DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 6.2 - - 13.0 - - 16.4 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 212 - - 75 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 2162 - - 2511 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 1916 - - 1426 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1446 - - 2922 - - 3271 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1078 - - 737 - - 853 - - 1628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 125 - - 312 - - 233 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 292 - - 296 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1073 - - -837 - - -1658 - - -2298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2519 - - 3759 - - 4929 - - 3129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12553 - - -10063 - - -10586 - - -10971 ODpotential blCL - - - 13999 - - 12985 - - 13857 - - 11802 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 69 - - 59 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.2 - - 13.0 - - 16.4 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.5 - - -0.3 - - -2.2 - - -0.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.0 - - 12.0 - - 15.9 - - 11.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.7 - - -1.3 - - -2.9 - - -0.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 212 - - 75 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 2162 - - 2511 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94460 145 231 124 231 140 238 137 241 94460 87422 132 247 111 240 120 248 110 249 87422 81911 113 249 106 245 105 250 101 255 81911 77275 104 258 96 252 94 257 99 263 77275 73283 106 265 92 263 91 269 96 269 73283 69792 95 267 93 267 92 275 92 276 69792 66670 86 266 90 269 92 277 89 282 66670 63804 79 268 85 274 87 279 88 286 63804 61128 77 278 80 280 86 281 87 287 61128 58526 78 284 78 287 82 285 89 287 58526 55810 79 288 80 291 80 292 93 290 55810 52983 79 288 82 294 85 297 100 294 52983 50273 73 289 85 296 93 296 106 294 50273 47823 65 294 87 295 98 296 107 294 47823 45617 70 300 87 294 100 298 103 293 45617 43608 73 300 83 296 101 300 101 298 43608 41770 76 302 81 301 99 301 107 301 41770 40091 79 304 85 306 101 305 120 301 40091 38561 85 308 94 307 113 308 135 303 38561 37145 93 308 104 308 132 310 146 303 37145 35806 96 308 112 310 149 311 148 303 35806 34504 99 311 121 313 153 311 148 303 34504 33174 106 315 131 315 154 313 146 306 33174 31788 113 317 136 315 151 314 143 307 31788 30353 118 318 135 315 146 313 137 306 30353 28855 120 317 131 314 144 312 133 307 28855 27284 118 314 126 312 144 311 134 307 27284 25641 111 310 120 311 144 309 130 308 25641 23927 104 308 116 310 138 309 127 309 23927 22146 98 309 116 311 126 308 126 309 22146 20301 87 306 110 309 118 309 121 309 20301 18391 80 301 103 305 109 308 106 309 18391 16419 75 303 93 302 95 307 90 308 16419 14436 69 305 83 301 77 307 73 309 14436 12546 64 305 72 302 63 310 57 312 12546 10837 55 304 62 306 55 311 46 313 10837 9321 48 304 50 306 47 310 40 313 9321 7981 45 308 44 303 40 310 36 315 7981 6798 42 311 39 305 35 311 34 315 6798 5754 38 311 34 308 31 312 32 314 5754 4832 34 307 31 309 27 312 31 314 4832 4023 32 303 28 305 23 303 29 315 4023 3313 29 304 24*300 19*296 26 313 3313 2681 26 309 18*292 19*295 23 307 2681 2126 25 308 17 292 19 296 22 306 2126 1664 22*303 17 292 18 296 21 306 1664 1308 18*298 16 292 17 296 20 306 1308 1064 16 296 15 292 17 296 16 304 1064 916 14 296 15 292 15 296 13 302 916 831 12 295 13 292 13 296 7*298 831 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