10 062 76640 73039 14 068 15 064 13 091 3 083 73039 69771 13 063 13 059 15 067 5 114 69771 66751 11 063 9 052 13 054 8 071 66751 63946 10 054 7 031 11 039 11 035 63946 61246 10 032 8 026 8 020 11 008 61246 58449 13 353 12 005 10 359 12 003 58449 55555 17 335 17 345 15 338 17 347 55555 52796 21 339 16 329 20 316 22 331 52796 50314 23 324 18 310 20 304 23 318 50314 48098 17 304 18 293 17 302 18 305 48098 46113 19 320 21 304 26 304 31 312 46113 44330 29 301 27 302 35 306 33 308 44330 42697 25 299 32 317 30 326 30 317 42697 41169 29 305 30 317 30 324 36 320 41169 39724 33 305 26 311 33 313 41 322 39724 38351 34 301 19 301 41 313 46 323 38351 37013 29 294 17 297 44 319 47 320 37013 35648 27 289 19 292 35 309 44 312 35648 34230 17 293 21 289 24 283 39 299 34230 32761 10 279 18 291 19 277 33 293 32761 31224 8 283 18 292 17 267 28 289 31224 29602 5 264 15 268 21 269 23 285 29602 27895 7 246 11 240 21 261 22 270 27895 26106 10 230 10 247 18 247 21 267 26106 24239 10 212 11 248 16 243 19 254 24239 22299 6 202 11 242 10 238 16 241 22299 20278 2 172 8 238 7 243 12 230 20278 18165 3 173 8 221 9 231 12 233 18165 16005 5 179 10 206 11 229 12 243 16005 13920 6 195 11 201 12 225 11 243 13920 12026 8 212 10 211 12 230 11 223 12026 10347 10 225 10 235 9 238 10 208 10347 8862 6 261 7 225 7 214 12 198 8862 7553 4 089 7*181 6*196 13 189 7553 6397 6 071 5*177 6*193 12 186 6397 5373 5 062 4 176 6 191 11 184 5373 4468 6 113 4 174 6 188 11 183 4468 3668 8*150 5 171 6 186 10 181 3668 2952 8*160 5 171 6 183 10 180 2952 2317 9 162 5 170 6 182 9 179 2317 1788 9 163 5 167 6 180 9 177 1788 1382 9 163 4 167 6 179 8 176 1382 1103 8 163 4 166 6 178 8 176 1103 933 8 162 4 167 5 177 7 175 933 836 7 163 4 165 5 178 5*174 836 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