DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 51.2 - - 41.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -24 - - -3 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 75 - - 74 - - 1054 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 818 - - 818 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 835 - - 834 - - 1814 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1033 - - 398 - - 1228 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 105 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 4 - - 32 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 182 - - 327 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 794 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 835 - - 834 - - 1020 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1524 - - -5403 - - 299 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2359 - - 6237 - - 1515 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 680 - - 320 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 51.2 - - 41.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 51.0 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.9 - - 51.6 - - 41.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 51.4 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -24 - - -3 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 75 - - 74 - - 1054 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 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] 95521 29 293 40 291 41 312 95521 88650 26 302 26 294 34 295 88650 83269 25 306 21 297 23 287 83269 78774 25 295 24 293 20 303 78774 74868 21 283 27 290 25 299 74868 71391 20 290 30 276 25 280 71391 68234 20 282 27 253 32 274 68234 65313 21 301 27 266 32 248 65313 62570 40 279 35 257 39 282 62570 59908 37 253 42 265 51 267 59908 57141 33 256 52 267 52 261 57141 54235 49 255 56 251 53 257 54235 51426 63 257 71 244 58 250 51426 48883 77 255 81 241 76 254 48883 46610 84 253 77 244 90 245 46610 44575 91 255 83 253 91 242 44575 42730 110 254 107 256 98 245 42730 41033 114 251 126 249 115 242 41033 39458 108 249 123 241 128 236 39458 37985 115 253 118 241 129 230 37985 36601 121 253 127 244 123 227 36601 35272 115 250 126 242 117 229 35272 33932 103 246 125 241 121 232 33932 32553 91 241 125 241 136 233 32553 31127 81 235 120 241 143 232 31127 29633 74 231 111 240 141 232 29633 28061 71 229 104 238 135 232 28061 26415 69 229 97 237 121 232 26415 24698 68 230 91 237 110 228 24698 22912 68 233 85 237 109 229 22912 21062 69 235 77 235 105 231 21062 19144 68 238 72 233 95 230 19144 17151 66 242 70 232 87 228 17151 15123 64 245 64 231 77 229 15123 13169 63 244 62 230 68 232 13169 11389 63 241 58 230 57 235 11389 9803 59 235 51 234 46 240 9803 8395 51 229 49 237 41 244 8395 7146 45 221 50 236 47 246 7146 6037 42 215 44 232 44 248 6037 5059 39 208 34 229 35 271 5059 4204 38 202 27 230 36 288 4204 3454 38 198 21 229 39 293 3454 2789 37 196 15 223 41 290 2789 2203 34 194 9 212 40*287 2203 1715 30 188 4 189 38*286 1715 1339 27 185 2 105 35 284 1339 1081 22 183 3 007 31 283 1081 924 18*183 4 331 27 283 924 834 13*182 4*327 21 282 834 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