DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.0 - - 32.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - -9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 341 - - 73 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 817 - - 816 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1101 - - 833 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 930 - - 1009 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 47 - - 0 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 308 - - 151 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -320 - - -41 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1421 - - 874 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9157 - - -9613 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10258 - - 10446 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.0 - - 32.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.9 - - 32.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.0 - - 34.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.6 - - 32.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 4 - - -9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 341 - - 73 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 79 - - 64 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 95842 29 326 27 329 95842 89023 24 330 13 311 89023 83619 21 301 14 281 83619 79035 18 261 24 254 79035 75052 13 256 25 252 75052 71525 15 277 22 262 71525 68317 20 285 19 261 68317 65340 30 273 24 269 65340 62573 33 264 32 267 62573 59894 34 268 32 274 59894 57106 34 281 48 285 57106 54210 48 286 59 273 54210 51419 55 278 65 272 51419 48885 46 279 64 276 48885 46608 57 281 65 281 46608 44544 69 285 69 284 44544 42664 73 283 70 281 42664 40944 68 278 68 278 40944 39356 62 276 63 279 39356 37883 58 279 60 280 37883 36521 55 279 52 285 36521 35231 55 275 49 286 35231 33931 63 270 50 286 33931 32582 63 262 49 284 32582 31185 61 264 48 281 31185 29725 58 270 45 283 29725 28187 55 274 44 287 28187 26572 50 278 42 288 26572 24879 43 280 38 284 24879 23109 41 281 35 277 23109 21266 40 282 30 271 21266 19343 38 284 26 269 19343 17332 37 288 28 267 17332 15278 42 280 31 264 15278 13301 44 277 32 263 13301 11507 38 273 33 257 11507 9910 37 276 32 258 9910 8489 31 281 24 264 8489 7223 25 286 18 260 7223 6100 20 290 17 247 6100 5107 17 290 15 245 5107 4236 17 290 10 248 4236 3470 15 294 8 251 3470 2787 9 311 8 217 2787 2192 7 345 11 152 2192 1705 6 339 12 142 1705 1333 6*333 11 145 1333 1077 4*311 10 150 1077 922 3 307 8*150 922 833 3 307 6*151 833 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