DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 26.4 - - 24.0 - - 22.5 - - 20.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 250 - - 175 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2889 - - 3750 - - 3613 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2273 - - 3165 - - 2895 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3649 - - 4510 - - 4373 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2440 - - 2393 - - 1207 - - 4309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 306 - - 401 - - 351 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 34 - - 30 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 352 - - 349 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -7 - - -11 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1315 - - 1769 - - 1754 - - -2554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2334 - - 2741 - - 2619 - - 3386 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 274 - - 1216 - - 1180 - - -2862 ODpotential blCL - - - 3375 - - 3294 - - 3193 - - 3694 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 97 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.4 - - 24.0 - - 22.5 - - 20.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.2 - - 15.0 - - 14.1 - - 8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 23.0 - - 21.8 - - 20.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 14.0 - - 13.0 - - 7.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 250 - - 175 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2889 - - 3750 - - 3613 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 89 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95635 32 344 30 340 30 322 36 326 95635 88843 35 351 23 357 34 333 30 342 88843 83503 27 352 30 349 29 343 29 351 83503 79009 34 355 30 340 25 345 26 347 79009 75095 47 352 34 339 24 341 20 343 75095 71589 47 347 43 340 25 338 18 336 71589 68357 38 339 47 339 27 336 23 329 68357 65339 33 331 41 333 28 342 27 332 65339 62510 32 322 33 326 31 342 23 344 62510 59736 33 313 28 322 33 331 33 338 59736 56834 29 313 27 319 32 317 38 324 56834 53828 34 322 28 318 33 308 36 324 53828 50949 38 324 30 320 33 307 35 322 50949 48348 39 314 30 313 29 314 35 320 48348 46018 40 301 30 307 28 322 37 320 46018 43911 36 293 32 306 31 324 36 321 43911 41986 32 294 33 306 35 321 35 328 41986 40206 31 301 33 304 38 316 37 334 40206 38548 34 305 32 303 36 315 41 335 38548 36995 41 302 33 301 32 318 44 334 36995 35541 46 294 34 298 29 324 47 333 35541 34148 45 286 34 295 32 329 48 332 34148 32751 40 279 33 297 41 324 48 332 32751 31323 36 276 32 302 47 315 47 334 31323 29866 37 285 34 305 44 316 47 339 29866 28367 45 292 36 307 43 328 52 341 28367 26816 49 289 38 312 52 336 57 340 26816 25217 49 286 40 319 59 338 60 339 25217 23567 47 285 41 324 63 343 62 340 23567 21863 44 286 42 330 68 348 63 342 21863 20099 43 290 43 336 73 351 63 344 20099 18262 42 293 45 341 76 353 63 345 18262 16346 41 295 45 343 74 352 64 346 16346 14391 38 299 45 348 63 350 63 347 14391 12513 34 311 46 352 52 348 56 347 12513 10815 34 327 45 353 49 351 47 341 10815 9316 35 330 43 353 50 355 42 337 9316 7989 35 329 40 354 50 359 39 342 7989 6809 31 332 32 351 49 001 37 350 6809 5763 30 337 33 351 36 355 34 346 5763 4847 32 339 34*351 32*350 30 342 4847 4046 35*340 34*351 32*349 30 343 4046 3338 35*339 35 352 32 349 29 344 3338 2704 35 339 35 352 32 349 29 344 2704 2143 35 339 35 352 31 349 28 344 2143 1675 35 339 34 352 31 349 26 344 1675 1316 34 338 33 352 30 349 23 344 1316 1068 32 338 32 352 28 349 20 344 1068 918 28 338 29 352 25 349 18 344 918 832 22 338 23 352 20 348 13*343 832 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