DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 1878 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1494 - - 820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3133 - - 2638 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1569 - - 1899 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 239 - - 161 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 150 - - 158 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1578 - - 1078 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1555 - - 1561 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 577 - - 277 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2556 - - 2361 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1820 - - 1820 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 72.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.8 - - 76.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 1878 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 98797 20 108 29 109 98797 91320 17 114 18 104 91320 85583 17 107 12 090 85583 80849 18 085 13 087 80849 76788 18 078 15 085 76788 73199 19 085 15 066 73199 69958 18 082 13 065 69958 66988 11 078 12 063 66988 64242 7 039 4 036 64242 61596 7 024 1 249 61596 58838 8 349 4 308 58838 55969 11 314 12 295 55969 53233 16 289 17 288 53233 50767 18 273 20 280 50767 48552 23 262 23 274 48552 46542 22 251 22 267 46542 44699 17 239 20 254 44699 42997 16 210 20 232 42997 41414 17 220 17 217 41414 39929 24 206 15 200 39929 38530 33 180 22 207 38530 37180 29 163 24 205 37180 35805 29 160 22 203 35805 34371 28 161 22 199 34371 32881 25 159 24 197 32881 31320 22 158 25 194 31320 29677 20 156 24 191 29677 27952 19 154 23 188 27952 26147 19 151 19 176 26147 24264 20 150 18 166 24264 22309 19 152 19 158 22309 20278 18 156 17 152 20278 18167 16 165 16 160 18167 16014 16 175 13 179 16014 13943 17 178 12 194 13943 12066 20 164 13 194 12066 10402 24 152 18 176 10402 8924 24 151 22 165 8924 7608 22 155 21 172 7608 6439 20 157 20 173 6439 5403 19 156 20 169 5403 4490 18 153 21 164 4490 3684 18*152 21 159 3684 2964 18*151 20*157 2964 2327 17 150 19*158 2327 1795 16 150 17 159 1795 1386 16 149 16 158 1386 1105 15 149 15 159 1105 934 14 149 13 159 934 836 11 148 11 158 836 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