DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 66.6 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4547 - - 3697 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3287 - - 2568 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5307 - - 4457 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 813 - - 3480 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 325 - - 289 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 286 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1709 - - 843 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3598 - - 3614 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 511 - - -306 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4796 - - 4763 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.5 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 69.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4547 - - 3697 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 48 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99124 27 099 21 097 99124 91590 22 089 19 084 91590 85791 14 091 15 084 85791 80980 11 122 13 106 80980 76846 13 103 13 113 76846 73187 7 095 11 111 73187 69881 5 166 5 130 69881 66849 5 159 5 172 66849 64041 3 256 3 193 64041 61332 7 296 7 233 61332 58522 16 278 14 264 58522 55603 27 268 22 259 55603 52800 39 256 28 253 52800 50285 41 257 34 261 50285 48041 49 264 48 274 48041 46006 63 261 67 261 46006 44145 70 256 74 250 44145 42414 70 254 68 250 42414 40790 73 264 70 260 40790 39270 86 268 82 268 39270 37850 100 266 95 268 37850 36486 108 263 99 266 36486 35103 110 260 99 264 35103 33667 111 259 101 262 33667 32180 112 258 103 260 32180 30629 111 257 104 258 30629 29000 110 259 103 258 29000 27290 110 262 101 261 27290 25501 110 265 100 264 25501 23637 103 266 98 267 23637 21714 91 268 86 266 21714 19726 81 272 75 264 19726 17666 62 277 62 270 17666 15576 45 278 44 279 15576 13567 33 282 34 283 13567 11740 30 289 25 284 11740 10117 28 295 23 296 10117 8682 26 305 19 300 8682 7412 23 316 18 303 7412 6283 16*322 17 303 6283 5280 12*315 15*294 5280 4395 12 315 13*289 4395 3613 11 314 13 288 3613 2911 11 314 12 287 2911 2290 10 313 12 286 2290 1771 10 313 11 285 1771 1373 9 312 11 285 1373 1098 9 312 10 284 1098 931 8 312 10 285 931 836 7 311 8 284 836 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