DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 73.1 - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1182 - - 76 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1942 - - 836 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1957 - - 3072 - - 2701 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 168 - - 36 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 186 - - 230 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 781 - - -304 - - -255 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1161 - - 1140 - - 1091 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 225 - - -860 - - -843 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1717 - - 1696 - - 1679 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 690 - - 1660 - - 2140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 73.1 - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.2 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.1 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 69.8 - - 70.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1182 - - 76 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 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] 98705 13 079 16 082 15 077 98705 91201 8 144 6 056 16 061 91201 85468 10 123 1 145 16 057 85468 80743 9 096 5 072 10 037 80743 76681 11 089 7 076 6 001 76681 73084 9 072 9 081 4 343 73084 69807 5 068 5 078 3 012 69807 66778 3 328 6 024 5 028 66778 63981 6 324 6 349 5 015 63981 61291 10 337 10 334 6 352 61291 58487 13 322 8 307 11 318 58487 55569 17 302 16 290 21 296 55569 52780 22 290 20 282 25 288 52780 50270 25 266 32 272 26 281 50270 48029 26 245 34 246 32 264 48029 46020 33 255 29 246 34 254 46020 44200 48 250 43 255 36 258 44200 42528 54 241 51 236 44 255 42528 40976 53 240 52 236 45 251 40976 39522 50 237 52 239 46 244 39522 38151 48 231 51 242 50 238 38151 36818 45 231 50 242 52 239 36818 35456 37 241 48 238 50 240 35456 34037 34 243 45 231 47 245 34037 32565 33 240 45 225 47 248 32565 31024 36 241 46 226 47 249 31024 29403 35 242 48 231 46 249 29403 27705 30 251 47 239 43 249 27705 25929 28 267 47 247 40 248 25929 24077 32 269 38 253 36 250 24077 22157 36 262 34 256 34 270 22157 20162 34 257 36 264 35 274 20162 18084 30 258 32 264 36 268 18084 15959 29 267 30 277 33 272 15959 13908 29 269 33 292 36 279 13908 12043 29 259 32 289 34 282 12043 10385 30 244 29 281 30 281 10385 8905 33 234 25 272 28 282 8905 7588 37 230 26 265 25 279 7588 6420 38 225 30 261 22 270 6420 5388 37 219 32 258 22 259 5388 4478 32 210 32 254 25 250 4478 3674 28 203 31 249 26 246 3674 2955 26 196 29 244 25 242 2955 2320 25*195 27 241 23 236 2320 1791 23*190 23 236 20 229 1791 1384 20 187 21 233 18 225 1384 1104 19 185 19 231 16 223 1104 933 17 184 16 231 14 222 933 836 13 183 12*230 10*220 836 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