DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 10.7 - - 20.6 - - 24.2 - - 22.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 21 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 180 - - 1095 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 831 - - 940 - - 1855 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 76 - - 1273 - - 1177 - - 2378 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 63 - - 100 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 8 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 342 - - 196 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -484 - - -271 - - 85 - - -645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1315 - - 1211 - - 1770 - - 1477 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12195 - - -1312 - - -156 - - -1438 ODpotential blCL - - - 13026 - - 2252 - - 2011 - - 2270 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 92 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.7 - - 20.6 - - 24.2 - - 22.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 18.5 - - 19.7 - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 20.4 - - 24.1 - - 23.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.8 - - 18.3 - - 19.3 - - 18.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 21 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 180 - - 1095 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 70 - - 86 - - 100 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] 94805 48 280 51 283 46 290 48 285 94805 87969 38 300 43 288 46 290 47 291 87969 82621 38 307 38 294 45 293 51 287 82621 78143 41 300 38 293 41 298 50 294 78143 74251 47 293 40 292 46 302 53 300 74251 70784 46 299 47 291 56 293 57 301 70784 67633 54 298 55 293 61 286 63 296 67633 64727 52 292 53 293 57 289 62 295 64727 62017 44 299 49 295 63 297 60 294 62017 59369 48 312 50 299 61 295 58 292 59369 56576 64 306 60 302 58 300 59 297 56576 53642 70 297 66 303 66 306 63 303 53642 50820 71 297 70 305 76 305 75 306 50820 48286 70 300 76 302 80 303 81 301 48286 46033 70 305 76 298 77 301 78 300 46033 43992 74 308 74 300 75 303 79 301 43992 42121 81 308 77 306 81 308 83 300 42121 40399 86 308 84 309 97 310 90 302 40399 38812 91 309 92 310 109 308 99 302 38812 37339 94 311 103 310 115 303 110 299 37339 35961 100 315 112 311 118 302 117 294 35961 34633 113 318 121 311 123 302 116 293 34633 33288 127 320 125 311 127 302 113 294 33288 31897 132 320 125 311 128 303 113 296 31897 30469 134 321 122 311 125 303 113 298 30469 28995 134 321 118 310 119 303 112 297 28995 27463 128 321 115 307 112 299 108 295 27463 25864 117 319 114 307 108 291 106 291 25864 24189 105 314 110 306 101 295 103 294 24189 22440 86 311 101 303 94 302 85 299 22440 20625 71 307 80 317 93 299 67 295 20625 18730 61 303 59 310 73 303 67 289 18730 16749 55 305 53 296 57 304 59 288 16749 14735 52 308 43 296 53 294 46 296 14735 12799 52 313 42 304 46 303 43 302 12799 11046 40 316 41 306 31 309 22 317 11046 9502 24 304 32 303 27 317 16 315 9502 8136 15 301 20 296 20 301 16 315 8136 6926 11 304 12 296 12 281 9 298 6926 5858 8 315 7 314 4 265 5 236 5858 4915 7 330 5 328 2 198 5 190 4915 4087 9 333 2 324 4 180 4 162 4087 3363 8 323 4 280 4 183 4 153 3363 2721 8 302 7 259 3 210 4 142 2721 2156 6 277 7 242 4*207 3 126 2156 1683 5 278 5 241 3*204 3 112 1683 1320 5 331 2 255 2 193 3 093 1320 1071 7 346 1*333 2 195 3 080 1071 919 6 335 1*342 1 194 3 072 919 832 3*320 1 342 2 190 3*071 832 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