DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 77.8 - - 77.2 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 388 - - 285 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5890 - - 5685 - - 2919 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5003 - - 4702 - - 819 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6650 - - 6445 - - 3679 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1182 - - 1151 - - 2281 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 537 - - 479 - - 144 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 066 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -6 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3112 - - -3789 - - -6077 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9762 - - 10235 - - 9757 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10592 - - -11802 - - -15377 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17242 - - 18247 - - 19056 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 42 - - 41 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 77.2 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.0 - - 35.3 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 75.4 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 34.1 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 388 - - 285 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5890 - - 5685 - - 2919 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98592 27 090 18 102 14 072 98592 91105 18 098 17 080 17 078 91105 85365 17 091 13 108 16 071 85365 80632 19 081 16 092 13 074 80632 76569 18 086 20 079 11 083 76569 72979 17 074 21 078 13 077 72979 69729 20 070 18 069 15 080 69729 66735 18 054 15 065 11 062 66735 63948 13 049 11 046 13 052 63948 61233 13 026 12 023 14 037 61233 58400 18 356 19 357 21 007 58400 55482 25 339 28 339 30 348 55482 52717 28 328 33 330 33 333 52717 50240 28 317 32 324 31 326 50240 48034 25 314 33 319 34 326 48034 46048 26 328 32 314 36 324 46048 44244 34 341 28 328 36 329 44244 42585 49 336 34 341 38 338 42585 41040 57 330 35 350 44 347 41040 39589 55 336 29 355 43 347 39589 38217 47 352 24 024 31 342 38217 36888 40 009 22 028 18 004 36888 35539 32 011 17 022 19 028 35539 34137 20 006 16 014 19 023 34137 32681 14 008 17 004 17 013 32681 31155 15 017 18 000 14 011 31155 29544 19 019 20 004 13 018 29544 27850 24 023 21 013 15 037 27850 26070 28 030 23 022 18 043 26070 24207 29 035 21 030 16 038 24207 22261 24 038 18 032 13 034 22261 20230 18 042 14 030 11 034 20230 18107 16 055 11 030 10 024 18107 15938 13 070 8 031 7 022 15938 13846 10 033 9 013 7 008 13846 11951 12 011 15 018 11 022 11951 10278 13 018 16 028 12 038 10278 8800 11 030 12 035 9 046 8800 7494 8*049 6*044 7 038 7494 6339 9*067 7*062 4 045 6339 5320 10 068 8 064 5 067 5320 4423 11 069 10 066 6*071 4423 3631 12 069 11 067 10*071 3631 2923 13 069 12 067 11 071 2923 2297 13 068 13 067 12 070 2297 1775 13 068 13 068 12 070 1775 1375 13 068 13 067 12 069 1375 1099 13 067 13 067 12 069 1099 932 12 067 12 067 11 069 932 836 11 068 11 067 9 069 836 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