DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 65.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 50 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3545 - - 5066 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2655 - - 3366 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4305 - - 5826 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2920 - - 1695 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 301 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 948 - - 2402 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3358 - - 3424 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -464 - - 319 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4769 - - 5507 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 65.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.4 - - 53.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 64.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.1 - - 51.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 50 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3545 - - 5066 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 43 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 98890 32 085 26 099 98890 91412 24 090 25 088 91412 85651 19 094 15 082 85651 80866 18 080 14 091 80866 76747 12 081 11 085 76747 73110 9 101 6 092 73110 69820 8 088 5 070 69820 66787 3 038 7 070 66787 63964 5 276 8 333 63964 61237 10 282 6 275 61237 58399 10 314 11 319 58399 55448 51 278 46 278 55448 52636 47 250 48 261 52636 50108 39 249 48 259 50108 47852 52 267 54 265 47852 45811 61 271 58 266 45811 43940 73 275 61 271 43940 42214 85 274 74 278 42214 40618 93 272 83 276 40618 39129 93 270 86 274 39129 37731 89 271 81 275 37731 36383 86 275 78 281 36383 35020 81 277 74 282 35020 33612 78 276 66 275 33612 32158 68 275 53 277 32158 30635 52 286 50 282 30635 29029 45 303 49 284 29029 27341 43 315 50 286 27341 25569 41 325 53 290 25569 23717 39 333 52 293 23717 21789 35 327 44 296 21789 19786 31 305 34 301 19786 17703 37 275 29 307 17703 15583 45 270 30 312 15583 13547 43 280 33 315 13547 11705 37 292 34 315 11705 10075 32 303 32 320 10075 8631 30 310 31 326 8631 7359 20 302 23 317 7359 6239 20 305 22*315 6239 5245 21 311 22*315 5245 4367 21*313 22 315 4367 3591 21*314 22 315 3591 2894 21 315 22 315 2894 2278 21 315 21 315 2278 1763 21 316 21 315 1763 1368 20 316 20 315 1368 1095 19 316 19 315 1095 930 18 315 17 315 930 835 14 315 14 315 835 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