DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/02 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 - - - 17.8 - - 21.5 - - 21.4 - - 20.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 80 - - 8 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 767 - - 1235 - - 72 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 816 - - 816 - - 816 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1527 - - 1995 - - 832 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 455 - - 1711 - - 1442 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 190 - - 35 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 345 - - 322 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -149 - - 268 - - -669 - - -555 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1676 - - 1727 - - 1501 - - 1387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15984 - - -14854 - - -827 - - -906 ODpotential blCL - - - 17511 - - 16849 - - 1659 - - 1738 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 92 - - 98 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.8 - - 21.5 - - 21.4 - - 20.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.7 - - 17.1 - - 18.0 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 20.9 - - 21.3 - - 20.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.9 - - 16.0 - - 17.3 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 80 - - 8 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 767 - - 1235 - - 72 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 67 - - 91 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94817 47 295 45 282 52 271 64 275 94817 88032 42 312 46 302 45 291 46 293 88032 82741 44 330 43 309 39 311 33 314 82741 78316 48 334 39 323 39 318 30 323 78316 74471 51 322 40 322 39 309 34 305 74471 71045 46 318 36 320 34 309 33 293 71045 67903 44 318 37 319 35 310 33 299 67903 64975 46 312 40 312 40 308 38 305 64975 62237 48 310 41 306 43 304 43 308 62237 59569 50 311 45 301 47 301 49 306 59569 56785 54 309 48 299 48 293 51 298 56785 53900 59 306 50 301 47 294 51 295 53900 51140 63 303 55 300 53 292 56 290 51140 48655 73 297 60 296 58 291 57 288 48655 46432 74 293 66 293 62 292 57 287 46432 44423 75 293 68 292 62 288 57 287 44423 42598 84 286 71 290 64 287 58 290 42598 40934 82 284 74 287 66 285 61 289 40934 39406 85 291 77 285 69 284 62 288 39406 37983 88 291 79 283 70 280 63 283 37983 36642 86 290 78 287 70 281 64 277 36642 35343 84 291 79 289 69 284 63 275 35343 34017 83 291 79 287 68 289 62 274 34017 32638 83 291 74 286 66 287 60 278 32638 31209 82 293 71 290 62 283 58 280 31209 29716 83 299 70 292 61 286 59 280 29716 28143 84 299 69 294 58 293 58 283 28143 26492 83 299 67 294 58 294 54 285 26492 24763 81 302 65 294 59 292 48 287 24763 22956 74 301 61 297 54 291 46 288 22956 21079 72 293 59 299 49 289 43 292 21079 19132 69 292 59 294 50 289 42 294 19132 17110 65 298 57 289 48 292 40 292 17110 15053 63 305 53 294 43 296 37 287 15053 13075 60 310 49 302 40 300 36 284 13075 11280 57 310 44 306 36 303 35 292 11280 9687 54 308 39 309 33 303 32 302 9687 8276 48 308 35 312 29 307 28 306 8276 7025 41 312 31 317 25 315 23 312 7025 5921 33 320 26 321 20 322 18 323 5921 4951 25 326 20 325 16 326 16 331 4951 4105 18 327 16 330 12 329 14 336 4105 3366 16 324 14 335 10 326 11 344 3366 2713 16 317 12 339 8 304 8 344 2713 2145 14 318 9*342 7 302 7 339 2145 1676 11*326 9*344 6 310 7 349 1676 1316 10*328 9 344 6 316 6 358 1316 1069 10 328 8 345 5 320 6 006 1069 918 9 329 8 346 5 321 5 013 918 832 8 328 7 346 4*322 3*017 832 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