DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.1 - - 46.5 - - 39.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -3 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 589 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1349 - - 834 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 306 - - 1125 - - 579 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 132 - - 24 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 319 - - 307 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -468 - - -1026 - - -138 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1817 - - 1860 - - 972 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10940 - - -10079 - - -10604 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12289 - - 10913 - - 11438 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 78 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.1 - - 46.5 - - 39.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 41.5 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.7 - - 46.7 - - 41.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 40.8 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -3 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 589 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 11 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95413 66 282 68 284 58 275 95413 88473 52 275 58 279 47 278 88473 83046 43 269 45 271 44 278 83046 78519 38 274 38 261 45 273 78519 74636 38 283 31 274 37 269 74636 71218 39 284 30 282 33 293 71218 68125 39 284 33 279 34 292 68125 65268 43 287 37 276 32 286 65268 62616 45 278 40 274 46 282 62616 60042 57 290 57 286 54 286 60042 57333 77 280 80 280 76 282 57333 54517 88 275 87 277 85 283 54517 51822 87 280 90 283 87 289 51822 49379 97 289 104 289 111 289 49379 47178 115 289 121 288 127 285 47178 45184 128 288 132 286 133 283 45184 43370 133 286 134 285 126 285 43370 41718 124 288 122 289 119 294 41718 40194 118 298 122 301 130 305 40194 38765 126 305 130 306 129 304 38765 37408 126 301 124 301 125 298 37408 36087 121 295 117 296 126 297 36087 34739 116 292 112 295 123 295 34739 33340 111 292 105 293 116 293 33340 31894 107 292 101 292 108 291 31894 30385 103 291 99 290 102 291 30385 28799 98 290 97 288 95 291 28799 27136 93 291 95 287 91 292 27136 25394 88 293 90 289 88 290 25394 23573 81 293 81 290 85 287 23573 21678 76 292 72 289 77 285 21678 19706 71 288 67 288 69 289 19706 17649 62 283 63 288 62 290 17649 15551 59 282 55 289 55 294 15551 13528 56 285 51 290 45 297 13528 11689 51 288 47 291 42 298 11689 10054 42 290 43 293 42 299 10054 8600 34 290 39 296 40 306 8600 7314 31 295 35 309 32 315 7314 6177 26 309 25 318 29 321 6177 5173 22 316 18 318 26 322 5173 4295 16 314 20 321 22 320 4295 3521 12 324 22 325 20 314 3521 2829 13 324 22 328 20 319 2829 2222 15 316 19 325 23 334 2222 1723 14*319 15 317 22 337 1723 1343 12*320 12 311 19 332 1343 1082 9 319 10 309 16 327 1082 924 8 319 9*308 13*325 924 834 7 318 6*307 6*324 834 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