DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1662 - - 364 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2422 - - 1124 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1531 - - 1987 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 174 - - 72 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 160 - - 191 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1196 - - 288 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1226 - - 837 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 372 - - -357 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2050 - - 1481 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3000 - - 3440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1662 - - 364 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 20 - - - 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] 98720 35 103 25 095 98720 91263 25 101 23 086 91263 85541 21 084 24 093 85541 80794 21 077 27 082 80794 76714 15 087 20 080 76714 73119 13 110 14 086 73119 69863 17 115 10 097 69863 66873 16 117 11 128 66873 64114 16 130 14 139 64114 61461 13 126 11 149 61461 58689 6 239 7 190 58689 55791 13 240 20 251 55791 53018 35 230 37 227 53018 50529 39 211 40 219 50529 48304 24 195 41 231 48304 46295 20 235 48 234 46295 44464 44 255 46 230 44464 42779 46 247 44 245 42779 41219 50 240 53 260 41219 39757 54 240 53 259 39757 38371 53 237 46 258 38371 37024 42 236 35 250 37024 35651 36 248 31 236 35651 34221 31 250 34 231 34221 32735 29 250 37 232 32735 31181 28 248 39 234 31181 29546 27 241 40 236 29546 27829 27 239 34 231 27829 26033 40 247 34 232 26033 24162 47 247 40 235 24162 22219 47 246 48 239 22219 20199 48 246 60 244 20199 18111 48 246 65 238 18111 15997 44 234 58 234 15997 13957 41 226 55 231 13957 12094 29 213 48 225 12094 10432 22 204 38 218 10432 8955 22 208 32 213 8955 7641 20 210 31 208 7641 6472 16 203 32 201 6472 5433 13 190 32 198 5433 4516 13 174 32 197 4516 3704 17 168 31 196 3704 2977 19*164 29 195 2977 2336 19*162 27 195 2336 1800 18 161 24 193 1800 1390 18 160 22*192 1390 1107 17 159 19*191 1107 935 15 159 17 190 935 837 12 158 12 189 837 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