DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - - 6.8 - - 14.0 - - 17.1 - - 14.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 147 - - 77 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1145 - - 2099 - - 2494 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 1707 - - 1462 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1905 - - 2859 - - 3254 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 943 - - 638 - - 609 - - 2544 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 274 - - 235 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 224 - - 218 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -481 - - -518 - - -1181 - - -700 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2387 - - 3378 - - 4435 - - 1532 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12800 - - -10913 - - -11451 - - -1033 ODpotential blCL - - - 14705 - - 13772 - - 14705 - - 1865 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 89 - - 89 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.8 - - 14.0 - - 17.1 - - 14.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.5 - - 2.2 - - 0.6 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.7 - - 13.1 - - 16.6 - - 15.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.9 - - 1.4 - - -0.2 - - 11.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 147 - - 77 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1145 - - 2099 - - 2494 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 57 - - 55 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96148 17 352 23 352 20 340 12 308 96148 89179 19 341 13 338 14 323 16 298 89179 83698 14 327 10 318 10 296 17 289 83698 79050 11 319 12 298 16 291 20 287 79050 75007 20 294 15 278 18 283 23 278 75007 71400 26 286 21 280 26 278 26 271 71400 68117 31 280 27 268 35 273 34 279 68117 65099 40 281 34 268 38 270 37 269 65099 62286 43 270 38 269 38 273 33 262 62286 59531 35 267 38 267 41 276 35 270 59531 56643 37 281 39 271 42 267 40 272 56643 53637 45 271 40 270 42 278 46 268 53637 50753 44 270 45 277 48 267 54 264 50753 48151 46 269 48 267 53 260 60 258 48151 45821 39 267 41 271 56 259 61 255 45821 43711 36 287 47 279 50 263 59 252 43711 41776 47 289 52 281 50 274 50 266 41776 39992 54 281 55 277 55 276 58 270 39992 38342 52 276 55 272 58 274 56 268 38342 36805 47 274 53 272 57 273 52 273 36805 35366 43 273 52 274 54 273 55 277 35366 33988 40 272 51 274 53 274 59 278 33988 32604 36 274 47 274 52 275 58 276 32604 31187 32 274 44 273 51 276 53 276 31187 29740 31 275 38 270 52 278 49 274 29740 28254 34 271 37 274 55 277 47 272 28254 26721 35 265 38 280 53 274 43 267 26721 25140 34 266 39 283 49 272 39 258 25140 23504 29 260 40 281 45 270 36 251 23504 21811 29 256 37 273 45 274 34 254 21811 20057 32 268 37 269 43 274 34 261 20057 18228 32 279 38 275 41 271 32 263 18228 16316 31 284 35 274 39 265 33 267 16316 14364 30 283 31 269 37 258 33 273 14364 12487 26 279 31 273 35 256 32 273 12487 10787 30 265 30 265 32 264 28 263 10787 9284 33 260 30 259 32 270 25 247 9284 7954 34 253 30 257 31 270 18 257 7954 6776 37 252 30 252 29 270 18 268 6776 5736 35 256 30 253 26 266 24 264 5736 4821 32 262 28 255 23 264 26 260 4821 4018 29 263 25 251 21 251 25 249 4018 3312 26 260 22*241 16*227 21 230 3312 2683 23 256 17*226 15*220 20 225 2683 2128 21*254 16 225 15 218 18 223 2128 1665 18*251 16 224 14 218 17 222 1665 1309 16 249 15 224 14 217 14 220 1309 1065 14 249 14 224 13 217 13 218 1065 917 12 248 14 224 12 216 11*218 917 832 10 248 12 223 10 216 8*217 832 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