DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 37.0 - - 36.6 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 39 - - 6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 541 - - 2211 - - 3349 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1141 - - 2811 - - 3949 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1788 - - 2234 - - 1823 - - 4429 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 188 - - 151 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 22 - - 23 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 298 - - 297 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 13 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 398 - - 1220 - - 1120 - - -615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 743 - - 1591 - - 2829 - - 1220 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 196 - - 654 - - -879 - - -1231 ODpotential blCL - - - 945 - - 2157 - - 4828 - - 1836 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 78 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 37.0 - - 36.6 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 32.4 - - 26.5 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 36.8 - - 36.6 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 31.4 - - 25.3 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 39 - - 6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 541 - - 2211 - - 3349 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 12 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95729 74 252 82 257 88 260 83 262 95729 88699 50 255 58 256 59 265 57 272 88699 83316 37 263 37 256 39 267 40 274 83316 78827 29 266 32 261 33 269 33 266 78827 74919 23 264 30 260 34 267 32 269 74919 71447 16 276 24 250 29 255 41 265 71447 68286 23 285 20 254 28 251 37 245 68286 65338 36 265 28 254 28 240 38 254 65338 62568 36 250 37 244 37 256 49 257 62568 59864 39 249 48 248 52 255 53 252 59864 57017 54 245 57 251 57 249 55 247 57017 54041 61 235 63 243 61 243 59 241 54041 51192 62 230 66 237 67 239 63 247 51192 48635 66 236 73 236 73 241 72 247 48635 46343 82 241 81 236 77 243 74 246 46343 44257 97 238 85 236 78 240 74 245 44257 42341 102 234 89 235 82 236 73 245 42341 40568 103 232 93 233 84 234 78 247 40568 38922 107 233 98 230 89 234 90 246 38922 37390 119 233 105 232 96 235 97 241 37390 35956 134 232 112 234 103 235 95 236 35956 34573 144 231 122 233 110 234 88 236 34573 33169 151 229 133 231 117 233 88 240 33169 31721 154 227 141 229 120 233 96 242 31721 30238 154 226 147 227 121 231 105 239 30238 28708 154 225 146 226 121 230 106 235 28708 27119 149 224 143 226 115 231 101 234 27119 25473 139 224 136 226 107 232 103 236 25473 23768 128 224 122 227 101 231 110 236 23768 22003 114 222 97 225 97 229 106 235 22003 20182 99 220 81 225 94 232 96 237 20182 18301 86 220 76 228 89 236 91 244 18301 16362 69 215 69 229 77 242 77 255 16362 14409 65 211 63 228 61 249 60 260 14409 12535 71 223 60 231 49 255 53 257 12535 10823 60 235 51 241 41 270 47 264 10823 9302 32 258 37 264 46 280 39 272 9302 7952 37 257 28 273 38 279 34 270 7952 6754 36 242 27 290 32 286 33 274 6754 5690 26 240 28 298 29 294 34 277 5690 4748 21 254 29 303 27*296 33 279 4748 3919 16 285 28 301 25*296 30 278 3919 3188 18 295 27*300 25 296 27 277 3188 2534 18 292 26*299 24 297 26 275 2534 1956 18 288 24 298 23 297 25 274 1956 1473 16*283 23 298 22 297 24 273 1473 1103 14*280 22 298 21 297 22 271 1103 848 12 279 20 297 19 297 17 268 848 693 11 278 17 297 16 297 15*268 693 605 8 278 13 296 12 296 9*266 605 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