DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 42.2 - - 39.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 27 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1900 - - 1492 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2660 - - 2252 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 775 - - 1220 - - 2235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 145 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 337 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1007 - - 690 - - -484 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1653 - - 1562 - - 1317 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 512 - - 265 - - -630 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2148 - - 1987 - - 1463 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 42.2 - - 39.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.1 - - 38.5 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.9 - - 41.8 - - 39.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.9 - - 37.6 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 27 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1900 - - 1492 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96235 56 254 58 260 61 255 96235 89085 40 251 43 256 43 260 89085 83613 33 248 37 264 36 261 83613 79066 28 247 27 255 29 249 79066 75122 22 232 19 251 23 244 75122 71636 22 232 22 241 21 263 71636 68471 26 218 25 234 24 272 68471 65533 26 221 27 235 33 255 65533 62793 31 228 34 229 35 243 62793 60119 34 239 36 237 43 245 60119 57291 43 242 45 235 49 234 57291 54329 45 234 48 234 51 236 54329 51497 58 239 64 235 58 240 51497 48957 74 239 72 237 68 248 48957 46682 82 235 86 241 82 250 46682 44625 82 234 94 239 93 242 44625 42761 86 236 98 238 99 241 42761 41056 95 239 99 240 114 242 41056 39483 108 241 109 244 136 237 39483 38022 124 240 129 241 153 234 38022 36655 140 239 145 239 161 233 36655 35335 148 238 153 239 164 234 35335 33993 148 238 152 240 162 235 33993 32602 146 240 150 242 155 237 32602 31166 147 241 149 242 149 237 31166 29669 149 242 145 242 145 238 29669 28098 139 243 133 243 137 240 28098 26456 124 248 111 246 124 242 26456 24746 105 252 103 247 102 245 24746 22968 82 252 94 250 92 247 22968 21118 61 253 72 247 82 251 21118 19197 55 258 50 248 58 246 19197 17199 53 263 45 253 43 241 17199 15160 50 270 36 264 34 248 15160 13193 34 276 28 267 24 247 13193 11408 21 306 17 273 20 237 11408 9821 23 334 13 298 13 231 9821 8412 25 344 12 326 6 223 8412 7160 24 344 11 353 3 185 7160 6049 24 343 9 015 3 167 6049 5069 21 345 7 001 4 244 5069 4210 19 347 6 337 6 263 4210 3458 19 343 6 339 3 229 3458 2790 18*336 6*338 2 324 2790 2203 18*335 7*338 3 338 2203 1713 17 335 6 338 3 339 1713 1338 17 334 6 337 3 342 1338 1080 16 334 6 336 3 343 1080 923 14 333 6 337 3 344 923 833 12 333 5 336 3*343 833 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