DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 3.4 - - 8.5 - - 9.8 - - 4.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 57 - - 24 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 891 - - 902 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 814 - - 815 - - 815 - - 814 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1313 - - 1651 - - 1662 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 338 - - 378 - - 540 - - 893 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 151 - - 114 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 16 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 359 - - 337 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -654 - - -71 - - -142 - - -1116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1967 - - 1722 - - 1804 - - 1947 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21413 - - -16103 - - -2326 - - -13451 ODpotential blCL - - - 22726 - - 17754 - - 3988 - - 14282 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - 95 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.4 - - 8.5 - - 9.8 - - 4.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.8 - - 4.3 - - 5.2 - - -0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.4 - - 8.2 - - 9.6 - - 5.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.4 - - 3.5 - - 4.6 - - -0.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 57 - - 24 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 891 - - 902 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 66 - - 79 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 94458 135 242 143 251 137 247 144 242 94458 87559 110 247 114 250 105 252 115 251 87559 82351 85 255 89 249 92 257 93 258 82351 78024 66 259 67 246 78 259 75 259 78024 74230 59 257 55 249 64 256 65 255 74230 70826 57 256 53 252 58 254 60 258 70826 67716 55 255 51 252 58 250 60 262 67716 64837 57 254 51 259 58 248 62 257 64837 62149 60 255 57 261 58 248 61 253 62149 59531 67 257 63 259 62 251 64 251 59531 56776 78 252 69 251 71 251 73 247 56776 53891 81 251 74 245 78 247 81 242 53891 51102 85 254 77 243 84 242 83 240 51102 48556 93 253 83 243 87 240 83 240 48556 46250 98 251 90 245 85 241 88 242 46250 44146 101 245 95 244 92 244 98 242 44146 42216 102 242 96 242 99 237 105 239 42216 40432 106 240 100 240 96 232 106 236 40432 38770 106 237 109 239 103 234 102 236 38770 37217 113 235 117 235 108 233 100 236 37217 35766 123 232 123 230 109 232 102 236 35766 34380 131 229 124 226 103 231 104 235 34380 32992 138 225 124 224 100 229 103 234 32992 31573 142 222 128 221 102 228 96 234 31573 30132 137 223 133 216 101 227 94 235 30132 28653 132 223 140 212 90 229 99 232 28653 27115 132 222 139 213 88 229 100 228 27115 25511 123 221 125 221 84 227 90 229 25511 23835 114 225 100 229 81 226 84 230 23835 22088 92 232 74 227 75 230 79 228 22088 20265 81 237 70 228 68 235 79 230 20265 18363 67 242 57 237 66 239 74 235 18363 16392 54 241 50 240 53 243 58 239 16392 14402 40 256 38 243 40 245 44 238 14402 12496 20 257 28 248 33 252 29 239 12496 10769 12 233 19 250 26 259 23 253 10769 9246 11 225 14 262 19 271 16 272 9246 7908 9 266 11 295 13 293 13 301 7908 6732 8 321 11 333 13 328 16 322 6732 5699 10 357 12 359 14 348 18 341 5699 4793 17 045 15 036 17 015 17 355 4793 3997 21 053 21 047 19 030 17 002 3997 3293 17 053 22 045 19 029 19 355 3293 2663 17 046 22 041 19 017 22 350 2663 2109 20 025 22*019 19*004 27 341 2109 1650 21*007 20*005 18*340 27 335 1650 1300 18*356 18 358 18 338 25 332 1300 1060 17 354 17 357 16 336 20 331 1060 914 15 353 16 356 15 335 17*330 914 831 12 352 13 355 12 335 11*329 831 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