DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.5 - - 18.3 - - 21.1 - - 21.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 90 - - 24 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 956 - - 1046 - - 1001 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 815 - - 815 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1716 - - 1806 - - 1761 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 372 - - 528 - - 642 - - 1466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 186 - - 121 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 266 - - 252 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -236 - - -152 - - -193 - - -471 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1952 - - 1959 - - 1954 - - 1303 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14805 - - -14230 - - -12863 - - -9203 ODpotential blCL - - - 16521 - - 16036 - - 14624 - - 10035 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 98 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.5 - - 18.3 - - 21.1 - - 21.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.3 - - 13.1 - - 15.8 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.0 - - 17.7 - - 21.1 - - 22.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.3 - - 12.0 - - 14.9 - - 19.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 90 - - 24 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 956 - - 1046 - - 1001 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 92 - - 95 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94164 65 255 64 249 65 255 71 260 94164 87032 63 254 60 252 60 259 63 263 87032 81613 71 254 54 253 62 255 63 263 81613 77142 70 248 62 258 65 257 61 271 77142 73280 64 246 68 254 58 262 56 273 73280 69847 68 253 62 250 54 273 51 275 69847 66722 65 253 56 263 54 279 50 287 66722 63847 51 260 62 273 55 284 56 291 63847 61186 65 280 64 276 62 288 56 292 61186 58600 68 281 63 282 69 287 58 294 58600 55882 60 279 63 287 65 285 60 296 55882 53056 52 291 58 290 59 292 61 300 53056 50365 56 299 56 298 59 300 60 301 50365 47942 58 301 58 310 58 304 62 308 47942 45767 53 307 63 316 65 314 74 313 45767 43802 64 319 70 316 79 314 78 311 43802 42004 78 319 77 314 83 309 80 310 42004 40344 78 313 77 312 84 308 90 310 40344 38813 71 319 76 316 85 308 100 306 38813 37394 82 330 83 322 85 310 98 303 37394 36064 94 333 86 321 87 312 91 305 36064 34777 96 334 86 319 88 313 89 308 34777 33469 95 333 87 319 87 313 88 314 33469 32111 95 328 87 320 85 314 94 319 32111 30707 93 323 86 320 83 315 101 321 30707 29245 83 327 84 320 81 317 100 320 29245 27711 82 327 78 319 79 316 95 319 27711 26102 77 328 75 318 76 314 94 320 26102 24416 71 329 74 312 73 314 94 320 24416 22653 62 328 72 312 70 316 88 318 22653 20816 56 319 71 314 70 317 84 319 20816 18899 54 313 66 313 69 316 80 319 18899 16901 52 309 57 311 64 316 71 317 16901 14867 52 308 51 311 60 314 64 317 14867 12917 51 313 50 314 52 313 55 315 12917 11159 47 321 47 317 49 318 50 312 11159 9600 42 323 42 315 50 318 50 308 9600 8216 37 319 40 312 44 313 49 302 8216 6987 35 313 38 310 40 302 46 299 6987 5897 33 309 34 305 42 297 45 299 5897 4937 30 303 29 300 36 295 46 298 4937 4099 27 302 24 295 32 287 44 295 4099 3368 25 304 22 293 30 280 38 287 3368 2720 21 305 19 290 27 269 32 270 2720 2151 18*298 16*280 24*263 26 258 2151 1680 14*281 13*268 18*253 21 249 1680 1318 13 280 12 266 17 252 17 246 1318 1069 12 278 12 266 16 252 13 244 1069 918 11 278 11 266 14 251 11 243 918 832 9 277 10 265 11 251 7*243 832 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