DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - - 24.0 - - 26.5 - - 29.1 - - 25.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 166 - - 50 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 326 - - 1837 - - 2666 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 1589 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1086 - - 2597 - - 3426 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1062 - - 873 - - 771 - - 452 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 72 - - 274 - - 210 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 18 - - 22 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 261 - - 249 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1039 - - 260 - - 364 - - -1144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2125 - - 2338 - - 3062 - - 1976 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6419 - - -3779 - - -4513 - - -3661 ODpotential blCL - - - 7505 - - 6376 - - 7939 - - 4493 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 93 - - 88 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.0 - - 26.5 - - 29.1 - - 25.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.9 - - 19.3 - - 18.7 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 25.6 - - 28.9 - - 27.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 18.5 - - 17.9 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 166 - - 50 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 326 - - 1837 - - 2666 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 72 - - 51 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95333 26 261 44 257 37 265 42 265 95333 88373 39 290 29 273 25 265 35 269 88373 82977 35 285 26 273 33 276 34 267 82977 78443 33 282 30 279 33 273 31 267 78443 74465 34 284 32 278 38 268 40 282 74465 70921 45 292 39 282 45 283 54 296 70921 67706 52 284 47 278 54 281 58 282 67706 64737 48 268 48 266 55 270 53 265 64737 61947 44 261 45 257 50 257 45 255 61947 59194 46 273 44 267 46 264 40 261 59194 56280 62 278 53 271 51 269 61 281 56280 53271 71 271 63 264 69 272 81 271 53271 50445 74 259 67 261 80 264 79 261 50445 47906 69 261 72 265 77 260 70 259 47906 45613 76 267 80 266 78 264 72 263 45613 43528 83 263 85 262 79 264 77 266 43528 41623 82 260 86 258 79 263 84 269 41623 39877 79 261 87 259 80 265 90 270 39877 38270 75 261 90 259 87 269 98 269 38270 36782 76 266 93 256 98 269 107 265 36782 35396 91 265 94 255 108 263 114 260 35396 34072 99 262 96 257 111 256 116 255 34072 32741 105 262 102 259 106 254 111 254 32741 31370 111 260 110 255 103 258 104 257 31370 29962 114 258 106 251 102 261 104 262 29962 28504 114 257 96 255 102 264 109 265 28504 26983 111 257 95 258 104 266 113 267 26983 25396 102 258 94 258 107 266 117 268 25396 23740 94 258 92 255 108 265 120 267 23740 22016 84 261 93 253 106 265 120 266 22016 20226 75 260 94 254 98 264 112 267 20226 18372 68 259 89 259 86 262 96 266 18372 16453 62 262 71 262 75 265 81 263 16453 14507 58 262 61 259 64 271 70 260 14507 12643 54 262 57 262 55 276 60 260 12643 10957 49 263 51 264 50 274 50 263 10957 9458 44 262 47 265 47 271 55 268 9458 8123 41 263 43 265 45 268 61 268 8123 6935 40 266 41 265 44 266 62 264 6935 5880 35 265 39 267 40 262 57 256 5880 4946 34 269 36 269 38 259 51 249 4946 4123 33 274 32 271 35*257 46 244 4123 3397 29 271 29 269 25*250 41 240 3397 2747 19 273 24*263 24 249 36 236 2747 2173 18 292 20*260 23 249 32 233 2173 1694 21 291 19 261 22 249 28 230 1694 1326 21*290 19 261 20 249 23 225 1326 1073 15*286 18 261 19 249 18 218 1073 920 14 286 16 261 17 249 14 216 920 832 10 285 14 261 14 249 7*211 832 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