DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 37.6 - - 46.0 - - 48.8 - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -58 - - 38 - - -21 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 619 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 817 - - 818 - - 818 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 833 - - 1379 - - 834 - - 834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 606 - - 541 - - 2084 - - 878 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 126 - - 33 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 14 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 256 - - 253 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -731 - - -506 - - -910 - - -158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1564 - - 1886 - - 1744 - - 992 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7906 - - -4989 - - -3486 - - -1799 ODpotential blCL - - - 8739 - - 6368 - - 4320 - - 2633 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 78 - - 80 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.6 - - 46.0 - - 48.8 - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.6 - - 40.5 - - 43.8 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 45.8 - - 49.4 - - 46.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 39.3 - - 43.0 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -58 - - 38 - - -21 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 619 - - 74 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 12 - - 19 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95234 52 356 59 346 40 329 35 330 95234 88400 49 349 44 332 45 329 46 337 88400 83080 49 351 40 327 50 338 43 340 83080 78644 48 349 44 324 49 336 34 350 78644 74754 46 342 44 324 47 330 34 348 74754 71254 44 328 39 323 45 329 37 336 71254 68062 39 310 33 316 45 323 40 324 68062 65120 33 306 33 314 45 318 38 314 65120 62371 37 311 36 310 41 310 35 308 62371 59673 41 305 39 303 37 298 35 303 59673 56824 42 300 41 294 38 296 41 303 56824 53849 44 292 39 286 45 297 46 300 53849 51007 44 289 45 296 51 295 48 299 51007 48453 44 291 52 294 51 288 48 299 48453 46170 47 296 57 288 50 285 51 299 46170 44103 62 295 54 282 54 286 55 294 44103 42217 66 282 54 281 58 283 57 288 42217 40482 63 277 59 279 61 278 60 282 40482 38876 69 279 62 277 61 272 61 276 38876 37382 70 276 64 280 60 274 61 273 37382 35986 71 276 70 281 64 280 65 273 35986 34650 85 269 81 278 74 281 72 272 34650 33308 93 267 98 276 85 276 79 270 33308 31928 109 273 112 273 89 271 86 267 31928 30512 118 276 124 265 92 269 89 264 30512 29044 115 275 120 264 97 268 89 262 29044 27509 114 275 114 265 99 270 83 265 27509 25910 113 278 110 267 100 272 84 269 25910 24248 108 282 106 272 97 273 77 269 24248 22523 89 278 102 278 77 278 62 268 22523 20738 80 267 90 275 73 284 57 279 20738 18887 74 258 82 265 68 280 60 286 18887 16957 75 263 73 270 57 281 58 288 16957 14983 67 273 64 278 56 284 55 287 14983 13073 54 271 61 284 55 284 53 287 13073 11330 52 278 61 284 53 285 50 287 11330 9776 49 286 62 283 50 287 47 289 9776 8393 47 284 62 291 48 287 46 292 8393 7162 45 284 57 295 48 290 46 294 7162 6067 46 282 50 294 44 292 43 295 6067 5099 48 278 44 294 41 289 40 296 5099 4247 48 274 37 292 41 281 40 294 4247 3497 46 273 31 286 40 278 39 292 3497 2824 46 279 28 277 37 272 38 291 2824 2228 46 274 28 269 33 263 37 290 2228 1730 40 259 28*265 29 257 34 285 1730 1347 32 250 22*257 26 256 29 279 1347 1084 24 246 20 256 23 255 22 273 1084 925 21 245 18 255 20*254 19*272 925 834 14*244 14 254 14*253 12*270 834 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