DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/29 Minooka_IL 600ft pt36314@41.266,-88.244,595ft 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 - - - 49.3 - - 55.9 - - 56.1 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 247 - - 60 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1022 - - 4231 - - 3786 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 3347 - - 1991 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1622 - - 4831 - - 4386 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 828 - - 1094 - - 2363 - - 3394 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 411 - - 250 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 26 - - 25 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 062 - - 055 - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2724 - - -916 - - -313 - - -2399 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4346 - - 5748 - - 4699 - - 3005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10160 - - -5658 - - -640 - - -3825 ODpotential blCL - - - 11782 - - 10489 - - 5026 - - 4431 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 66 - - 97 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 55.9 - - 56.1 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 32.8 - - 37.7 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 54.7 - - 55.7 - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 32.4 - - 37.5 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 247 - - 60 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1022 - - 4231 - - 3786 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 87 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96642 25 276 31 277 35 264 34 274 96642 89608 21 263 25 270 29 260 29 273 89608 84164 16 254 20 244 22 274 32 275 84164 79585 15 265 11 244 21 275 21 266 79585 75614 13 274 10 261 13 252 15 281 75614 72107 9 272 9 250 11 245 17 277 72107 68923 7 301 7 243 12 262 17 269 68923 65973 7 342 5 256 13 276 13 274 65973 63223 7 345 4 297 10 276 6 273 63223 60556 4 292 5 333 5 265 5 293 60556 57761 9 293 6 309 4 312 8 296 57761 54825 11 273 4 252 9 313 6 297 54825 51986 7 250 6 207 7 269 7 248 51986 49405 7 235 6 235 7 215 12 204 49405 47079 13 214 11 235 8 223 9 210 47079 44970 15 205 14 221 9 248 8 267 44970 43055 11 206 13 213 10 264 8 294 43055 41305 6 192 9 210 8 269 7 333 41305 39688 7 121 6 183 6 259 8 355 39688 38185 12 073 4 082 5 348 14 002 38185 36788 13 038 10 025 12 004 22 005 36788 35449 14 061 9 053 15 002 26 002 35449 34091 15 050 16 033 20 356 28 357 34091 32688 19 030 20 016 25 355 31 352 32688 31244 19 020 19 008 29 355 32 351 31244 29743 16 016 17 003 29 350 32 352 29743 28169 12 014 17 359 28 346 31 353 28169 26521 12 019 17 356 27 345 31 356 26521 24796 14 029 17 359 27 348 34 356 24796 22996 19 035 20 004 28 351 37 358 22996 21123 22 034 24 012 30 356 39 360 21123 19175 22 035 28 014 32 004 39 007 19175 17148 22 040 24 018 34 013 38 016 17148 15084 21 051 19 028 28 021 36 026 15084 13096 23 065 25 057 27 049 31 040 13096 11290 18 074 22 077 28 066 32 051 11290 9690 27 075 30 077 28 069 33 054 9690 8271 29 071 32 071 25 068 30 055 8271 7013 27 072 24 079 28 081 26 068 7013 5904 27 083 25 080 28 076 28 076 5904 4926 29 081 26*071 28*072 28 072 4926 4062 31 075 27*065 27*062 28 065 4062 3300 31 074 27 063 27 058 28 058 3300 2616 31 073 27 062 27 056 29 049 2616 2013 29*071 27 061 26 054 28 044 2013 1510 23*065 26 061 25 053 26 039 1510 1124 22 065 25 061 24 052 23 034 1124 859 20 064 24 060 23 051 18 029 859 698 17 064 22 060 20 050 15 027 698 606 13 062 17 059 15 050 9*025 606 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