DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - - 40.4 - - 44.1 - - 45.7 - - 42.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 159 - - 38 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1595 - - 3222 - - 3204 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 2414 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2195 - - 3822 - - 3804 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2549 - - 1020 - - 1009 - - 3776 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 209 - - 330 - - 211 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 342 - - 347 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -217 - - 592 - - 492 - - -1311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2412 - - 3230 - - 3312 - - 1917 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1177 - - -10554 - - -9664 - - -1650 ODpotential blCL - - - 3372 - - 14376 - - 13468 - - 2256 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.4 - - 44.1 - - 45.7 - - 42.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 32.3 - - 33.5 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 43.2 - - 45.5 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 31.1 - - 32.3 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 159 - - 38 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1595 - - 3222 - - 3204 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 22 - - 50 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95739 64 259 74 255 83 263 70 265 95739 88876 50 268 50 261 44 268 45 267 88876 83541 32 272 37 272 29 265 34 273 83541 79053 21 284 22 278 20 265 29 270 79053 75154 18 292 15 268 17 264 25 260 75154 71692 16 284 15 251 19 267 24 279 71692 68550 14 288 16 240 20 259 22 289 68550 65646 14 296 12 255 20 251 17 274 65646 62925 18 283 14 293 18 263 18 257 62925 60261 21 272 19 291 20 271 22 251 60261 57468 26 269 24 274 25 281 23 266 57468 54571 28 266 31 267 33 281 30 277 54571 51804 29 266 34 263 37 273 36 277 51804 49303 30 270 35 265 39 265 39 277 49303 47052 31 282 37 272 38 266 38 281 47052 45006 34 286 37 279 38 274 38 284 45006 43134 33 285 40 283 36 279 38 283 43134 41413 36 283 43 282 38 286 37 288 41413 39823 37 277 45 283 43 290 38 297 39823 38347 36 277 47 282 47 293 45 305 38347 36972 36 275 50 274 51 291 45 301 36972 35652 30 306 35 279 44 288 42 306 35652 34319 44 305 41 297 44 297 44 315 34319 32943 42 294 45 295 48 299 46 316 32943 31520 38 304 43 298 49 298 48 315 31520 30031 42 313 46 305 48 302 49 315 30031 28463 46 314 49 304 48 309 51 319 28463 26814 49 315 49 302 49 312 53 321 26814 25081 51 315 49 302 49 313 53 322 25081 23267 51 314 48 304 48 315 51 324 23267 21374 51 313 48 307 47 317 47 327 21374 19396 50 316 48 310 45 320 44 327 19396 17328 46 316 47 314 44 320 43 327 17328 15214 42 314 44 317 44 321 43 328 15214 13173 39 317 40 318 42 327 38 330 13173 11318 38 320 39 322 33 332 32 329 11318 9675 37 320 36 332 27 337 27 328 9675 8224 36 324 30 342 23 341 22 330 8224 6945 34 333 24 358 19 354 16 335 6945 5823 26 352 17 008 9 023 9 336 5823 4844 22 005 15 010 9 036 7 341 4844 3992 20 360 13*357 11*009 11 347 3992 3245 19 356 14*352 12*352 12 345 3245 2576 18*354 13 344 12 349 14 341 2576 1985 16*348 13 341 12 347 15 338 1985 1492 15 346 13 340 11 345 15 334 1492 1114 15 344 12 339 11 344 15 331 1114 854 14 344 12 338 10 344 13 328 854 696 12 343 11 338 9 343 11*326 696 606 10 343 9 337 8 343 7*325 606 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