DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 51.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1524 - - 6 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 590 - - 590 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2124 - - 606 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2030 - - 4982 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 157 - - 13 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 343 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 600 - - -1587 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1524 - - 2194 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 257 - - -2078 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1867 - - 2684 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 51.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.7 - - 44.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.0 - - 52.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.2 - - 43.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1524 - - 6 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 97486 15 286 11 273 97486 90278 7 247 12 267 90278 84704 6 256 13 281 84704 80035 6 219 16 259 80035 76003 3 243 15 254 76003 72453 11 259 12 241 72453 69231 13 249 11 277 69231 66259 16 245 19 252 66259 63502 16 275 22 264 63502 60835 33 282 23 267 60835 58047 36 248 32 271 58047 55157 37 242 44 251 55157 52412 53 257 49 242 52412 49928 65 251 54 247 49928 47679 73 240 63 249 47679 45622 75 235 72 242 45622 43724 81 235 77 237 43724 41964 96 234 86 235 41964 40320 110 229 92 231 40320 38773 114 222 92 230 38773 37311 112 218 92 230 37311 35898 106 219 93 229 35898 34466 105 221 92 226 34466 32991 107 222 86 222 32991 31477 109 224 78 226 31477 29902 105 225 68 232 29902 28253 104 227 63 235 28253 26534 106 228 58 237 26534 24757 107 228 40 253 24757 22929 106 230 28 287 22929 21050 94 235 25 318 21050 19109 62 244 31 333 19109 17102 33 260 25 332 17102 15062 24 303 29 339 15062 13093 23 326 28 349 13093 11296 23 330 26 348 11296 9697 26 343 25 351 9697 8281 26 341 26 360 8281 7026 22 344 28 002 7026 5912 25 351 36 004 5912 4929 28 348 40 001 4929 4065 27 345 38 357 4065 3302 26 339 36 355 3302 2619 24*333 32 352 2619 2015 21*327 29 350 2015 1512 19 323 26 348 1512 1126 18 321 23 346 1126 860 16 319 20 345 860 699 14 319 17*344 699 606 11 317 12*343 606 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