DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 82.9 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3473 - - 1978 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2740 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4233 - - 2738 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2659 - - 4524 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 335 - - 217 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - 251 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 643 - - -183 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3590 - - 2921 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -466 - - -1588 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4699 - - 4326 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2330 - - 2460 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 70.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 81.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3473 - - 1978 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 64 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 98577 21 091 16 093 98577 91105 16 079 14 055 91105 85399 11 077 16 058 85399 80696 10 058 11 066 80696 76648 9 038 5 101 76648 73045 7 030 4 087 73045 69773 7 029 6 026 69773 66774 10 026 8 032 66774 64005 6 350 8 337 64005 61337 4 312 6 304 61337 58555 8 304 12 288 58555 55662 15 296 14 297 55662 52898 26 296 24 299 52898 50415 35 284 38 292 50415 48204 36 284 41 288 48204 46205 36 290 39 288 46205 44377 39 289 39 284 44377 42695 44 288 42 279 42695 41136 50 286 40 282 41136 39677 53 286 41 293 39677 38300 48 290 40 290 38300 36964 47 298 36 289 36964 35604 47 295 41 289 35604 34185 45 293 39 290 34185 32712 43 290 37 291 32712 31170 41 290 33 296 31170 29548 39 294 32 295 29548 27846 37 299 33 290 27846 26062 37 304 32 298 26062 24198 35 307 29 306 24198 22257 31 305 25 313 22257 20235 29 289 21 300 20235 18128 36 281 25 295 18128 15986 36 279 22 295 15986 13926 36 273 19 290 13926 12056 32 275 19 295 12056 10400 30 280 19 284 10400 8932 28 285 17 276 8932 7623 21 292 14 275 7623 6460 16 297 12 273 6460 5427 13 296 11 268 5427 4513 10*286 10 256 4513 3704 9*272 10 253 3704 2979 9 260 10*252 2979 2337 8 257 9*252 2337 1802 8 255 9 252 1802 1391 8 254 8 251 1391 1107 8 254 8 250 1107 935 8 253 8 251 935 837 7 253 7 251 837 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