DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -9.1 - - -3.6 - - -1.2 - - -4.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 324 - - 183 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2009 - - 2500 - - 2727 - - 1858 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1644 - - 2301 - - 2250 - - 814 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2769 - - 3260 - - 3487 - - 2618 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 593 - - 633 - - 837 - - 959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 374 - - 319 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 17 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 332 - - 331 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2169 - - -2668 - - -2494 - - -2133 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4938 - - 5928 - - 5981 - - 4752 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22740 - - -22417 - - -21807 - - -22395 ODpotential blCL - - - 25509 - - 25677 - - 25294 - - 25013 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 60 - - 68 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -9.1 - - -3.6 - - -1.2 - - -4.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -27.5 - - -26.5 - - -24.4 - - -21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -9.8 - - -5.0 - - -2.1 - - -3.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -29.0 - - -27.1 - - -25.6 - - -22.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 324 - - 183 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2009 - - 2500 - - 2727 - - 1858 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94424 86 253 93 252 101 252 104 252 94424 87704 65 264 70 258 80 264 76 259 87704 82454 54 260 64 268 66 271 64 265 82454 78028 52 278 59 271 60 272 59 272 78028 74172 54 275 59 267 57 273 60 274 74172 70729 46 269 57 271 60 277 59 275 70729 67583 51 281 60 276 60 279 60 277 67583 64665 65 285 64 281 63 278 63 279 64665 61944 72 286 68 281 67 279 69 278 61944 59295 76 283 72 280 73 280 75 276 59295 56509 80 279 77 280 79 281 79 276 56509 53595 84 278 85 281 86 279 87 276 53595 50799 90 277 92 278 93 276 95 275 50799 48270 96 273 97 276 99 275 101 273 48270 45991 99 271 102 275 103 275 107 272 45991 43919 101 272 107 274 105 274 112 271 43919 42021 103 271 110 273 109 273 113 271 42021 40276 104 271 111 271 113 272 113 272 40276 38662 107 272 114 270 117 271 117 273 38662 37163 111 273 115 270 119 270 123 273 37163 35767 117 272 117 271 122 270 125 271 35767 34433 121 272 120 271 123 270 127 271 34433 33094 125 273 122 271 124 272 136 273 33094 31726 131 273 126 271 126 274 144 273 31726 30319 133 272 129 271 130 274 142 273 30319 28848 132 272 129 272 134 274 137 273 28848 27298 131 272 129 272 135 274 132 272 27298 25668 129 272 127 272 131 272 128 272 25668 23959 127 271 125 272 128 272 121 272 23959 22174 125 270 123 271 119 273 111 272 22174 20320 121 270 120 272 108 273 101 270 20320 18400 113 271 113 272 104 272 90 272 18400 16406 107 272 103 274 97 276 84 277 16406 14377 100 275 94 279 85 281 75 281 14377 12431 94 277 86 281 75 287 63 286 12431 10677 82 279 74 283 64 290 52 294 10677 9134 62 286 61 290 54 296 41 302 9134 7781 47 293 46 298 41 306 28 314 7781 6601 38 302 36 304 30 316 19 332 6601 5575 32 313 30 316 24 323 17 342 5575 4679 28 328 25 331 20 329 16 344 4679 3899 26 341 21*334 15*329 14 338 3899 3216 25*339 17*331 15*329 14*336 3216 2610 21*335 17 331 15 330 14*339 2610 2076 20 335 17 332 15 331 14 342 2076 1631 20 335 17 332 14 332 14 344 1631 1289 19 335 16 332 14 333 13 345 1289 1054 18 334 15 332 13 333 11 346 1054 912 17 334 15 332 13 333 10 347 912 830 14 334 12 332 11 334 7 346 830 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