DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 10.3 - - 10.9 - - 13.1 - - 8.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 127 - - 91 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2322 - - 3002 - - 3329 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 2261 - - 2244 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3082 - - 3762 - - 4089 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1074 - - 667 - - 961 - - 3229 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 199 - - 294 - - 272 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 25 - - 24 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 303 - - 309 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -70 - - 679 - - -659 - - -2386 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3152 - - 3083 - - 4748 - - 3217 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11783 - - 279 - - -14212 - - -13693 ODpotential blCL - - - 14865 - - 3483 - - 18301 - - 14524 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 94 - - 73 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.3 - - 10.9 - - 13.1 - - 8.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.4 - - 0.5 - - -4.8 - - -2.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.1 - - 10.4 - - 12.5 - - 9.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.0 - - -0.3 - - -5.6 - - -2.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 127 - - 91 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2322 - - 3002 - - 3329 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 75 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94567 163 233 132 235 159 235 161 235 94567 87491 130 238 119 237 133 240 133 242 87491 82094 110 238 104 242 119 246 116 247 82094 77615 97 248 95 250 105 246 109 253 77615 73733 83 257 90 255 96 250 103 257 73733 70276 75 258 86 258 89 254 94 256 70276 67113 75 256 86 259 85 255 91 258 67113 64183 72 255 83 255 83 256 88 261 64183 61453 68 253 77 251 80 258 84 262 61453 58790 66 259 69 256 77 260 82 264 58790 55991 68 268 68 262 75 260 83 265 55991 53069 75 272 71 266 74 268 83 263 53069 50266 77 271 75 271 78 271 80 266 50266 47748 75 272 77 268 79 269 80 269 47748 45506 74 270 74 265 77 271 80 270 45506 43475 77 270 77 267 77 271 77 272 43475 41612 81 271 76 274 74 275 76 276 41612 39895 80 278 77 280 73 282 78 282 39895 38315 86 284 80 281 75 285 80 285 38315 36859 94 284 85 279 80 281 81 284 36859 35508 102 283 90 280 83 279 82 285 35508 34215 110 283 95 282 87 282 84 288 34215 32912 114 283 100 283 92 285 85 290 32912 31566 116 282 104 283 96 285 86 289 31566 30174 117 282 108 283 98 284 87 289 30174 28720 117 283 109 283 99 284 88 290 28720 27189 117 284 108 283 100 284 88 290 27189 25581 116 285 105 284 100 284 89 291 25581 23895 115 289 101 285 100 284 90 293 23895 22133 114 291 97 285 101 284 91 293 22133 20302 109 289 98 288 101 290 91 296 20302 18409 102 288 90 292 84 297 67 302 18409 16458 88 290 76 293 62 295 45 296 16458 14478 76 292 67 295 51 297 32 300 14478 12569 69 294 61 298 47 302 29 301 12569 10830 65 295 56 300 44 305 29 300 10830 9291 62 295 51 302 42 306 31 307 9291 7935 58 295 46 303 40 310 32 315 7935 6742 53 298 42 304 36 315 30 320 6742 5694 48 304 38 305 32 314 27 322 5694 4777 40 310 30 301 26*306 26 314 4777 3982 35 310 27*301 25*308 24 299 3982 3286 34*308 26*301 25 308 23 300 3286 2664 32*306 26 302 25 309 23 301 2664 2115 30 302 26 303 24 310 22 303 2115 1656 28 301 25 303 24 310 20 304 1656 1304 26 300 24 303 23 310 18 305 1304 1062 24 299 23 303 22 310 15 305 1062 915 21 298 21 303 20 310 12 304 915 831 17 298 17 303 16 310 7*304 831 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