DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 26.0 - - 31.3 - - 32.3 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 13 - - -5 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 644 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 832 - - 1404 - - 833 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 572 - - 552 - - 1062 - - 579 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 86 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 240 - - 205 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -278 - - 233 - - -53 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1111 - - 1171 - - 886 - - 833 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9010 - - -114 - - -6197 - - -6310 ODpotential blCL - - - 9842 - - 1518 - - 7030 - - 7143 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 99 - - 97 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.0 - - 31.3 - - 32.3 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 29.1 - - 31.2 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 31.1 - - 33.1 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 28.7 - - 31.1 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 13 - - -5 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 644 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 95 - - 89 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95214 47 267 61 261 61 271 62 276 95214 88261 42 285 44 274 48 268 56 284 88261 82821 38 283 43 282 44 281 47 281 82821 78230 38 285 41 279 44 287 43 288 78230 74225 42 284 38 279 48 291 50 295 74225 70686 43 290 41 284 50 287 52 294 70686 67494 40 300 39 283 48 281 46 293 67494 64555 46 301 39 294 46 294 46 295 64555 61814 53 294 48 298 51 299 49 301 61814 59138 56 290 57 295 52 298 54 305 59138 56334 56 291 59 289 57 296 65 295 56334 53436 60 293 54 290 62 290 65 288 53436 50672 62 292 56 296 62 289 61 292 50672 48166 64 295 62 299 61 297 68 293 48166 45917 63 300 69 300 73 298 73 292 45917 43889 64 305 78 297 75 295 78 295 43889 42047 73 305 81 290 78 295 86 295 42047 40358 82 295 73 288 82 292 93 290 40358 38794 78 293 68 300 82 293 96 287 38794 37334 68 302 76 311 87 303 95 286 37334 35969 60 307 87 313 97 307 95 288 35969 34661 66 317 97 315 101 307 94 290 34661 33345 78 324 98 316 102 305 94 289 33345 31991 95 321 87 312 105 299 94 285 31991 30596 97 312 83 303 102 292 92 284 30596 29146 89 308 82 299 96 293 89 286 29146 27626 70 313 76 300 90 293 84 285 27626 26030 63 313 72 297 82 296 78 278 26030 24363 58 308 70 289 72 300 68 284 24363 22625 56 298 73 276 65 302 67 286 22625 20815 59 292 63 267 62 300 63 287 20815 18927 57 293 54 263 57 296 59 283 18927 16959 49 294 47 265 53 289 55 277 16959 14956 45 292 42 255 50 282 50 274 14956 13027 46 288 42 256 52 271 52 273 13027 11274 48 284 39 263 54 258 57 270 11274 9720 49 287 38 265 56 260 60 263 9720 8340 48 291 37 267 54 262 56 262 8340 7113 43 290 36 270 46 261 42 247 7113 6022 39 284 34 274 38 260 37 237 6022 5056 37 278 32 279 30 261 30 231 5056 4205 39 276 31 280 26 260 25 219 4205 3454 40 278 28 276 25 256 26 214 3454 2784 35 277 24 263 23 250 30 213 2784 2196 30 273 22 252 22 230 35 209 2196 1707 30 258 18*248 18 224 33 203 1707 1333 27 251 14*241 12 216 26 195 1333 1077 19 243 13 240 10 212 19 185 1077 922 17 242 12 240 8*209 16*184 922 833 11*240 10 238 6*205 10*180 833 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