DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - 0.2 - - 6.1 - - 8.6 - - 5.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 201 - - 107 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1056 - - 2160 - - 2149 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 814 - - 1892 - - 1530 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1816 - - 2920 - - 2909 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 869 - - 669 - - 697 - - 2030 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 166 - - 306 - - 248 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 17 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 276 - - 257 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1535 - - -721 - - -2339 - - -2729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3351 - - 3641 - - 5248 - - 3560 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14726 - - -13816 - - -15789 - - -15543 ODpotential blCL - - - 16542 - - 16736 - - 18698 - - 16374 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 72 - - 56 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 0.2 - - 6.1 - - 8.6 - - 5.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -11.3 - - -6.7 - - -11.4 - - -6.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.2 - - 5.0 - - 7.9 - - 7.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -11.7 - - -7.6 - - -12.5 - - -6.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 201 - - 107 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1056 - - 2160 - - 2149 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 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] 94491 149 239 133 239 149 243 155 243 94491 87512 114 243 113 248 119 248 121 248 87512 82265 84 245 92 252 93 249 97 250 82265 77897 66 247 74 247 78 257 83 253 77897 74062 60 249 66 251 67 260 73 258 74062 70620 60 252 63 256 62 258 70 261 70620 67473 65 255 57 251 60 257 67 258 67473 64554 66 249 53 244 59 260 62 252 64554 61817 60 244 56 252 61 257 60 256 61817 59144 63 256 64 250 59 252 67 260 59144 56346 73 254 64 248 63 258 68 257 56346 53418 73 253 67 253 70 259 64 257 53418 50595 72 252 73 252 71 256 67 263 50595 48034 73 253 72 250 68 257 73 264 48034 45727 77 254 67 254 70 259 74 264 45727 43632 77 253 72 259 72 258 72 266 43632 41718 74 255 74 257 69 257 67 268 41718 39962 71 255 66 256 65 259 64 275 39962 38346 65 257 60 262 63 262 67 277 38346 36855 60 259 66 267 62 269 65 277 36855 35470 56 264 67 267 61 276 62 281 35470 34147 52 271 64 272 56 281 62 285 34147 32813 52 276 58 278 46 295 64 289 32813 31441 52 273 51 290 57 311 70 294 31441 30038 41 273 53 304 63 311 76 295 30038 28587 37 310 58 308 64 308 77 297 28587 27072 51 328 60 309 61 305 74 301 27072 25485 53 338 59 311 60 300 74 306 25485 23824 57 346 53 316 58 297 73 306 23824 22094 55 354 48 316 54 298 70 303 22094 20298 51 353 46 318 53 295 65 302 20298 18427 52 345 41 318 55 295 60 300 18427 16482 49 346 39 313 48 300 57 296 16482 14504 36 341 37 307 44 304 53 292 14504 12598 31 328 36 308 42 306 47 294 12598 10864 29 321 34 311 38 306 41 294 10864 9327 26 316 30 310 33 306 39 288 9327 7968 24 314 27 304 28 304 37 282 7968 6770 23 314 25 298 24 296 33 273 6770 5714 23 312 24 294 23 287 32 270 5714 4787 24 309 23 292 24 281 33 269 4787 3980 25 306 22 289 23 275 33 264 3980 3276 25 310 20*282 19*263 29 252 3276 2654 26 318 18*277 18*259 27 237 2654 2107 25*316 17 277 17 257 25 232 2107 1651 22*311 17 276 17 257 24 229 1651 1301 20 309 16 276 17 257 21 227 1301 1061 19 308 16 276 16 256 17 224 1061 915 17 308 15 276 15 256 15*222 915 831 14 308 13 275 12 256 10*222 831 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