DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 - - - -2.8 - - 7.6 - - 9.9 - - 0.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 25 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 316 - - 71 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 814 - - 815 - - 815 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 831 - - 1076 - - 831 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 82 - - 277 - - 545 - - 138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 3 - - 82 - - 13 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 007 - - 284 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1288 - - -1857 - - -1771 - - -1817 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2119 - - 2933 - - 2602 - - 2648 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17793 - - -16000 - - -15366 - - -17386 ODpotential blCL - - - 18624 - - 17076 - - 16197 - - 18217 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 64 - - 67 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -2.8 - - 7.6 - - 9.9 - - 0.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -8.4 - - -1.7 - - 1.9 - - -7.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.5 - - 7.4 - - 9.9 - - 5.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -8.4 - - -2.5 - - 1.1 - - 0.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 25 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 316 - - 71 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96310 12 327 20 338 9 021 6 266 96310 89163 5 345 12 331 8 336 9 331 89163 83621 7 004 1 202 10 313 16 339 83621 78991 15 337 3 306 9 289 13 333 78991 74967 22 309 14 304 13 316 21 318 74967 71403 24 298 18 291 18 301 26 300 71403 68167 27 290 21 282 23 289 24 291 68167 65168 34 289 26 279 30 281 31 290 65168 62374 40 284 34 277 39 279 30 284 62374 59656 42 278 40 272 43 275 33 286 59656 56812 45 276 44 275 48 277 39 289 56812 53865 52 276 54 275 57 276 50 287 53865 51066 60 275 62 271 64 273 57 283 51066 48562 64 272 66 267 65 270 61 279 48562 46322 66 270 67 266 63 270 63 276 46322 44284 69 270 69 266 62 271 66 269 44284 42414 74 269 72 267 63 270 69 267 42414 40682 80 266 76 266 66 267 72 266 40682 39070 83 264 78 263 68 264 77 265 39070 37562 82 264 79 260 70 263 79 263 37562 36150 80 264 79 258 73 261 79 261 36150 34796 78 263 80 257 75 260 75 261 34796 33436 73 262 76 258 72 258 71 262 33436 32040 67 262 67 259 64 258 67 263 32040 30609 59 265 61 261 56 259 61 263 30609 29123 55 266 58 265 52 261 57 264 29123 27566 57 268 56 267 53 264 53 265 27566 25945 59 271 53 267 53 265 47 267 25945 24259 57 273 48 268 49 267 44 271 24259 22502 55 273 47 264 45 268 44 270 22502 20672 53 274 49 267 41 268 44 267 20672 18768 44 276 46 272 41 270 42 272 18768 16788 37 284 38 268 38 270 37 270 16788 14773 34 280 33 262 35 264 36 265 14773 12832 35 278 32 265 32 265 33 264 12832 11067 35 285 29 273 28 269 31 264 11067 9503 32 297 25 280 23 269 26 260 9503 8119 24 303 20 284 19 268 24 251 8119 6896 17 308 13 287 16 259 20 246 6896 5820 13 317 9 293 12 247 18 242 5820 4875 12 334 6 308 8 236 16 232 4875 4052 12 347 4 333 7 221 13 220 4052 3332 12 358 3 023 7 199 12 207 3332 2691 13 009 4 050 7 187 14 195 2691 2128 14 018 6 051 7 169 15 188 2128 1661 15 020 8 041 5 154 12 186 1661 1305 16 014 8*024 2 148 8 186 1305 1061 15 004 7*009 1 285 5 191 1061 914 11*355 6 007 1 285 3*203 914 831 6*342 6 006 2*284 2*215 831 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