DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 62.8 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 790 - - 75 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 819 - - 819 - - 818 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 836 - - 1550 - - 835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4075 - - 1641 - - 1673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 32 - - 94 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 142 - - 144 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1909 - - -206 - - -370 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2745 - - 1756 - - 1205 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3340 - - -1994 - - -2187 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4176 - - 3544 - - 3022 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 20 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 62.8 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 57.8 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 62.8 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 57.0 - - 54.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 76 - - 790 - - 75 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 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] 99103 32 095 30 107 27 091 99103 91553 24 097 24 104 22 090 91553 85736 21 089 22 097 20 096 85736 80923 12 090 17 086 20 083 80923 76797 11 097 11 100 15 065 76797 73166 16 093 13 114 6 074 73166 69885 14 072 14 110 5 114 69885 66857 2 118 8 075 5 061 66857 64050 2 260 5 015 4 340 64050 61349 9 278 12 290 9 287 61349 58532 8 315 9 259 13 272 58532 55600 30 315 26 314 17 295 55600 52820 48 281 47 290 39 287 52820 50342 45 266 56 265 50 266 50342 48121 37 273 46 255 50 255 48121 46093 47 297 45 284 50 263 46093 44235 84 294 69 288 58 267 44235 42526 95 280 85 277 70 265 42526 40943 96 269 90 263 78 253 40943 39465 92 265 82 253 84 242 39465 38070 84 266 76 253 78 238 38070 36717 77 264 70 255 73 235 36717 35339 73 267 64 257 66 236 35339 33908 67 277 63 254 62 237 33908 32425 53 284 59 254 59 235 32425 30876 42 277 52 256 52 243 30876 29251 38 267 45 258 50 248 29251 27547 36 265 42 262 48 246 27547 25764 35 247 42 256 46 243 25764 23901 31 251 46 245 43 243 23901 21968 33 249 49 240 37 246 21968 19957 33 241 51 238 40 245 19957 17858 25 233 47 233 35 227 17858 15722 22 243 43 221 35 209 15722 13671 26 244 42 207 36 197 13671 11805 24 248 29 189 34 184 11805 10149 16 253 14 150 30 174 10149 8682 8 234 12 080 25 161 8682 7383 9 199 12 087 22 138 7383 6237 9 189 12 095 23 108 6237 5230 9 145 14 100 27 090 5230 4346 14 136 15 107 30 086 4346 3568 18 143 15 119 31 086 3568 2874 19 146 14 129 29 082 2874 2261 19 146 12 131 28 070 2261 1751 18 145 9*133 26 055 1751 1360 15 145 6*139 24 048 1360 1091 13 145 5 145 21 046 1091 928 11*144 4 146 19*044 928 835 7*142 4 145 14*042 835 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