DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 75.9 - - 82.1 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1169 - - 3070 - - 333 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 820 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1929 - - 3830 - - 1093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1965 - - 2747 - - 3740 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 153 - - 201 - - 49 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 140 - - 136 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 601 - - 556 - - -258 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1328 - - 3274 - - 1351 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 86 - - -573 - - -1103 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1843 - - 4403 - - 2196 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2060 - - 1890 - - 2460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 82.1 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 70.2 - - 73.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 81.9 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 68.8 - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1169 - - 3070 - - 333 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 87 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - 18 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] 98761 20 069 23 103 17 069 98761 91289 17 096 17 085 15 072 91289 85549 17 080 13 075 17 086 85549 80793 10 054 8 048 20 069 80793 76717 12 085 3 061 17 053 76717 73131 18 079 8 082 8 044 73131 69903 13 093 8 099 3 010 69903 66941 8 095 6 116 5 042 66941 64191 4 066 2 105 5 011 64191 61528 5 011 3 047 4 360 61528 58752 9 356 8 324 9 327 58752 55872 12 338 12 310 12 305 55872 53125 14 297 15 293 16 301 53125 50648 16 278 18 275 18 280 50648 48431 20 284 26 268 25 255 48431 46428 30 269 29 249 21 235 46428 44595 30 266 24 248 26 249 44595 42916 28 261 24 251 36 245 42916 41367 28 261 34 251 44 240 41367 39910 36 261 34 254 42 237 39910 38525 39 262 28 258 36 241 38525 37177 35 262 23 257 30 233 37177 35800 28 254 19 249 25 222 35800 34365 24 243 14 241 17 216 34365 32875 21 246 15 234 14 213 32875 31315 21 249 19 229 15 202 31315 29673 20 247 21 228 15 205 29673 27951 17 230 19 223 15 209 27951 26148 13 192 12 217 15 203 26148 24267 14 163 13 211 16 199 24267 22313 14 153 13 192 17 199 22313 20283 12 153 15 178 17 194 20283 18172 8 189 12 173 17 187 18172 16024 8 224 7 161 17 174 16024 13958 8 225 6 162 16 165 13958 12080 5 201 7 185 15 171 12080 10411 4 171 8 182 13 180 10411 8931 6 152 9 174 12 181 8931 7614 11 150 10 171 13 180 7614 6446 13 147 9 163 12 179 6446 5412 13 147 9 157 10 167 5412 4500 13 141 9*147 8 158 4500 3693 13 137 9*142 7 152 3693 2970 13 135 9 138 7 137 2970 2330 12*137 9 136 7 121 2330 1797 11*138 9 134 7 105 1797 1388 10 139 9 132 8 095 1388 1106 9 141 9 131 7*092 1106 934 8 141 8 131 7*090 934 837 7 139 7 130 5 089 837 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