DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 25.1 - - 25.3 - - 21.4 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 36 - - 6 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 566 - - 971 - - 163 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 816 - - 815 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1326 - - 1731 - - 923 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 505 - - 418 - - 1398 - - 243 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 79 - - 134 - - 43 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 17 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 012 - - 018 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -54 - - 115 - - -1372 - - -979 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1381 - - 1616 - - 2295 - - 1811 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6087 - - -6750 - - -11889 - - -14333 ODpotential blCL - - - 7413 - - 8481 - - 12812 - - 15165 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.1 - - 25.3 - - 21.4 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.4 - - 21.5 - - 14.7 - - 5.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 25.1 - - 21.3 - - 13.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 20.9 - - 14.1 - - 7.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 36 - - 6 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 566 - - 971 - - 163 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 69 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96126 8 137 6 238 8 005 4 203 96126 88897 1 298 10 205 13 274 12 289 88897 83323 14 269 2 240 11 248 15 258 83323 78675 17 288 13 293 19 269 23 285 78675 74669 27 272 19 282 26 246 32 278 74669 71125 36 282 33 284 28 267 33 259 71125 67883 47 287 54 272 51 288 44 286 67883 64907 54 282 62 267 64 280 61 284 64907 62160 65 276 63 263 68 269 61 277 62160 59475 72 270 64 263 70 267 59 280 59475 56637 76 268 68 266 72 265 63 280 56637 53673 78 268 72 266 70 266 70 277 53673 50849 82 268 75 267 75 270 76 273 50849 48321 86 268 80 269 84 269 83 268 48321 46060 87 265 85 266 87 265 84 263 46060 44008 84 264 88 262 86 263 82 264 44008 42129 83 267 87 261 84 262 80 264 42129 40397 86 269 86 263 83 264 77 266 40397 38792 90 269 88 266 84 266 76 268 38792 37300 92 268 90 264 87 266 76 266 37300 35909 92 266 87 259 90 260 77 262 35909 34578 89 265 85 260 91 255 79 258 34578 33238 83 272 83 261 87 255 78 257 33238 31858 77 275 76 262 75 258 73 257 31858 30449 66 276 65 268 67 260 67 258 30449 29001 57 280 59 274 59 261 59 256 29001 27493 51 279 55 277 56 267 56 253 27493 25912 46 280 55 281 54 266 56 249 25912 24252 43 286 54 285 52 265 53 251 24252 22516 43 292 50 289 49 268 49 258 22516 20704 43 296 48 291 45 273 46 262 20704 18810 40 290 45 292 40 275 43 264 18810 16830 41 283 39 294 35 276 38 265 16830 14806 35 284 32 291 32 277 32 272 14806 12860 27 272 24 290 28 280 24 282 12860 11096 24 277 18 287 22 287 20 296 11096 9537 19 292 16 294 18 303 17 309 9537 8156 16 322 17 317 18 317 16 321 8156 6933 19 350 16 331 19 321 16 327 6933 5852 16 359 14 343 19 325 14 337 5852 4904 13 018 13 358 14 345 10 355 4904 4076 12 042 10 022 10 004 5 008 4076 3351 17 058 12 033 8 022 11 050 3351 2707 20 047 15 029 16 032 19 059 2707 2141 23 032 19*018 20 025 22 051 2141 1671 23*016 18*014 20 021 22 033 1671 1312 21*012 18 013 19 020 21 020 1312 1065 19 010 17 012 18*019 17 013 1065 916 17 009 15 011 16*019 15*009 916 832 12 008 12 011 13 018 8*002 832 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