DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 6.4 - - 20.7 - - 21.6 - - 16.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 36 - - 8 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 1076 - - 1174 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 816 - - 816 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 831 - - 1836 - - 1934 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 65 - - 1190 - - 917 - - 1296 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 5 - - 138 - - 91 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 153 - - 165 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1044 - - -390 - - -863 - - -695 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1875 - - 2227 - - 2797 - - 1527 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12121 - - -7214 - - -9374 - - -10998 ODpotential blCL - - - 12952 - - 9050 - - 11308 - - 11830 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 92 - - 97 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.4 - - 20.7 - - 21.6 - - 16.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.8 - - 14.4 - - 12.7 - - 13.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 20.3 - - 21.5 - - 18.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 13.3 - - 11.7 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 36 - - 8 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 71 - - 1076 - - 1174 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 70 - - 86 - - 65 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] 95803 8 280 17 283 14 288 12 261 95803 88644 15 331 15 278 22 290 20 308 88644 83106 20 304 18 281 25 284 30 305 83106 78449 21 289 20 283 31 281 34 298 78449 74385 29 286 24 274 36 276 41 293 74385 70787 36 278 35 271 42 275 49 288 70787 67546 41 279 45 270 48 275 52 280 67546 64569 46 281 47 279 50 277 52 278 64569 61802 53 280 59 279 51 279 53 274 61802 59109 58 274 62 275 56 279 58 281 59109 56293 59 270 61 274 61 278 65 280 56293 53372 63 268 68 273 66 276 65 280 53372 50582 63 271 72 273 68 277 68 284 50582 48068 67 277 73 275 68 278 75 286 48068 45814 71 278 73 275 66 280 75 283 45814 43768 69 279 68 276 64 278 71 284 43768 41897 65 281 66 279 65 282 74 287 41897 40179 64 283 69 280 71 285 78 287 40179 38591 64 283 74 281 70 285 76 287 38591 37117 60 284 68 285 66 288 72 290 37117 35740 57 291 62 290 69 293 73 296 35740 34422 58 297 60 292 71 295 80 299 34422 33098 54 298 60 297 68 296 81 298 33098 31739 53 300 61 305 60 299 78 303 31739 30346 49 300 65 310 56 300 79 307 30346 28902 39 299 66 311 54 304 72 304 28902 27397 35 307 65 313 57 309 59 298 27397 25825 34 304 63 314 58 309 57 298 25825 24178 32 299 62 317 56 311 52 298 24178 22456 26 291 59 318 53 315 44 301 22456 20660 22 290 48 312 52 320 40 300 20660 18783 24 286 35 306 47 318 37 298 18783 16817 25 284 26 296 43 312 35 296 16817 14805 23 290 25 290 36 307 37 295 14805 12865 22 291 22 288 33 299 33 294 12865 11106 19 281 20 283 35 299 29 292 11106 9548 18 279 17 273 22 286 28 293 9548 8165 15 288 14 263 16 278 23 291 8165 6945 11 285 13 258 17 277 23 281 6945 5871 3 245 11 234 14 261 18 275 5871 4920 3 216 8 225 11 242 13 266 4920 4085 8 131 10 172 13 216 12 229 4085 3355 10 109 12 134 13 193 16 204 3355 2710 10 130 12 126 11 175 19 188 2710 2145 13 150 11*149 9*168 19 179 2145 1675 14 148 9*151 9*166 17 177 1675 1315 12 149 8 153 8 165 15 179 1315 1068 8 156 8 154 8 165 13 180 1068 917 4 136 7 154 7 165 11*179 917 832 1*052 7 154 6 165 6*177 832 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