DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - - - - 13.2 - - 16.1 - - 9.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 75 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1616 - - 2221 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1412 - - 815 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2376 - - 2981 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 713 - - 728 - - 2154 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 259 - - 223 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 348 - - 330 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2333 - - -2263 - - -2360 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4710 - - 5245 - - 3191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -16964 - - -15731 - - -11676 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19340 - - 18712 - - 12507 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 69 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 13.2 - - 16.1 - - 9.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -4.2 - - -3.8 - - -1.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 12.3 - - 15.4 - - 10.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -5.1 - - -4.6 - - -2.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 75 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1616 - - 2221 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95085 90 240 100 234 113 239 95085 87815 91 247 94 246 89 253 87815 82269 89 259 82 263 93 268 82269 77702 79 269 82 276 89 273 77702 73756 77 279 79 281 77 278 73756 70258 77 279 75 281 72 284 70258 67087 73 277 79 282 77 286 67087 64161 71 279 84 283 81 284 64161 61441 73 280 84 283 84 283 61441 58806 76 282 83 285 85 282 58806 56057 80 283 83 285 85 284 56057 53194 81 282 83 286 85 287 53194 50441 78 282 82 286 88 288 50441 47937 75 285 80 286 89 284 47937 45669 71 288 78 285 87 282 45669 43598 69 288 79 283 83 282 43598 41700 69 286 78 280 78 281 41700 39958 70 288 73 280 70 277 39958 38355 76 287 65 284 64 279 38355 36880 76 281 67 288 63 290 36880 35521 68 277 73 285 69 299 35521 34233 57 282 65 281 74 299 34233 32936 58 291 62 288 74 297 32936 31595 63 294 64 293 73 295 31595 30206 65 295 66 295 73 294 30206 28754 65 294 68 297 71 294 28754 27226 67 292 68 298 70 296 27226 25624 67 291 67 296 68 294 25624 23945 66 292 67 294 67 293 23945 22188 65 293 66 293 68 296 22188 20355 63 294 66 293 69 295 20355 18445 63 291 65 290 67 297 18445 16467 64 287 60 289 57 296 16467 14474 60 290 54 288 46 292 14474 12575 42 292 44 291 38 294 12575 10858 33 293 33 295 35 298 10858 9337 31 293 30 299 29 308 9337 7992 29 299 29 303 26 311 7992 6801 25 306 27 310 23 316 6801 5747 19 311 22 314 21 321 5747 4819 13 312 16 310 19 326 4819 4010 8 324 11 312 13 325 4010 3303 8 355 9*326 9 332 3303 2676 9*355 8*328 9 342 2676 2122 9*350 8 329 9 357 2122 1661 9 349 8 330 11 007 1661 1307 8 348 8 330 11 013 1307 1063 8 348 8 330 11 016 1063 916 8 347 7 331 9 017 916 831 7 347 7 330 5*017 831 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