DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 31.3 - - 27.8 - - 28.0 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 19 - - -16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 1503 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 833 - - 2263 - - 833 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2533 - - 983 - - 3845 - - 4006 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 131 - - 23 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 29 - - 15 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 337 - - 328 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -10 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -532 - - 478 - - -1408 - - -969 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1365 - - 1785 - - 2241 - - 1802 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -810 - - -55 - - -1859 - - -1557 ODpotential blCL - - - 1643 - - 2318 - - 2692 - - 2390 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 27.8 - - 28.0 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 22.9 - - 21.2 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 27.7 - - 28.9 - - 28.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 22.3 - - 20.7 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 19 - - -16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 1503 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 90 - - 96 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 94899 54 279 61 284 39 257 54 257 94899 87903 47 287 58 267 49 285 55 291 87903 82584 51 291 48 281 63 286 53 290 82584 78165 35 298 37 264 51 287 42 293 78165 74283 29 294 26 281 39 281 41 296 74283 70809 44 306 41 311 38 285 48 297 70809 67642 56 303 53 309 43 296 55 297 67642 64709 58 298 59 302 56 302 57 297 64709 61969 54 296 66 298 67 298 59 298 61969 59301 52 296 66 295 68 293 60 295 59301 56491 52 295 62 292 62 291 59 290 56491 53545 56 295 59 288 58 291 57 293 53545 50722 58 294 57 284 62 295 60 294 50722 48179 59 291 55 283 69 296 61 297 48179 45897 60 291 57 287 71 295 66 301 45897 43824 62 292 60 287 68 293 71 301 43824 41925 63 292 58 286 62 293 72 300 41925 40171 63 291 56 287 58 293 71 302 40171 38543 62 288 56 289 58 295 72 304 38543 37027 60 284 57 291 61 296 73 306 37027 35610 57 279 59 292 64 297 74 307 35610 34253 55 278 61 291 65 297 75 309 34253 32888 55 279 60 292 65 300 79 312 32888 31486 54 282 60 297 65 301 82 312 31486 30050 53 285 61 300 61 304 77 310 30050 28566 50 288 56 304 59 303 70 309 28566 27024 39 295 47 308 54 301 65 311 27024 25427 33 308 38 321 48 301 61 311 25427 23774 26 339 37 325 43 294 50 303 23774 22067 31 358 42 328 37 295 40 304 22067 20304 30 356 49 329 37 304 38 300 20304 18471 28 349 47 331 39 311 33 295 18471 16559 27 337 40 332 39 313 32 299 16559 14606 25 315 35 335 36 317 35 305 14606 12719 28 304 36 339 34 325 37 310 12719 11001 33 314 37 341 35 328 38 314 11001 9471 31 335 37 342 35 328 39 318 9471 8112 29 349 34 344 36 329 38 323 8112 6909 28 354 32 346 39 330 33 330 6909 5847 29 357 30 349 36 332 30 332 5847 4915 30 359 28 355 34 336 26 330 4915 4100 28 010 30 358 33 335 25 328 4100 3380 30 010 35 352 33 334 26 326 3380 2736 29 003 36*346 32 333 26 323 2736 2166 28 351 33*340 31 332 25 320 2166 1690 26 344 32 338 29 331 23 317 1690 1325 24 342 29 337 26 330 21 314 1325 1073 21 341 26 335 23 329 18 311 1073 920 19*339 23 334 20*329 15*310 920 833 14*338 17 334 15*328 10*308 833 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