DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 48.5 - - 50.1 - - 50.3 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 27 - - 1 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 770 - - 569 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 606 - - 1370 - - 1169 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1612 - - 1395 - - 1729 - - 3124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 115 - - 46 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 254 - - 257 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 491 - - 337 - - -62 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 606 - - 879 - - 832 - - 668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -178 - - 292 - - -28 - - -589 ODpotential blCL - - - 784 - - 1078 - - 1197 - - 1195 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.5 - - 50.1 - - 50.3 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 48.2 - - 48.6 - - 48.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 49.9 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 47.8 - - 48.4 - - 48.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 27 - - 1 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 770 - - 569 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 95997 7 018 11 340 16 343 8 007 95997 89051 9 041 4 031 14 000 9 339 89051 83646 7 002 1 084 7 006 7 314 83646 79135 4 307 1 349 7 290 7 308 79135 75208 4 262 5 283 8 266 5 259 75208 71687 7 246 9 282 8 250 6 268 71687 68474 13 233 17 256 16 251 10 253 68474 65521 16 244 19 242 21 247 16 250 65521 62784 22 261 24 238 25 246 20 242 62784 60111 25 262 32 232 33 234 26 236 60111 57294 42 259 37 239 37 235 34 244 57294 54369 54 245 50 244 54 242 56 241 54369 51597 52 241 58 239 66 234 64 233 51597 49104 49 246 55 235 62 231 63 231 49104 46859 54 252 55 236 64 237 66 234 46859 44810 57 252 60 241 73 240 75 238 44810 42925 60 253 66 239 79 237 81 238 42925 41188 63 251 69 239 77 234 79 235 41188 39584 68 246 76 239 75 235 76 236 39584 38095 71 242 82 238 80 237 78 237 38095 36708 65 239 77 239 85 237 80 235 36708 35382 54 243 70 241 84 237 81 233 35382 34049 54 252 66 240 80 239 82 232 34049 32671 55 254 63 238 78 238 83 231 32671 31247 50 255 60 239 75 235 82 230 31247 29760 42 259 60 242 73 234 79 229 29760 28198 40 266 60 245 73 232 75 229 28198 26560 43 265 56 248 70 232 65 231 26560 24848 41 266 52 248 65 233 57 233 24848 23060 37 254 49 247 57 235 50 235 23060 21200 38 238 44 246 46 238 46 234 21200 19260 33 237 39 247 42 240 39 237 19260 17234 30 242 36 244 37 242 40 241 17234 15162 29 247 36 247 34 248 33 240 15162 13163 26 260 32 254 31 253 29 253 13163 11345 21 264 30 264 26 254 29 257 11345 9729 21 261 22 274 22 256 28 252 9729 8298 19 267 12 275 16 249 25 252 8298 7031 18 257 11 255 15 248 21 252 7031 5910 21 251 18 249 18 256 21 253 5910 4920 19 248 16 247 15 263 19 251 4920 4054 15 248 14 246 15 266 18 246 4054 3293 12 248 11 237 18 263 18 248 3293 2612 10 263 7 241 17 262 18 249 2612 2011 14 264 7 253 13 259 18 251 2011 1509 14 261 7*254 12*258 17 251 1509 1124 13 258 6*254 9*258 15 249 1124 859 10 255 6 254 8 257 12 245 859 698 9 254 5 254 7 257 10*243 698 606 7*254 5 255 5 257 6*241 606 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