DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 12.1 - - 20.4 - - 23.2 - - 19.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 125 - - 107 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 1066 - - 1577 - - 72 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 815 - - 816 - - 816 - - 815 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1339 - - 1826 - - 2337 - - 832 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 454 - - 763 - - 1693 - - 2237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 206 - - 223 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 346 - - 001 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -775 - - -742 - - -77 - - -939 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2114 - - 2568 - - 2414 - - 1771 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8874 - - -2013 - - -436 - - -1326 ODpotential blCL - - - 10213 - - 3839 - - 2773 - - 2158 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.1 - - 20.4 - - 23.2 - - 19.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.4 - - 12.6 - - 16.0 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.8 - - 19.6 - - 22.4 - - 19.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.1 - - 12.3 - - 15.7 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 125 - - 107 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 1066 - - 1577 - - 72 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 61 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95102 89 232 96 233 102 237 106 241 95102 87914 78 247 81 245 79 243 85 246 87914 82395 77 262 67 247 67 253 73 262 82395 77807 70 267 62 260 64 269 68 277 77807 73849 58 268 60 269 67 281 61 281 73849 70336 51 268 55 266 61 281 58 281 70336 67135 48 261 46 269 53 282 52 283 67135 64177 46 272 41 283 48 284 49 295 64177 61431 49 283 43 297 44 285 49 304 61431 58768 45 288 48 301 43 294 48 313 58768 55980 40 300 46 299 41 306 46 314 55980 53065 46 310 41 312 44 315 43 316 53065 50263 46 311 43 321 47 316 44 320 50263 47735 43 315 45 322 47 320 48 323 47735 45476 38 321 43 325 44 327 50 322 45476 43434 33 333 39 332 45 332 48 326 43434 41575 39 348 39 342 47 334 48 330 41575 39874 45 345 45 345 46 340 48 336 39874 38310 42 346 48 348 50 352 46 344 38310 36868 47 357 49 355 57 358 48 349 36868 35530 54 360 53 359 65 359 48 357 35530 34252 54 357 57 358 72 358 52 004 34252 32966 49 360 55 001 76 358 59 005 32966 31637 48 006 53 008 78 359 60 005 31637 30264 44 005 57 016 78 003 58 002 30264 28830 40 019 64 019 70 008 55 000 28830 27322 51 028 65 019 58 016 52 359 27322 25741 57 032 61 022 53 014 47 355 25741 24083 59 037 54 022 46 008 44 351 24083 22350 62 041 47 019 38 001 43 347 22350 20546 56 039 43 018 33 358 41 343 20546 18668 48 034 42 020 30 005 38 344 18668 16713 41 032 42 024 30 008 33 346 16713 14720 39 030 39 025 30 006 28 352 14720 12801 38 029 36 025 28 007 26 359 12801 11057 36 026 33 025 26 011 23 005 11057 9511 35 023 31 022 24 017 20 010 9511 8140 36 025 30 018 23 020 19 014 8140 6924 37 024 29 017 23 019 18 019 6924 5848 37 019 25 016 21 023 18 025 5848 4900 32 020 19 017 18 027 16 026 4900 4071 25 029 15 019 15 027 11 025 4071 3348 22 031 16 016 14 023 10 031 3348 2708 23 028 18 007 14*015 10 026 2708 2145 26 011 18*355 14*002 12 012 2145 1676 24*357 15*348 14 001 13 000 1676 1315 20*346 14 346 13 000 12 354 1315 1068 18 344 13 346 13 360 11 351 1068 918 16 343 12 346 12 360 9*349 918 832 13 342 11 345 10 359 6*348 832 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