DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 6.6 - - 13.9 - - 16.9 - - 9.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 59 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 469 - - 885 - - 918 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 587 - - 587 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1069 - - 1485 - - 1518 - - 603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 586 - - 1368 - - 2614 - - 1344 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 152 - - 108 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 14 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 353 - - 339 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -435 - - 79 - - 13 - - -998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1504 - - 1406 - - 1505 - - 1601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20825 - - -866 - - -384 - - -3448 ODpotential blCL - - - 21894 - - 2351 - - 1902 - - 4051 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 92 - - 101 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.6 - - 13.9 - - 16.9 - - 9.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 2.6 - - 10.2 - - 12.8 - - 4.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 13.7 - - 16.8 - - 10.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.5 - - 9.6 - - 12.2 - - 4.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 59 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 469 - - 885 - - 918 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 68 - - 102 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 94654 133 242 141 250 135 249 143 240 94654 87707 107 247 112 251 107 252 114 250 87707 82445 82 251 85 246 91 252 93 261 82445 78090 64 258 65 243 73 253 75 260 78090 74296 57 260 56 249 62 255 66 256 74296 70901 53 258 52 251 58 255 61 255 70901 67791 53 255 51 251 56 249 58 256 67791 64906 56 253 50 254 57 246 59 256 64906 62219 60 253 54 261 58 252 62 252 62219 59604 66 254 61 259 62 254 65 249 59604 56853 75 251 69 254 70 252 73 249 56853 53973 79 251 75 247 78 244 81 243 53973 51197 86 253 79 244 83 241 84 237 51197 48669 93 253 82 245 87 241 82 236 48669 46373 99 249 89 246 90 242 83 239 46373 44271 102 246 93 244 96 241 92 243 44271 42340 107 244 94 242 100 237 105 242 42340 40555 108 241 100 240 102 235 107 238 40555 38894 113 237 112 238 109 234 106 235 38894 37341 120 234 121 233 116 231 103 235 37341 35886 129 230 126 226 115 229 107 236 35886 34496 136 226 129 223 109 231 113 235 34496 33104 144 221 130 222 104 230 111 233 33104 31682 146 218 132 219 104 228 106 233 31682 30236 145 218 135 216 107 225 98 235 30236 28751 146 219 131 210 92 227 100 232 28751 27207 145 222 133 210 83 230 94 227 27207 25591 138 226 133 217 77 228 92 231 25591 23896 114 228 109 228 73 226 86 234 23896 22127 96 234 79 230 74 230 77 229 22127 20285 81 240 66 225 67 236 75 230 20285 18364 63 238 55 226 54 241 70 238 18364 16365 41 241 45 238 48 242 57 238 16365 14341 31 249 38 239 41 246 44 243 14341 12402 21 265 23 247 30 256 33 245 12402 10647 6 252 14 252 24 267 23 263 10647 9102 7 200 13 275 18 276 17 278 9102 7744 4 237 12 314 12 308 12 304 7744 6551 7 337 12 346 12 336 17 328 6551 5506 12 358 14 349 15 357 22 347 5506 4591 13 025 22 028 20 020 22 011 4591 3787 22 040 26 035 20 020 22 012 3787 3078 26 038 25 034 20 017 21 005 3078 2446 22 039 23 030 19 008 26 352 2446 1890 17 033 19*016 17*356 28 343 1890 1428 15 011 17*359 16*343 25 336 1428 1076 13*358 15 353 16 340 22 332 1076 834 11*353 14 351 14 337 19 330 834 688 10 351 13 350 13 336 16 329 688 603 8 351 10 349 10 334 10*328 603 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