DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.2 - - 44.9 - - 42.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 49 - - 16 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2100 - - 1706 - - 743 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2700 - - 2306 - - 1343 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 995 - - 1323 - - 1846 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 131 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 336 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 942 - - 667 - - 312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1758 - - 1639 - - 1031 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 376 - - 272 - - 81 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2324 - - 2034 - - 1262 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.2 - - 44.9 - - 42.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 40.1 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.8 - - 44.8 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.6 - - 39.1 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 49 - - 16 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2100 - - 1706 - - 743 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96274 58 255 58 258 60 258 96274 89123 40 248 40 262 42 264 89123 83636 31 243 35 257 35 254 83636 79086 25 251 25 258 29 247 79086 75156 21 239 18 255 22 240 75156 71668 24 216 23 251 20 263 71668 68492 26 214 31 224 28 271 68492 65551 24 219 30 218 31 248 65551 62818 30 239 34 237 34 252 62818 60155 41 239 50 229 49 237 60155 57341 46 238 45 232 50 230 57341 54391 44 238 49 238 52 233 54391 51567 59 243 65 242 63 242 51567 49025 79 236 79 243 74 248 49025 46754 83 232 92 238 89 246 46754 44710 87 235 100 236 96 243 44710 42855 98 237 104 238 104 244 42855 41157 111 240 112 240 127 239 41157 39599 125 240 127 238 153 235 39599 38154 140 239 142 238 160 232 38154 36794 152 238 154 238 159 233 36794 35476 156 237 158 238 158 234 35476 34134 154 237 156 239 156 235 34134 32738 149 238 151 240 152 236 32738 31292 146 240 146 241 149 237 31292 29780 143 241 140 241 145 238 29780 28194 141 241 134 242 137 239 28194 26533 130 243 122 244 125 241 26533 24803 117 248 103 247 110 243 24803 23004 105 251 96 248 90 248 23004 21135 88 251 90 251 84 251 21135 19185 70 252 70 249 69 253 19185 17155 57 256 48 252 50 246 17155 15088 52 263 40 260 36 240 15088 13096 48 273 33 271 24 246 13096 11284 35 284 19 274 19 237 11284 9676 25 329 10 320 12 217 9676 8250 27 344 12 355 4 196 8250 6984 27 338 13 009 1 105 6984 5862 28 340 12 010 1 346 5862 4875 23 356 8 006 3 299 4875 4011 21 359 6 351 2 265 4011 3253 19*346 6 340 1 002 3253 2580 17*338 6*338 2 020 2580 1987 17 335 6*337 4 010 1987 1493 16 334 6 337 4*003 1493 1114 15 333 6 336 4*000 1114 854 14 332 6 335 4 358 854 696 12 331 5 334 4 357 696 606 10 331 5 334 3 357 606 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