DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - 19.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1449 - - 1576 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 815 - - 816 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2209 - - 2336 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 515 - - 712 - - 2149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 180 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 285 - - 254 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 77 - - 362 - - -855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2132 - - 1975 - - 1687 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14240 - - -349 - - -1221 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16449 - - 2685 - - 2053 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 95 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - 19.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 10.6 - - 14.5 - - 15.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 16.2 - - 19.5 - - 19.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.6 - - 13.3 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1449 - - 1576 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 80 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 93860 82 272 76 283 70 293 93860 87261 59 301 57 292 59 306 87261 82030 58 325 51 321 47 319 82030 77589 64 322 62 328 55 328 77589 73722 64 310 66 324 62 325 73722 70303 61 316 64 327 62 326 70303 67212 61 319 66 325 65 327 67212 64364 63 316 69 319 70 325 64364 61713 66 314 72 314 71 319 61713 59127 67 313 71 313 67 313 59127 56399 68 314 72 308 70 306 56399 53547 70 309 72 302 72 303 53547 50813 75 307 73 302 74 306 50813 48347 80 307 79 302 83 305 48347 46145 84 301 87 298 90 302 46145 44162 90 302 95 302 97 301 44162 42353 96 303 105 302 102 301 42353 40685 101 303 108 302 108 303 40685 39138 106 305 114 305 120 304 39138 37696 115 307 123 307 131 303 37696 36344 120 307 125 305 137 302 36344 35042 113 306 124 305 136 300 35042 33721 104 307 118 305 126 297 33721 32355 110 313 108 307 113 298 32355 30947 120 311 110 310 109 303 30947 29473 124 310 112 309 109 304 29473 27918 123 306 112 307 108 304 27918 26287 119 304 112 305 107 305 26287 24580 113 301 112 306 104 306 24580 22797 108 297 110 306 98 306 22797 20943 100 296 100 302 95 305 20943 19011 87 297 91 301 85 304 19011 16999 71 300 81 300 74 307 16999 14948 67 300 72 300 68 312 14948 12974 65 293 64 299 61 307 12974 11183 61 286 56 297 55 300 11183 9592 52 279 52 296 50 298 9592 8181 41 273 47 295 49 294 8181 6937 33 275 42 289 37 291 6937 5848 25 278 32 280 30 295 5848 4893 16 283 24 269 26 281 4893 4061 9 286 17 259 22 267 4061 3338 6 277 10 251 16 250 3338 2701 4*269 7*253 11 242 2701 2141 3*281 6*253 10 240 2141 1674 3 283 5 254 9 240 1674 1315 3 287 5 254 9 239 1315 1068 3 287 5 254 7 236 1068 918 3 287 5 254 6*234 918 832 3 287 4 256 4*232 832 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