DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 69.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 246 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3652 - - 4720 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3082 - - 3721 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4252 - - 5320 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 895 - - 1129 - - 5113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 455 - - 427 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 153 - - 162 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3246 - - -3900 - - -6735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7499 - - 9221 - - 7343 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10002 - - -11201 - - -13708 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14254 - - 16521 - - 14315 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 51 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 69.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.0 - - 31.4 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 68.2 - - 67.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.0 - - 30.3 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 246 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3652 - - 4720 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97610 8 160 14 198 7 290 97610 90252 7 183 5 186 1 180 90252 84585 8 174 4 187 2 231 84585 79896 7 145 3 278 3 254 79896 75869 2 020 4 284 5 312 75869 72321 5 322 3 302 8 316 72321 69103 9 289 10 318 10 332 69103 66128 15 310 12 303 15 324 66128 63348 25 297 15 293 16 317 63348 60642 21 288 24 292 30 301 60642 57826 28 296 34 286 31 289 57826 54903 32 293 34 293 36 291 54903 52111 36 289 41 286 46 286 52111 49606 40 290 45 282 48 284 49606 47372 48 292 44 290 45 282 47372 45360 56 289 46 298 45 285 45360 43540 57 288 51 297 50 286 43540 41885 56 290 54 295 50 288 41885 40360 53 289 50 297 51 291 40360 38935 48 289 47 303 51 291 38935 37586 49 291 43 305 49 295 37586 36275 49 290 41 307 47 298 36275 34935 45 287 41 306 46 298 34935 33541 41 286 38 298 41 299 33541 32093 39 288 36 293 37 298 32093 30577 36 292 33 292 35 297 30577 28981 33 294 31 290 35 293 28981 27305 33 293 30 287 31 292 27305 25549 36 289 30 288 29 294 25549 23714 35 286 29 293 29 287 23714 21799 29 285 26 295 27 286 21799 19796 19 279 23 288 23 282 19796 17702 14 290 17 274 20 282 17702 15564 15 275 11 269 17 264 15564 13501 14 242 13 242 11 251 13501 11627 9 234 12 226 11 228 11627 9970 7 249 10 229 14 222 9970 8502 5 247 7 221 14 214 8502 7198 8 193 10 185 14 208 7198 6048 13 178 14*170 16 194 6048 5040 15*166 14*166 16 185 5040 4154 15*158 14 165 16 178 4154 3371 15 156 14 163 16 171 3371 2671 15 154 14 161 16 166 2671 2052 15 152 14 160 16 162 2052 1536 15 151 14 159 16 159 1536 1140 14 149 13 159 15 157 1140 867 13 149 13 158 14 155 867 702 13 148 12 158 12 154 702 607 11 147 10 157 8*153 607 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