DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 79.0 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 25 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3113 - - 1681 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2254 - - 820 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3873 - - 2441 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1880 - - 1558 - - 1868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 285 - - 171 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 22 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 222 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 25 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1384 - - 1178 - - -146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2489 - - 1263 - - 982 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 178 - - 224 - - -942 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3695 - - 2217 - - 1778 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 101 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3600 - - 3150 - - 2150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 79.0 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.3 - - 73.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.9 - - 78.8 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 74.5 - - 72.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 25 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3113 - - 1681 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 102 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 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] 98810 29 082 26 085 20 091 98810 91330 23 083 23 087 21 069 91330 85596 16 075 17 084 19 074 85596 80854 10 074 12 078 17 073 80854 76780 9 087 12 079 15 064 76780 73185 12 104 14 080 16 077 73185 69932 12 095 13 083 16 081 69932 66952 9 097 13 075 12 084 66952 64209 11 099 8 097 6 080 64209 61565 7 110 4 142 5 075 61565 58800 8 212 11 225 5 284 58800 55921 5 201 13 215 14 239 55921 53168 15 254 20 238 26 244 53168 50684 25 243 29 239 29 235 50684 48444 30 249 31 237 34 243 48444 46408 37 258 34 249 40 247 46408 44558 49 254 38 239 35 248 44558 42863 51 244 36 226 36 251 42863 41289 49 246 40 225 38 243 41289 39815 47 250 36 227 41 223 39815 38426 43 248 35 235 36 230 38426 37079 36 245 35 235 39 244 37079 35703 34 239 35 235 39 245 35703 34269 33 231 32 238 38 239 34269 32781 31 223 32 241 35 235 32781 31222 28 221 36 238 28 239 31222 29582 32 231 38 236 26 243 29582 27860 34 246 35 239 29 243 27860 26057 31 252 38 238 33 245 26057 24178 35 235 40 235 34 242 24178 22230 40 234 43 233 34 247 22230 20206 38 233 46 231 36 252 20206 18104 31 218 49 235 40 257 18104 15972 32 212 49 236 41 260 15972 13927 32 217 49 230 47 259 13927 12069 33 223 46 223 49 257 12069 10414 35 223 40 221 46 247 10414 8938 34 223 39 226 43 237 8938 7622 32 223 38 232 40 235 7622 6452 29 223 36 237 40 234 6452 5414 27 222 34 240 38 231 5414 4499 23*218 32 238 36 229 4499 3690 21*211 31 231 33 229 3690 2967 19 205 29*226 29 230 2967 2327 19 203 28*225 28 232 2327 1795 18 203 24 222 24 233 1795 1386 17 202 22 220 21 233 1386 1105 17 201 20 220 18 233 1105 934 15 200 18 219 16 233 934 836 13 200 14 219 11*232 836 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