DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 70.5 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5606 - - 6338 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4345 - - 4474 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6366 - - 7098 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1236 - - 1704 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 399 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 262 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 332 - - 1177 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6034 - - 5921 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3534 - - -110 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9900 - - 7208 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.9 - - 48.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.5 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.6 - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5606 - - 6338 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 22 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 98856 28 098 21 070 98856 91338 26 087 21 097 91338 85556 18 087 23 097 85556 80757 12 094 16 088 80757 76634 12 099 12 090 76634 72991 12 083 10 102 72991 69686 9 059 10 074 69686 66643 6 352 7 001 66643 63825 4 352 6 300 63825 61087 16 289 13 284 61087 58219 19 283 22 283 58219 55238 27 281 29 280 55238 52382 33 268 37 274 52382 49810 43 271 45 266 49810 47505 48 266 49 263 47505 45412 47 271 49 266 45412 43499 56 273 57 268 43499 41737 62 273 61 266 41737 40107 67 275 61 267 40107 38594 71 276 67 269 38594 37190 71 275 75 269 37190 35850 75 275 79 268 35850 34502 77 273 79 265 34502 33113 75 273 77 263 33113 31679 68 273 74 265 31679 30182 65 271 68 267 30182 28609 62 270 64 266 28609 26959 58 270 62 264 26959 25234 53 272 57 263 25234 23434 46 277 52 267 23434 21564 42 279 46 272 21564 19619 36 279 39 273 19619 17596 31 283 31 275 17596 15534 26 290 25 278 15534 13544 23 293 22 280 13544 11731 20 299 19 284 11731 10118 17 308 17 287 10118 8687 15 305 17 284 8687 7418 15*290 16*274 7418 6290 14*273 16*270 6290 5288 14 270 15 266 5288 4401 14 264 15 264 4401 3618 13 262 14 262 3618 2915 13 260 14 261 2915 2292 13 258 14 259 2292 1773 12 257 13 258 1773 1374 12 257 13 257 1374 1098 11 256 12 257 1098 931 11 256 11 256 931 835 9 255 10 256 835 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