DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - - - - -0.2 - - 2.0 - - -2.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 81 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1910 - - 1961 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1643 - - 814 - - 814 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2670 - - 2721 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 424 - - 567 - - 1980 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 219 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 24 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 293 - - 286 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -41 - - 408 - - -1197 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2711 - - 2314 - - 2028 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10139 - - 323 - - -9442 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12809 - - 2398 - - 10273 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -0.2 - - 2.0 - - -2.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -8.9 - - -4.8 - - -7.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -1.0 - - 1.6 - - -1.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -9.8 - - -5.0 - - -7.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 81 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1910 - - 1961 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 95 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95924 17 320 3 349 13 245 95924 88858 25 260 27 281 24 298 88858 83367 23 251 26 262 30 269 83367 78736 20 267 21 262 23 266 78736 74680 29 272 37 279 34 274 74680 71061 40 258 40 263 35 268 71061 67764 36 257 36 272 36 270 67764 64708 43 267 42 272 36 269 64708 61842 48 257 45 268 44 271 61842 59041 48 257 54 265 54 267 59041 56110 56 257 63 262 66 272 56110 53085 61 259 72 265 79 266 53085 50211 67 260 77 263 76 260 50211 47620 69 259 75 258 69 263 47620 45295 70 261 73 258 73 271 45295 43194 72 265 72 263 79 273 43194 41278 75 270 76 269 83 272 41278 39518 78 272 81 271 84 271 39518 37889 82 272 85 270 85 271 37889 36376 85 271 86 268 85 272 36376 34961 87 269 86 266 86 272 34961 33604 88 267 84 266 86 273 33604 32237 87 267 83 269 86 275 32237 30832 88 269 85 272 88 276 30832 29396 92 270 90 273 90 276 29396 27916 97 270 94 271 91 275 27916 26384 98 270 94 271 89 275 26384 24807 96 272 92 272 86 277 24807 23184 92 274 89 274 85 279 23184 21508 85 277 83 277 84 281 21508 19770 79 280 78 280 81 283 19770 17958 74 283 73 283 78 286 17958 16071 69 287 69 285 69 289 16071 14152 64 292 64 288 60 288 14152 12305 58 296 56 292 54 287 12305 10626 52 298 48 295 49 288 10626 9137 45 301 44 295 45 287 9137 7818 41 301 39 295 41 289 7818 6654 37 302 36 296 38 291 6654 5626 35 306 34 296 36 292 5626 4721 35 308 32 295 33 295 4721 3929 35 307 32 295 32 296 3929 3235 32*300 28*288 30 291 3235 2622 28*293 27*287 27 284 2622 2085 27 292 26 286 25 282 2085 1636 26 293 25 286 24 281 1636 1292 26 292 24 286 21 280 1292 1056 24 292 22 286 17 278 1056 913 21 292 19 286 15*278 913 831 17 292 15 286 10*277 831 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