DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.5 - - 30.8 - - 34.8 - - 32.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 32 - - 242 - - 18 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1553 - - 1548 - - 1975 - - 2337 - - 1300 BL Depth Hcrit 788 - - 788 - - 1836 - - 788 - - 788 Hcrit BL Top 2313 - - 2308 - - 2735 - - 3097 - - 2060 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 477 - - 428 - - 180 - - 113 - - 819 Hgt.Variab. W* 95 - - 150 - - 318 - - 144 - - 63 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 268 - - 267 - - 238 - - 262 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -2 - - 2 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 497 - - 552 - - 61 - - 1176 - - 389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1816 - - 1756 - - 2674 - - 1921 - - 1671 sfcLCL ODpotential 240 - - 406 - - 182 - - 808 - - 104 ODpotential blCL 2073 - - 1902 - - 2553 - - 2289 - - 1956 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.5 - - 30.8 - - 34.8 - - 32.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.7 - - 26.3 - - 26.1 - - 27.1 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.4 - - 30.6 - - 33.3 - - 32.2 - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.7 - - 26.3 - - 26.1 - - 27.1 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 32 - - 242 - - 18 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1553 - - 1548 - - 1975 - - 2337 - - 1300 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 102 - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 68957 20 051 20 051 17 053 16 063 12 048 68957 59664 12 256 26 270 27 280 23 297 21 276 59664 55258 27 273 32 275 34 265 38 270 35 275 55258 50489 34 272 35 259 41 257 46 261 45 267 50489 46738 43 261 38 259 45 260 52 266 50 262 46738 42801 38 267 38 269 45 264 47 261 51 259 42801 41176 35 265 30 270 39 267 43 260 48 256 41176 40295 33 264 33 265 37 267 40 261 45 259 40295 39860 28 266 31 261 38 266 39 260 41 261 39860 39284 27 272 25 257 38 262 39 260 40 262 39284 38862 28 275 21 263 33 262 39 264 37 264 38862 38602 26 273 18 272 29 265 38 269 36 269 38602 38369 15 271 14 269 26 265 35 260 34 275 38369 38001 8 275 11 245 20 261 28 259 34 278 38001 37402 6 262 5 282 14 265 22 255 36 255 37402 36793 7 214 6 285 13 277 18 258 37 251 36793 36085 10 186 7 246 11 285 17 266 30 251 36085 35702 6 106 3 156 6 304 18 275 26 256 35702 35116 9 065 8 077 3 016 13 245 25 255 35116 34098 11 061 10 074 3 073 12 253 23 247 34098 32961 13 055 13 086 5 129 9 252 21 247 32961 31292 13 049 11 075 6 117 4 239 20 231 31292 28840 11 033 12 052 8 074 2 298 18 226 28840 25705 11 014 10 034 9 037 6 317 18 239 25705 23488 9 358 7 013 9 011 11 309 19 265 23488 21775 5 346 5 337 10 338 17 299 21 276 21775 20585 6 349 5 323 12 336 19 292 22 276 20585 19400 10 359 11 357 13 343 14 291 21 275 19400 16302 11 002 12 356 16 349 11 318 14 267 16302 16034 7 015 11 350 18 345 13 329 10 288 16034 12026 11 031 4 354 18 335 16 317 12 306 12026 9558 10 040 7 013 12 311 14 310 11 299 9558 7726 3 359 4 325 11 278 14 299 10 293 7726 6791 5 252 5 273 11 269 13 296 11 292 6791 6301 7 269 7 276 11 271 12 297 12 290 6301 5820 10 273 9 296 10 283 11 294 13 284 5820 5345 11 279 10 299 10 286 6 285 14 270 5345 4879 12 279 10 294 9 283 6 281 14 265 4879 4420 12 281 10 281 11 270 7 278 14 271 4420 3969 12 279 12 260 16 250 12 275 15 276 3969 3524 11 262 18 253 19 244 14*264 16 277 3524 3092 16 266 19 257 19*244 14*265 17 280 3092 2670 18*268 17*274 15*240 14 264 16 284 2670 2262 18*268 14*271 14 239 14 263 15*285 2262 1858 17 269 13 268 14 239 13 262 14*284 1858 1459 16 268 13 267 13 238 12 261 13 283 1459 1196 15 268 12 266 13 237 11 260 12 283 1196 1000 14 268 11 265 12 237 10 259 11 282 1000 869 12 267 10 265 11 237 9 259 10 282 869 804 10 268 8 264 9 237 8 259 8 281 804 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