DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 74.4 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3211 - - 2251 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2454 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3971 - - 3011 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1224 - - 2007 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 308 - - 132 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 094 - - 081 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 755 - - -421 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3216 - - 3433 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2190 - - -4593 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6161 - - 7604 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 61.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 60.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3211 - - 2251 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99248 24 087 22 070 99248 91728 25 083 20 092 91728 85950 25 078 22 101 85950 81161 20 069 19 108 81161 77020 13 093 17 100 77020 73349 8 117 13 060 73349 70039 7 096 5 059 70039 67013 1 027 3 112 67013 64218 5 175 2 185 64218 61514 5 147 5 307 61514 58711 9 306 17 290 58711 55827 26 279 29 286 55827 53087 36 267 37 271 53087 50625 39 276 35 282 50625 48425 53 282 48 277 48425 46440 50 288 49 273 46440 44623 54 291 53 283 44623 42944 58 291 61 282 42944 41381 65 291 68 275 41381 39911 67 286 65 273 39911 38518 60 293 62 269 38518 37164 50 302 60 269 37164 35781 41 296 53 274 35781 34339 37 282 38 278 34339 32842 30 277 32 269 32842 31278 27 277 33 265 31278 29635 29 277 32 257 29635 27913 28 272 29 257 27913 26113 26 266 26 258 26113 24238 25 262 22 259 24238 22288 24 264 19 267 22288 20256 24 265 19 275 20256 18139 24 273 15 280 18139 15986 21 281 11 281 15986 13910 12 295 15 246 13910 12023 6 254 10 253 12023 10350 9 227 7 243 10350 8864 6 189 7 225 8864 7545 7 154 5 210 7545 6378 9 120 7 193 6378 5348 13 105 12 135 5348 4445 13*096 14 118 4445 3650 12*094 13*106 3650 2938 12 094 13*088 2938 2309 12 094 13 083 2309 1783 12 094 13 080 1783 1380 11 094 12 078 1380 1102 10 095 12 076 1102 933 10 094 11 075 933 836 9 095 9 074 836 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