DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 75.1 - - 76.2 - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 74 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4425 - - 5003 - - 76 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3401 - - 3533 - - 820 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5185 - - 5763 - - 836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2507 - - 2911 - - 7065 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 324 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 302 - - 295 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 664 - - 676 - - -3422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4521 - - 5088 - - 4258 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -679 - - -743 - - -4380 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5864 - - 6506 - - 5216 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 79 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 110 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 76.2 - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 56.8 - - 58.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 75.6 - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 55.4 - - 57.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 74 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4425 - - 5003 - - 76 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99225 28 101 20 099 26 075 99225 91704 26 102 25 093 24 093 91704 85895 25 094 24 095 27 087 85895 81082 22 079 22 094 21 081 81082 76953 16 092 17 092 14 091 76953 73304 14 079 12 099 7 105 73304 69993 7 041 9 086 4 123 69993 66939 4 217 3 359 2 044 66939 64100 5 086 4 286 8 273 64100 61352 10 300 12 314 14 317 61352 58502 14 274 22 269 26 290 58502 55565 16 283 20 264 30 274 55565 52758 35 293 32 297 34 286 52758 50231 44 280 48 281 43 281 50231 47977 41 273 43 274 44 285 47977 45941 51 288 48 285 63 296 45941 44106 71 288 80 287 82 282 44106 42440 76 287 83 282 84 278 42440 40893 91 295 81 284 83 277 40893 39441 103 291 90 287 84 280 39441 38069 103 287 93 283 83 283 38069 36736 103 286 95 282 80 284 36736 35374 104 285 94 283 78 284 35374 33955 105 284 93 285 75 282 33955 32480 102 285 90 286 74 282 32480 30937 95 284 87 287 73 284 30937 29317 93 293 86 288 67 285 29317 27617 80 295 80 291 59 283 27617 25836 69 284 69 287 55 278 25836 23976 68 278 69 276 57 276 23976 22042 63 273 69 277 58 282 22042 20031 62 271 61 280 57 284 20031 17935 59 277 57 283 53 285 17935 15802 46 283 48 290 42 293 15802 13756 34 284 34 286 30 299 13756 11903 29 282 26 278 21 290 11903 10261 25 287 24 273 18 284 10261 8807 21 294 16 281 13 297 8807 7516 19 291 12 289 12 307 7516 6369 18 288 12*290 11 300 6369 5351 15*289 11*290 9 291 5351 4452 13*292 10 292 8 288 4452 3657 11 300 10 293 7 289 3657 2944 11 302 9 295 6 291 2944 2312 10 304 9 296 5 294 2312 1785 10 306 9 298 5 299 1785 1381 10 306 8 299 4 301 1381 1102 10 307 8 299 4 303 1102 933 9 307 8 299 4*305 933 836 8 308 7 299 3*307 836 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