DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 2.0 - - 3.1 - - 20.0 - - 22.9 - - 11.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -36 - - -4 - - 65 - - -10 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 44 - - 44 - - 616 - - 44 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit 788 - - 788 - - 788 - - 788 - - 788 Hcrit BL Top 804 - - 804 - - 1376 - - 804 - - 804 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 71 - - 34 - - 447 - - 1347 - - 28 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 139 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 3 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 303 - - 256 - - 236 - - 210 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -264 - - -536 - - -1466 - - -1747 - - -111 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1068 - - 1340 - - 2842 - - 2552 - - 915 sfcLCL ODpotential -18138 - - -18658 - - -13233 - - -13102 - - -14228 ODpotential blCL 18942 - - 19462 - - 14609 - - 13906 - - 15032 blCL maxRH 87 - - 85 - - 68 - - 68 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 2.0 - - 3.1 - - 20.0 - - 22.9 - - 11.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.7 - - 0.6 - - 10.8 - - 14.8 - - 10.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 2.5 - - 3.2 - - 19.6 - - 23.1 - - 11.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 0.7 - - 0.6 - - 10.8 - - 14.8 - - 10.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -36 - - -4 - - 65 - - -10 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 44 - - 44 - - 616 - - 44 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 50 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 72708 4 226 9 231 11 217 18 239 18 237 72708 59539 51 266 45 270 43 267 40 260 38 263 59539 54135 68 259 62 257 57 264 55 267 53 266 54135 49148 80 257 71 259 66 254 74 255 65 265 49148 46101 77 262 71 258 74 253 82 259 74 255 46101 43569 85 263 86 261 83 260 93 256 85 259 43569 41952 93 260 92 263 89 260 93 259 91 260 41952 40505 99 261 98 262 99 261 102 261 92 261 40505 39587 109 262 105 261 105 263 107 259 93 262 39587 38732 109 263 107 261 109 263 111 260 97 262 38732 37941 108 264 105 261 112 263 113 258 102 260 37941 37289 113 265 105 261 116 261 115 256 108 256 37289 36698 116 264 118 262 120 259 122 255 112 255 36698 35984 119 261 119 263 134 260 133 256 113 256 35984 35031 126 261 126 263 145 260 138 255 116 255 35031 34281 129 262 129 262 144 260 140 254 120 255 34281 33515 125 263 125 263 133 260 134 253 115 254 33515 32614 121 264 122 264 126 259 126 254 112 252 32614 31758 121 265 123 266 126 262 118 254 108 252 31758 30929 123 264 123 263 128 262 109 255 100 253 30929 30434 116 262 120 261 128 261 103 257 96 255 30434 29781 112 259 117 260 127 260 101 258 94 256 29781 28827 109 257 112 258 120 259 101 260 86 256 28827 27499 106 256 108 258 112 258 100 260 80 255 27499 25678 101 252 102 255 106 256 85 262 74 256 25678 23325 94 254 98 256 100 263 76 265 69 259 23325 20873 88 255 93 256 96 263 73 265 69 263 20873 18959 84 254 90 255 90 263 68 266 69 263 18959 17738 79 253 87 256 84 262 62 266 64 259 17738 16619 76 253 82 257 80 266 61 267 56 261 16619 15217 72 256 76 259 80 267 65 268 51 266 15217 13337 68 260 71 258 71 270 59 267 49 268 13337 11990 63 264 65 259 63 270 52 260 44 270 11990 10745 58 266 59 261 56 263 46 260 40 272 10745 9319 50 267 50 265 50 258 39 265 35 271 9319 8301 42 267 44 270 42 259 35 272 30 271 8301 7479 35 270 37 268 34 260 31 273 24 270 7479 6545 31 285 30 279 27 263 26 270 19 264 6545 5020 30 294 26 293 23 270 22 261 17 249 5020 3921 27 286 25 276 23 265 23 261 17 247 3921 3473 25 286 24 272 24 262 23 262 17 246 3473 3055 24 287 24 268 25 261 22 262 17 245 3055 2642 22 290 22 268 25 262 22 261 16 245 2642 2236 20 294 18 262 23 259 22 257 16 225 2236 1838 18 299 15 258 21 252 15 228 17 204 1838 1446 18 308 13 259 15*243 12 216 17 198 1446 1187 19 310 13 264 10*238 11 213 17 196 1187 994 16 301 13 262 9 236 10 212 15 193 994 867 10 303 9 257 8 236 8 211 11 191 867 804 6*303 3*256 7 235 7*210 5*195 804 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