DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 20.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 124 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1314 - - 2044 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1166 - - 1570 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2074 - - 2804 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 478 - - 627 - - 1976 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 239 - - 257 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 202 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1410 - - -1617 - - -1444 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3484 - - 4421 - - 2276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8046 - - -8110 - - -9789 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10120 - - 10914 - - 10621 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 89 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 20.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 11.2 - - 11.0 - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.3 - - 26.5 - - 21.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 10.5 - - 10.4 - - 13.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 157 - - 124 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1314 - - 2044 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 57 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 95409 88 236 102 240 84 245 95409 88259 69 242 77 251 72 259 88259 82780 49 255 49 255 61 265 82780 78226 41 264 38 268 47 267 78226 74279 34 278 44 281 40 287 74279 70779 36 276 45 279 39 295 70779 67597 34 289 40 292 38 298 67597 64650 37 301 40 298 34 296 64650 61885 39 310 39 308 35 309 61885 59190 46 315 43 324 41 317 59190 56375 49 312 53 326 50 318 56375 53449 49 313 58 320 51 322 53449 50647 50 317 57 318 52 327 50647 48124 50 321 54 320 55 326 48124 45862 49 323 51 326 56 323 45862 43809 47 326 51 329 54 323 43809 41931 48 330 51 329 53 326 41931 40205 51 331 53 329 52 330 40205 38612 51 327 49 330 52 333 38612 37134 43 317 46 335 53 331 37134 35757 32 313 40 334 41 334 35757 34448 32 305 30 333 33 333 34448 33140 19 330 24 327 15 327 33140 31796 16 011 15 335 11 356 31796 30404 17 012 11 005 10 010 30404 28947 16 353 13 019 4 006 28947 27415 13 309 12 355 1 290 27415 25811 14 290 11 320 2 263 25811 24130 13 270 11 281 8 246 24130 22377 13 261 11 271 8 258 22377 20563 13 271 9 256 5 272 20563 18682 11 268 10 243 6 275 18682 16720 12 259 11 245 8 271 16720 14718 12 245 13 242 11 253 14718 12795 15 225 14 246 11 253 12795 11049 18 218 17 251 13 268 11049 9496 19 218 24 226 12 275 9496 8120 19 222 30 209 18 236 8120 6909 19 227 29 208 29 204 6909 5842 18 228 27 210 30 201 5842 4902 18 225 27 213 31 208 4902 4077 20 221 27 219 31 215 4077 3353 22 218 24*219 28 219 3353 2710 23 216 18*207 23 215 2710 2146 20*212 17 202 19 205 2146 1677 16*204 17 201 17 200 1677 1316 15 203 16 200 16 198 1316 1069 15 202 16 199 15 197 1069 918 14 202 15 199 12 196 918 832 12 202 12 199 9*195 832 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