DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 - - - 27.0 - - 34.1 - - 36.7 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 2 - - -8 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 195 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 816 - - 817 - - 817 - - 817 Hcrit BL Top - - - 833 - - 955 - - 833 - - 833 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 974 - - 2380 - - 6292 - - 3858 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 36 - - 29 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 261 - - 256 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -286 - - -11 - - -1081 - - -180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1119 - - 966 - - 1914 - - 1013 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4074 - - -409 - - -1581 - - -1256 ODpotential blCL - - - 4907 - - 1364 - - 2414 - - 2089 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 100 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 34.1 - - 36.7 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 32.6 - - 31.1 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 34.2 - - 37.0 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 32.3 - - 29.9 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 2 - - -8 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 73 - - 195 - - 73 - - 73 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 94 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96012 30 024 34 341 37 011 20 023 96012 89207 23 013 20 359 26 007 22 014 89207 83806 18 352 15 009 13 001 24 359 83806 79230 9 327 4 029 11 343 16 341 79230 75224 10 314 6 134 13 311 16 324 75224 71639 13 292 3 036 14 275 23 312 71639 68364 14 291 8 336 14 248 21 290 68364 65329 16 296 12 312 12 255 16 279 65329 62486 22 291 18 292 15 291 12 277 62486 59709 25 272 22 272 22 287 17 269 59709 56800 22 279 20 257 24 286 19 258 56800 53767 27 272 31 260 34 270 24 262 53767 50844 32 259 42 259 41 262 40 261 50844 48209 35 257 46 244 46 250 49 251 48209 45859 38 258 43 241 43 244 43 245 45859 43732 35 262 40 253 35 254 42 254 43732 41780 43 267 43 260 47 260 48 253 41780 39980 55 257 55 255 57 253 52 249 39980 38314 54 247 59 246 58 250 54 248 38314 36768 47 250 54 241 54 249 54 247 36768 35326 47 258 48 244 47 247 54 247 35326 33947 51 262 46 255 42 249 54 247 33947 32563 56 263 51 261 42 257 49 243 32563 31151 60 260 56 260 47 256 43 241 31151 29719 58 252 57 259 54 247 42 245 29719 28258 55 248 57 259 48 245 38 239 28258 26754 55 247 59 260 49 247 32 234 26754 25197 60 247 64 260 49 250 26 249 25197 23578 69 244 65 256 46 252 26 259 23578 21896 80 243 62 258 45 255 30 257 21896 20148 80 244 58 260 45 259 32 252 20148 18326 62 244 56 260 44 264 32 249 18326 16426 54 243 52 255 43 268 34 249 16426 14489 46 250 44 255 43 267 34 253 14489 12629 32 257 37 255 37 270 32 250 12629 10944 30 262 32 263 28 273 32 244 10944 9450 29 271 27 266 25 277 34 243 9450 8123 27 283 24 264 28 277 32 241 8123 6941 27 288 24 268 28 276 29 241 6941 5890 28 285 26 272 27 273 26 246 5890 4958 28 281 26 272 26 272 26 258 4958 4137 26 287 26 274 26 271 27 265 4137 3411 26 296 27 276 25 268 28 269 3411 2760 26 294 27 275 24 265 28 270 2760 2183 25 284 26 270 22 262 27 270 2183 1701 23 263 24 268 21 260 25 268 1701 1331 18 250 20 264 19 258 21 265 1331 1076 15 244 17*262 18 257 16 258 1076 921 13*242 15*261 16 256 13*255 921 833 9*241 12 261 12*256 7*252 833 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