DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.7 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 42 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2580 - - 4604 - - 77 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1879 - - 2924 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3340 - - 5364 - - 837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2504 - - 1797 - - 3707 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 268 - - 281 - - 34 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 220 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -359 - - 1711 - - -789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3699 - - 3653 - - 1626 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2701 - - 453 - - -2044 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6041 - - 4911 - - 2881 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 83 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1030 - - 1930 - - 3170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.7 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 67.2 - - 72.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 80.5 - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 65.8 - - 71.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 42 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2580 - - 4604 - - 77 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 31 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 17 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] 98931 29 087 25 097 20 081 98931 91438 29 089 23 104 17 067 91438 85675 23 094 24 097 16 084 85675 80889 19 110 18 085 20 095 80889 76769 16 105 12 087 20 082 76769 73133 11 110 9 092 14 078 73133 69846 11 115 7 109 6 072 69846 66826 11 087 12 105 6 113 66826 64024 4 133 4 048 7 060 64024 61311 2 240 7 243 7 307 61311 58502 11 287 12 251 12 291 58502 55586 23 300 17 290 19 298 55586 52773 39 270 36 276 33 287 52773 50253 51 247 55 264 56 260 50253 48028 45 241 56 257 54 250 48028 46017 49 277 57 267 57 265 46017 44176 73 280 68 271 73 272 44176 42481 92 275 80 270 79 274 42481 40908 100 269 84 267 83 271 40908 39439 103 266 81 265 82 267 39439 38056 98 265 78 263 80 259 38056 36719 83 269 77 254 77 255 36719 35359 69 271 70 251 67 254 35359 33949 62 279 60 255 60 256 33949 32486 61 281 60 267 56 256 32486 30953 59 276 55 265 50 257 30953 29341 55 271 50 261 46 260 29341 27649 49 273 50 255 47 268 27649 25878 46 274 51 252 53 280 25878 24029 45 270 48 255 50 281 24029 22107 48 264 46 263 40 273 22107 20109 47 263 43 273 32 264 20109 18038 40 269 34 268 31 246 18038 15930 30 281 26 264 26 238 15930 13894 27 280 24 267 23 246 13894 12037 28 257 25 269 27 262 12037 10385 29 250 28 271 29 269 10385 8914 24 261 25 267 29 280 8914 7605 20 271 15 249 27 286 7605 6440 22 264 15 238 17 285 6440 5408 24 257 16*231 9 271 5408 4498 24 250 16*224 8 249 4498 3693 23*237 16 222 9 237 3693 2972 21*224 16 220 10 223 2972 2333 20 223 16 220 12 206 2333 1799 20 222 16 219 13 195 1799 1388 19 222 15 218 13 191 1388 1106 18 221 14 218 13 189 1106 934 16 221 13 218 11*187 934 837 13 221 11 218 9*186 837 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