DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 67.0 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 6 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3158 - - 2850 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1615 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3758 - - 3450 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 865 - - 1651 - - 3762 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 241 - - 131 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 082 - - 086 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 738 - - 597 - - -1075 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3020 - - 2853 - - 1682 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 374 - - 146 - - -1607 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3384 - - 3304 - - 2214 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 67.0 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.7 - - 56.8 - - 60.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 66.9 - - 65.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 55.9 - - 59.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 6 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3158 - - 2850 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 98511 10 147 11 198 4 207 98511 91157 5 103 5 127 2 125 91157 85459 4 159 8 082 2 093 85459 80708 7 151 4 109 4 033 80708 76626 8 117 5 176 4 016 76626 73042 2 081 2 126 3 049 73042 69813 2 147 3 113 0 213 69813 66849 2 175 1 357 4 138 66849 64092 1 141 8 278 5 013 64092 61427 4 023 10 255 8 301 61427 58661 9 325 7 299 10 306 58661 55808 13 307 9 306 16 293 55808 53096 19 318 16 325 13 311 53096 50655 34 307 31 306 27 311 50655 48463 32 306 38 302 39 308 48463 46479 36 313 44 298 49 296 46479 44669 43 309 39 297 42 292 44669 42996 41 317 39 313 38 314 42996 41435 56 328 55 315 54 320 41435 39970 67 322 65 311 65 317 39970 38586 64 317 64 309 62 313 38586 37239 64 321 60 313 54 314 37239 35859 59 323 54 315 51 315 35859 34417 53 322 51 315 48 316 34417 32917 50 319 49 314 43 316 32917 31344 45 320 47 316 39 312 31344 29687 42 329 45 324 34 306 29687 27946 38 339 39 330 25 312 27946 26120 38 337 31 335 26 317 26120 24211 34 332 27 337 22 315 24211 22226 32 332 26 331 22 313 22226 20161 22 343 22 340 15 333 20161 18011 13 345 16 350 11 340 18011 15823 7 012 8 359 6 335 15823 13720 5 030 7 009 5 333 13720 11808 4 049 5 040 3 351 11808 10113 7 100 6 119 2 112 10113 8614 12 117 11 143 7 154 8614 7288 12 121 10 143 9 146 7288 6115 10 121 5 119 4 137 6115 5086 10 113 5 109 3 155 5086 4187 10*096 5*094 4 122 4187 3395 9*086 5*092 5 100 3395 2688 8 083 5 088 8 091 2688 2064 8 082 4 085 10 088 2064 1543 7 079 4 084 10 085 1543 1144 7 079 4 083 10 082 1144 869 6 079 4 083 9 079 869 703 6 078 3 082 7 076 703 607 5 078 3 081 5*075 607 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