DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 70.0 - - 72.3 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 157 - - 44 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 2470 - - 4616 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1856 - - 2136 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 901 - - 3070 - - 5216 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 304 - - 3020 - - 1401 - - 144 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 298 - - 243 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 154 - - 166 - - 147 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2057 - - -3477 - - -2607 - - -4431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2959 - - 6547 - - 7824 - - 5038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9890 - - -9113 - - -9560 - - -13980 ODpotential blCL - - - 10791 - - 12183 - - 14776 - - 14587 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 67 - - 57 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 70.0 - - 72.3 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 43.8 - - 40.4 - - 40.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 68.9 - - 71.8 - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 42.8 - - 39.6 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 157 - - 44 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 2470 - - 4616 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97394 6 217 8 243 10 277 11 303 97394 90182 5 065 4 011 4 075 2 334 90182 84616 12 088 1 069 8 054 8 076 84616 79979 15 084 6 140 3 007 11 059 79979 75990 13 062 10 110 3 224 10 042 75990 72477 10 034 14 081 6 166 7 047 72477 69307 9 355 13 065 7 166 4 344 69307 66394 6 344 11 034 4 144 4 285 66394 63684 7 274 10 337 5 358 3 303 63684 61043 12 289 14 314 11 337 7 337 61043 58293 19 299 18 313 14 327 14 309 58293 55446 17 310 21 316 18 329 16 318 55446 52731 26 319 31 306 32 315 30 322 52731 50301 32 306 33 298 37 307 38 315 50301 48130 27 295 27 300 30 300 34 306 48130 46152 24 326 22 313 21 306 24 304 46152 44325 30 337 31 333 32 335 34 334 44325 42638 48 334 47 321 51 318 51 322 42638 41077 56 322 51 311 51 314 54 314 41077 39618 56 331 47 309 45 323 46 327 39618 38242 62 340 48 330 50 339 51 336 38242 36905 62 342 53 340 55 341 53 336 36905 35538 59 343 52 334 52 339 51 338 35538 34111 55 339 48 325 47 327 50 332 34111 32625 59 337 46 323 49 318 48 326 32625 31066 56 330 46 321 49 316 48 325 31066 29424 53 324 48 321 48 317 51 324 29424 27702 50 319 44 323 45 319 45 324 27702 25897 44 325 40 328 38 324 39 331 25897 24013 27 337 27 330 32 332 31 333 24013 22047 17 316 21 310 27 326 24 328 22047 19995 18 324 21 319 24 323 23 330 19995 17860 15 326 17 328 16 329 17 332 17860 15690 9 327 15 338 15 333 16 333 15690 13601 2 262 7 349 8 344 12 337 13601 11709 3 318 2 023 3 323 5 303 11709 10039 7 328 6 012 6 004 1 340 10039 8559 9 325 6 014 5 011 3 015 8559 7247 5 334 3 331 3 331 4 007 7247 6091 2 066 3 248 3*208 2 007 6091 5072 3 140 4 205 5*172 3 182 5072 4177 3 178 7 180 5 162 5 168 4177 3387 6 183 9*176 5 151 6 142 3387 2682 9 173 9*170 5 145 9 131 2682 2058 12 166 9 168 6 139 12 130 2058 1539 14 162 9 165 6 134 15 131 1539 1140 12*159 8 163 5 132 16 131 1140 867 7*154 8 162 5 132 16 130 867 701 6 154 7 161 5 130 14 128 701 607 5 155 6 160 5 130 6*124 607 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