DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - 3.4 - - 7.9 - - 5.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 97 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1064 - - 2051 - - 71 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 814 - - 1353 - - 814 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1824 - - 2811 - - 831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 951 - - 869 - - 2423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 224 - - 236 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 114 - - 103 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3716 - - -1677 - - -1345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5540 - - 4488 - - 2176 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22981 - - -19115 - - -2433 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 24805 - - 21926 - - 3264 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 3.4 - - 7.9 - - 5.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -17.6 - - -8.5 - - -0.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 2.5 - - 7.3 - - 5.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -18.1 - - -9.1 - - -1.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 97 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1064 - - 2051 - - 71 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 34 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 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] 94319 117 255 116 252 122 249 94319 87554 97 253 93 259 96 252 87554 82355 73 256 76 259 86 258 82355 77999 63 255 67 257 78 259 77999 74191 59 255 61 258 69 259 74191 70775 58 261 58 263 66 267 70775 67657 60 263 62 266 66 266 67657 64779 64 262 66 263 66 266 64779 62095 69 261 67 261 70 266 62095 59474 73 264 72 265 76 260 59474 56718 78 265 79 264 78 259 56718 53840 84 264 85 260 87 262 53840 51080 91 262 91 259 92 259 51080 48576 96 260 96 259 96 256 48576 46311 100 259 101 259 96 257 46311 44241 102 258 107 259 99 260 44241 42344 105 260 109 258 107 260 42344 40601 108 261 114 258 118 260 40601 39000 117 259 126 256 126 254 39000 37526 122 256 132 252 125 249 37526 36156 130 257 136 254 125 248 36156 34849 136 256 149 259 130 259 34849 33535 133 256 165 262 138 259 33535 32173 137 253 169 263 136 254 32173 30757 142 251 156 262 137 256 30757 29269 141 251 142 258 134 256 29269 27699 134 254 135 250 132 253 27699 26045 121 256 132 248 133 248 26045 24306 109 255 116 255 130 250 24306 22495 101 251 104 256 116 252 22495 20621 95 253 94 254 93 251 20621 18678 84 255 85 256 79 251 18678 16658 72 258 72 259 65 253 16658 14610 57 258 57 260 53 259 14610 12647 46 256 47 257 43 255 12647 10871 34 253 38 257 36 258 10871 9312 25 259 30 258 27 263 9312 7945 15 265 21 264 17 265 7945 6743 9 256 10 255 10 254 6743 5686 7 213 5 205 7 188 5686 4765 7 205 6 190 7 139 4765 3968 13 182 8 176 10 127 3968 3270 15 153 7*141 9 119 3270 2650 14 149 5*113 8 105 2650 2104 6*147 5 106 8 090 2104 1649 2*116 5 103 8 084 1649 1300 2 116 5 099 8 083 1300 1060 2 112 4 099 8 081 1060 914 2 111 4 098 7*080 914 831 1 107 4 097 5*078 831 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