DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 89.3 - - 90.4 - - 86.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 137 - - 34 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2430 - - 3256 - - 3112 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1829 - - 2617 - - 1778 - - 821 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3190 - - 4016 - - 3872 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1229 - - 1427 - - 1337 - - 4125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 335 - - 242 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - 22 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 216 - - 211 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 368 - - 251 - - -414 - - -2230 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2822 - - 3765 - - 4286 - - 3068 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2040 - - -4191 - - -4774 - - -6977 ODpotential blCL - - - 5230 - - 8207 - - 8646 - - 7814 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 82 - - 70 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 2990 - - 3540 - - 3280 - - 3520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 89.3 - - 90.4 - - 86.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.7 - - 75.0 - - 74.0 - - 75.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 88.4 - - 90.2 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 73.8 - - 72.8 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 137 - - 34 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2430 - - 3256 - - 3112 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 17 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99259 37 095 30 096 28 111 26 079 99259 91745 27 086 31 097 21 096 23 089 91745 85960 25 090 25 089 22 089 21 071 85960 81153 23 080 20 098 22 085 18 074 81153 77019 22 075 18 099 19 086 17 100 77019 73383 18 074 17 076 21 097 18 106 73383 70107 12 072 13 066 18 094 14 096 70107 67105 7 098 8 065 11 072 8 071 67105 64334 5 102 5 082 3 103 3 359 64334 61667 5 228 2 266 1 207 2 266 61667 58883 6 235 7 216 12 256 9 311 58883 56012 11 283 7 240 17 248 21 276 56012 53320 15 270 15 277 8 231 18 249 53320 50929 16 259 19 299 9 289 9 239 50929 48784 18 270 26 299 23 290 16 278 48784 46823 25 262 22 285 28 274 24 274 46823 45018 25 251 19 260 25 259 27 251 45018 43344 23 261 18 265 21 251 27 246 43344 41772 25 272 23 269 21 250 26 244 41772 40287 30 279 29 254 23 247 27 237 40287 38880 30 272 33 250 26 239 28 235 38880 37514 31 258 35 249 28 237 31 235 37514 36120 29 251 34 246 31 237 34 233 36120 34667 27 247 34 242 31 234 32 232 34667 33161 27 249 32 239 29 232 31 225 33161 31592 29 248 28 237 30 235 33 227 31592 29948 27 244 26 235 33 237 36 235 29948 28228 24 245 28 239 36 237 36 237 28228 26428 27 249 29 243 34 237 35 235 26428 24549 27 246 28 243 30 234 33 232 24549 22593 29 229 28 236 28 236 32 230 22593 20555 29 226 29 235 28 240 30 235 20555 18433 29 237 32 243 29 248 25 250 18433 16276 33 242 37 252 31 253 22 265 16276 14198 38 238 41 251 34 256 22 272 14198 12306 38 238 41 245 36 255 23 271 12306 10617 32 243 36 244 36 250 25 264 10617 9111 33 246 33 247 35 250 25 257 9111 7769 30 247 31 247 30 250 26 249 7769 6576 24 245 26 240 26 244 29 243 6576 5520 20 253 19 229 24 229 33 237 5520 4588 22 259 18*220 24*216 33 226 4588 3763 22*256 17*217 24*212 32 223 3763 3024 19*240 17 216 24 211 31 221 3024 2370 18 235 17 216 23 211 29 218 2370 1823 17 233 17 215 22 210 27 216 1823 1402 17 232 16 215 21 210 23 214 1402 1113 16 231 15 214 20 209 19 213 1113 938 15 230 14 214 18 209 15 212 938 837 12 230 12 214 14 208 10*211 837 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