DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 1009z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.8 - - 66.5 - - 65.5 - - 68.4 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 13 - - 173 - - 1 - - 87 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 69 - - 4443 - - 3888 - - 5810 - - 70 BL Depth Hcrit 813 - - 3533 - - 814 - - 4128 - - 814 Hcrit BL Top 829 - - 5203 - - 4648 - - 6570 - - 830 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 427 - - 3686 - - 4448 - - 4285 - - 6442 Hgt.Variab. W* 41 - - 382 - - 146 - - 342 - - 33 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 16 - - 21 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 286 - - 287 - - 284 - - 303 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -6 - - -3 - - 9 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1439 - - 248 - - -272 - - 705 - - -3757 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2268 - - 4955 - - 4920 - - 5865 - - 4587 sfcLCL ODpotential -3845 - - -1283 - - -1483 - - -471 - - -4614 ODpotential blCL 4674 - - 6486 - - 6131 - - 7041 - - 5444 blCL maxRH 94 - - 86 - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 290 - - 180 - - 270 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m 54.8 - - 66.5 - - 65.5 - - 68.4 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.0 - - 47.8 - - 47.0 - - 45.7 - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.6 - - 65.2 - - 65.4 - - 67.7 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.6 - - 46.3 - - 45.8 - - 44.0 - - 46.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 13 - - 173 - - 1 - - 87 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 69 - - 4443 - - 3888 - - 5810 - - 70 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 77 - - 45 - - 96 - - 97 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98957 31 085 24 095 24 102 21 104 22 088 98957 91496 23 088 20 106 18 094 20 096 13 097 91496 85740 16 100 16 114 12 087 14 098 13 099 85740 80959 10 101 12 111 8 088 11 091 11 092 80959 76827 9 091 8 100 5 117 6 070 8 079 76827 73159 4 055 4 075 2 110 3 008 5 057 73159 69841 2 329 2 018 4 279 5 309 7 349 69841 66787 9 280 6 337 6 222 7 255 7 269 66787 63946 13 278 19 305 12 313 19 292 12 295 63946 61180 16 281 25 268 23 266 23 275 15 276 61180 58286 21 276 18 266 21 284 23 281 29 301 58286 55293 30 287 40 291 36 282 38 286 42 288 55293 52442 40 288 46 271 48 282 47 279 46 280 52442 49876 43 280 42 279 52 278 49 276 47 278 49876 47570 42 279 50 283 49 272 50 277 46 279 47570 45472 47 285 54 279 47 273 51 282 46 285 45472 43548 57 289 53 277 47 277 54 285 50 288 43548 41775 68 290 53 278 50 281 57 286 54 289 41775 40133 77 288 54 281 55 284 59 284 58 289 40133 38604 82 284 57 284 59 286 60 281 62 287 38604 37177 82 279 62 288 64 286 62 280 64 285 37177 35808 77 274 68 290 69 285 63 280 63 283 35808 34430 71 272 74 291 72 283 66 280 63 282 34430 33019 66 275 77 290 73 281 67 281 62 280 33019 31578 66 282 78 287 70 279 68 282 58 280 31578 30090 71 287 78 282 66 277 67 283 53 282 30090 28540 75 289 79 278 64 276 64 281 50 285 28540 26920 77 287 81 275 64 278 61 281 49 287 26920 25224 79 286 82 275 64 281 59 283 48 288 25224 23447 79 288 77 280 65 283 56 286 45 290 23447 21591 68 292 70 284 62 285 53 288 41 295 21591 19652 51 293 63 286 55 287 49 292 35 303 19652 17627 44 288 56 289 47 290 44 297 29 315 17627 15553 44 284 50 288 41 291 37 302 28 315 15553 13547 42 284 45 288 38 288 34 304 30 308 13547 11725 38 288 41 288 35 286 32 301 29 305 11725 10112 37 292 36 287 29 284 30 297 27 299 10112 8679 37 292 29 284 27 287 26 298 26 302 8679 7401 33 294 28 282 26 286 22*300 25 312 7401 6265 28 300 26 284 23 283 21*301 25 321 6265 5260 24 304 23*290 22*283 20 303 24 327 5260 4374 21 304 20*294 22*284 20 303 23 331 4374 3592 20 306 18 291 22 284 19 303 23 334 3592 2893 19 308 17 287 22 284 19 304 22 336 2893 2274 19 307 15 285 21 285 18 304 21 338 2274 1758 18 301 14 283 21 285 18 304 20 339 1758 1362 17 299 13 282 19 285 17 304 18 339 1362 1090 13 289 12 282 18 285 16 304 16 340 1090 925 12 289 12 282 15 284 15 304 14 340 925 830 7*286 10 282 12 284 12 303 10*339 830 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