DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 25.2 - - 27.5 - - 27.3 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 47 - - 17 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 2174 - - 1614 - - 118 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1694 - - 2774 - - 2214 - - 718 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1667 - - 791 - - 1262 - - 2725 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 194 - - 126 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 6 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 259 - - 239 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -52 - - 883 - - 595 - - -579 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1746 - - 1891 - - 1619 - - 1297 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -446 - - 523 - - 231 - - -929 ODpotential blCL - - - 2140 - - 2251 - - 1983 - - 1647 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.2 - - 27.5 - - 27.3 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 21.5 - - 22.6 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 27.0 - - 27.1 - - 26.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.2 - - 20.4 - - 21.6 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 47 - - 17 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 2174 - - 1614 - - 118 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 94863 48 271 52 279 48 284 49 280 94863 88012 43 300 43 288 46 284 48 288 88012 82654 37 303 39 289 44 291 50 285 82654 78173 39 292 41 285 43 297 48 293 78173 74282 46 294 39 291 49 298 50 300 74282 70810 48 303 44 289 57 291 55 299 70810 67655 58 298 52 289 61 286 61 293 67655 64745 53 288 54 294 55 287 66 295 64745 62036 42 290 52 298 59 297 64 295 62036 59398 41 305 54 297 63 295 58 294 59398 56619 59 303 59 297 58 293 60 296 56619 53697 69 293 65 301 63 303 63 299 53697 50878 71 294 68 304 74 303 71 302 50878 48338 73 299 74 302 79 303 77 301 48338 46075 73 303 77 298 77 299 80 301 46075 44032 75 307 74 298 75 299 81 298 44032 42164 82 309 76 304 80 305 83 298 42164 40447 88 309 84 308 95 310 90 302 40447 38860 93 309 93 307 109 310 102 304 38860 37385 95 311 102 308 119 305 120 301 37385 36010 100 315 110 310 124 303 133 294 36010 34691 111 319 120 312 130 303 129 292 34691 33354 124 321 126 311 135 304 125 293 33354 31969 130 322 125 311 134 304 120 294 31969 30542 133 322 121 311 129 303 115 295 30542 29061 132 322 117 311 121 303 109 296 29061 27514 123 321 115 307 115 298 102 295 27514 25899 114 318 114 307 109 292 94 294 25899 24210 103 312 111 306 102 300 89 293 24210 22441 83 310 100 302 97 303 85 292 22441 20598 70 307 78 315 96 301 73 288 20598 18676 60 302 61 307 77 302 71 291 18676 16670 55 302 55 296 57 302 62 288 16670 14629 52 306 45 296 54 293 47 292 14629 12668 52 310 44 303 45 303 41 302 12668 10896 42 314 43 306 31 307 22 320 10896 9337 26 303 34 303 29 310 17 318 9337 7958 19 303 21 297 23 299 17 314 7958 6737 12 307 13 298 13 284 11 290 6737 5658 11 322 8 313 4 276 8 246 5658 4707 9 327 4 317 2 223 6 199 4707 3875 8 308 4 284 2 226 4 188 3875 3149 7 292 6*261 3 228 4 169 3149 2504 5 286 6*260 3*230 4 154 2504 1935 4*290 6 259 3*237 3 151 1935 1459 4*296 6 259 3 238 3 149 1459 1095 3 300 6 260 3 239 3 144 1095 844 3 299 6 259 3 241 3*142 844 692 3 301 5 259 3 242 2*140 692 605 3 303 5 260 3 243 2 137 605 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