DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 70.1 - - 71.9 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 155 - - 13 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 3560 - - 3765 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 2625 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 887 - - 4160 - - 4365 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 333 - - 1060 - - 1317 - - 461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 334 - - 160 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 172 - - 180 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2653 - - -2981 - - -3070 - - -4011 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3541 - - 7141 - - 7435 - - 4618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11747 - - -11071 - - -10110 - - -13585 ODpotential blCL - - - 12634 - - 15231 - - 14475 - - 14192 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 91 - - 86 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 70.1 - - 71.9 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.5 - - 41.4 - - 41.8 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 69.0 - - 71.7 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 40.6 - - 41.1 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 155 - - 13 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 287 - - 3560 - - 3765 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 64 - - 44 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97395 11 232 15 279 9 255 7 276 97395 90149 2 005 4 106 2 153 5 260 90149 84579 6 071 10 105 8 100 3 077 84579 79968 10 095 5 108 6 113 7 055 79968 75992 11 088 4 082 3 153 7 032 75992 72481 11 090 3 080 5 233 5 047 72481 69297 9 098 4 117 6 225 5 104 69297 66365 6 123 4 094 5 244 2 113 66365 63649 5 113 3 114 6 182 6 198 63649 61027 7 325 3 014 4 183 10 228 61027 58307 13 297 6 326 4 199 12 236 58307 55499 18 295 11 306 6 301 8 243 55499 52816 22 297 18 299 16 298 11 304 52816 50393 26 289 27 293 28 291 22 295 50393 48219 25 299 27 297 29 290 28 287 48219 46246 24 305 27 303 26 296 29 289 46246 44432 24 321 28 309 28 302 31 295 44432 42752 35 321 33 312 36 300 35 293 42752 41187 38 313 39 308 40 302 33 293 41187 39721 41 310 37 306 35 305 26 310 39721 38338 44 300 37 294 27 308 26 308 38338 36994 38 300 37 287 26 299 26 298 36994 35623 33 298 34 288 31 298 27 298 35623 34196 29 307 29 293 34 297 26 297 34196 32716 25 314 26 293 33 301 24 296 32716 31165 14 326 20 296 26 300 17 298 31165 29532 13 334 14 278 20 294 15 305 29532 27818 12 331 13 272 18 291 16 304 27818 26019 10 341 11 273 19 280 18 306 26019 24139 10 322 9 276 11 284 19 306 24139 22182 12 314 10 290 8 309 15 300 22182 20138 13 325 13 316 8 351 14 301 20138 18001 21 335 18 344 10 003 12 318 18001 15820 24 340 20 355 12 344 13 349 15820 13713 11 329 14 355 10 339 13 349 13713 11798 7 330 6 344 9 325 10 340 11798 10104 3 281 3 291 6 318 7 338 10104 8607 3 265 4 244 5 285 3 328 8607 7283 2 300 3 247 6 263 0 125 7283 6112 3 203 5 226 7 238 2 257 6112 5082 5 203 7 210 9*192 8 207 5082 4182 8 202 9*197 9*185 12 191 4182 3391 11 185 10*181 8 182 12 184 3391 2684 15 168 11 175 8 180 13 168 2684 2059 18 167 11 172 8 179 15 152 2059 1540 20 162 10 169 8 179 18 142 1540 1141 18*161 10 168 7 177 18 136 1141 867 10*153 9 167 7 176 17 134 867 701 9 153 9 166 6 176 14 132 701 607 8 152 8 165 5 176 6*129 607 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