DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 19.4 - - 27.9 - - 29.2 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 268 - - 99 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1337 - - 4212 - - 4284 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 3364 - - 2836 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1937 - - 4812 - - 4884 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1980 - - 1351 - - 1986 - - 4674 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 201 - - 420 - - 305 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 26 - - 29 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 271 - - 271 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2552 - - -313 - - -995 - - -4566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4490 - - 5125 - - 5879 - - 5170 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12421 - - -7672 - - -8153 - - -12748 ODpotential blCL - - - 14358 - - 12484 - - 13037 - - 13352 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 76 - - 90 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.4 - - 27.9 - - 29.2 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 2.0 - - 7.6 - - 5.5 - - 2.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 26.8 - - 28.9 - - 23.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.2 - - 7.1 - - 4.8 - - 2.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 268 - - 99 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1337 - - 4212 - - 4284 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 60 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94976 49 244 63 249 73 257 78 251 94976 88074 33 254 43 249 56 251 59 255 88074 82729 40 268 38 260 43 254 52 263 82729 78241 43 270 41 268 42 261 51 266 78241 74310 42 277 53 269 54 272 55 273 74310 70805 51 280 55 261 60 267 61 275 70805 67618 56 275 51 262 54 260 58 269 67618 64653 51 272 49 273 52 270 56 267 64653 61858 51 275 56 278 54 274 56 267 61858 59111 56 273 60 274 56 272 58 269 59111 56241 62 268 63 267 60 267 70 272 56241 53279 72 267 69 265 73 269 86 270 53279 50462 84 267 81 266 88 266 93 264 50462 47929 89 266 89 264 92 266 91 265 47929 45663 91 266 91 263 94 267 92 268 45663 43612 93 266 93 265 96 268 96 270 43612 41739 95 267 96 266 100 270 102 271 41739 40015 96 267 98 267 103 270 106 271 40015 38417 96 269 100 266 105 271 110 273 38417 36931 96 270 102 266 106 272 119 274 36931 35549 99 271 106 267 110 273 128 273 35549 34228 107 272 111 265 113 271 135 272 34228 32897 115 270 111 263 110 268 138 272 32897 31522 118 266 108 263 106 267 136 272 31522 30107 118 265 107 263 103 267 131 272 30107 28639 117 266 106 264 102 267 126 271 28639 27104 116 268 107 265 102 267 120 269 27104 25501 113 270 106 264 102 267 113 268 25501 23827 108 271 102 265 102 266 108 267 23827 22084 104 273 99 268 102 266 103 267 22084 20273 102 275 97 270 100 267 99 267 20273 18390 100 276 98 272 98 266 96 266 18390 16428 100 276 98 273 92 265 93 266 16428 14424 97 277 94 273 89 268 89 266 14424 12493 89 281 91 272 90 269 89 269 12493 10738 77 283 88 277 87 276 87 277 10738 9189 66 283 75 280 72 282 71 283 9189 7832 53 285 58 282 55 281 56 277 7832 6640 47 283 45 281 43 275 51 269 6640 5590 45 282 37*277 33*270 43 271 5590 4664 41 281 30*271 32*270 36 275 4664 3850 34 281 28 271 31 270 33 281 3850 3133 31 282 27 271 31 270 29 288 3133 2492 27*282 26 271 30 271 28 292 2492 1926 24*281 26 272 30 271 26 294 1926 1453 19 277 25 272 29 271 24 295 1453 1091 18 276 24 272 28 271 21 296 1091 842 16 276 22 272 26 272 18 296 842 691 14 275 20 272 23 272 15*296 691 604 11 275 16 272 17 271 11*296 604 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