DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 14.9 - - 20.0 - - 22.9 - - 22.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 146 - - 34 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 933 - - 1385 - - 1392 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 1019 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1533 - - 1985 - - 1992 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 524 - - 371 - - 578 - - 1432 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 165 - - 238 - - 149 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 271 - - 259 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -428 - - -476 - - -372 - - -770 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1961 - - 2461 - - 2364 - - 1374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15466 - - -15072 - - -13663 - - -9613 ODpotential blCL - - - 16999 - - 17057 - - 15655 - - 10217 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 91 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.9 - - 20.0 - - 22.9 - - 22.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.9 - - 11.7 - - 15.0 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.4 - - 19.2 - - 22.8 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.1 - - 10.7 - - 14.3 - - 18.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 146 - - 34 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 933 - - 1385 - - 1392 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 63 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94283 65 249 65 246 67 251 70 256 94283 87113 71 256 60 250 64 254 65 261 87113 81661 73 248 61 249 68 255 67 262 81661 77187 71 244 66 248 69 257 67 263 77187 73333 67 247 70 251 66 258 58 265 73333 69901 67 251 70 251 55 263 53 274 69901 66778 68 256 62 258 54 275 50 279 66778 63899 60 255 64 270 57 279 53 290 63899 61229 51 271 66 272 60 283 60 292 61229 58642 65 280 62 276 67 285 61 291 58642 55929 67 278 63 283 68 284 62 291 55929 53099 57 284 61 286 63 285 62 296 53099 50404 57 291 59 293 59 296 64 303 50404 47991 61 300 59 306 60 302 65 302 47991 45825 62 301 64 314 61 313 65 305 45825 43854 63 313 71 315 77 316 73 310 43854 42052 75 318 76 313 84 309 81 308 42052 40393 77 317 76 310 82 307 87 306 40393 38855 71 319 74 314 82 309 94 306 38855 37428 73 328 78 321 85 309 99 306 37428 36093 86 334 82 322 85 310 95 306 36093 34805 91 335 83 321 86 312 91 309 34805 33496 92 335 84 320 87 312 89 311 33496 32136 95 331 85 320 86 313 88 315 32136 30727 94 329 85 320 83 314 90 319 30727 29257 87 331 84 319 79 316 91 319 29257 27713 80 333 80 318 75 316 88 318 27713 26093 78 333 78 314 72 316 85 316 26093 24395 73 332 74 310 69 316 83 316 24395 22619 60 329 72 313 70 316 83 318 22619 20765 56 319 71 314 69 314 82 319 20765 18831 51 312 64 313 65 314 74 317 18831 16812 49 308 55 310 61 314 66 317 16812 14751 53 312 52 311 56 312 62 318 14751 12779 55 317 50 312 51 315 54 317 12779 11001 48 323 44 311 49 321 46 316 11001 9427 39 325 41 308 46 320 44 310 9427 8032 37 315 40 310 41 312 45 307 8032 6795 38 313 37 308 42 301 45 305 6795 5698 34 309 33 304 40 298 43 300 5698 4732 30 305 28 300 34 294 41 296 4732 3890 27 307 23 298 31 288 37 291 3890 3154 23 310 19 296 29 279 33 275 3154 2502 18 306 16*285 25*270 31 262 2502 1930 16*296 13*273 19*260 26 250 1930 1455 12*279 13 271 18 259 22 246 1455 1092 12 277 12 271 17 259 18 242 1092 842 11 276 12 270 15 259 12 237 842 691 10 275 11 270 13 259 11 235 691 604 8 275 9 270 10 258 5*234 604 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