DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 15.7 - - 23.2 - - 24.6 - - 18.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 183 - - 93 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 3571 - - 4195 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 2879 - - 2893 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 832 - - 4331 - - 4955 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3378 - - 1606 - - 1839 - - 4736 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 43 - - 353 - - 298 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 28 - - 31 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 270 - - 274 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2284 - - 204 - - -247 - - -2999 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3116 - - 4127 - - 5202 - - 3831 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3243 - - -484 - - -1660 - - -3557 ODpotential blCL - - - 4075 - - 4815 - - 6615 - - 4389 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 78 - - 82 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.7 - - 23.2 - - 24.6 - - 18.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.3 - - 8.2 - - 4.7 - - 4.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.8 - - 22.4 - - 24.2 - - 18.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.6 - - 7.2 - - 3.9 - - 4.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 183 - - 93 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 72 - - 3571 - - 4195 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 10 - - 27 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94914 51 246 62 250 74 257 78 253 94914 88014 36 254 42 254 55 250 61 259 88014 82677 36 281 38 265 46 254 51 258 82677 78187 43 273 43 269 45 274 45 268 78187 74252 41 278 49 265 56 272 57 276 74252 70749 51 282 52 259 59 258 63 272 70749 67557 52 278 47 268 54 267 58 269 67557 64588 55 275 55 277 56 277 57 270 64588 61792 55 271 58 275 58 274 58 270 61792 59042 53 272 58 274 59 270 62 271 59042 56163 58 275 63 272 63 269 71 271 56163 53187 70 271 70 269 73 268 83 269 53187 50359 81 267 78 265 81 267 87 267 50359 47819 84 265 83 265 88 267 88 267 47819 45549 89 267 87 267 91 270 90 270 45549 43495 92 270 91 269 96 271 93 272 43495 41618 94 272 94 270 99 271 100 274 41618 39890 98 272 97 269 100 270 108 274 39890 38291 98 270 99 268 100 271 111 274 38291 36806 96 270 99 267 101 272 118 273 36806 35423 99 271 101 267 107 273 128 272 35423 34101 107 271 104 266 113 271 134 270 34101 32767 113 270 106 265 113 269 135 270 32767 31391 116 268 108 266 111 268 134 271 31391 29979 119 269 112 267 110 268 134 272 29979 28518 121 269 113 266 108 268 131 271 28518 26994 120 271 111 265 107 267 124 270 26994 25404 116 273 107 267 106 267 116 269 25404 23746 112 275 106 270 104 267 110 269 23746 22020 110 276 105 272 103 267 106 269 22020 20228 109 276 104 272 104 267 102 269 20228 18364 107 275 104 271 104 268 98 269 18364 16424 105 276 104 272 101 267 96 269 16424 14449 100 277 102 273 97 270 93 270 14449 12550 92 280 99 274 94 272 91 271 12550 10824 80 282 87 277 86 276 84 273 10824 9296 68 283 75 280 73 279 74 278 9296 7955 56 286 59 283 59 279 60 280 7955 6780 49 283 48 280 47 275 53 272 6780 5746 47 282 42 278 34*270 45 271 5746 4836 42 279 34*273 33*271 40 276 4836 4035 37 276 31*270 33 272 36 281 4035 3329 35 274 30 270 32 273 32 287 3329 2696 31 270 29 269 32 274 29 292 2696 2137 26 267 28 269 31 275 27 296 2137 1671 21 263 27 270 31 275 26 298 1671 1313 17 258 26 270 30 276 23 299 1313 1067 14 257 25 270 28 276 21 300 1067 918 13*256 23 270 25 276 18*300 918 832 10*256 19 269 20 276 13*300 832 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