DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 17.7 - - 24.2 - - 27.9 - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 169 - - 148 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1017 - - 2544 - - 3010 - - 1292 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 1933 - - 2199 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1617 - - 3144 - - 3610 - - 1892 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 825 - - 716 - - 716 - - 1506 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 306 - - 310 - - 61 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 72 - - 25 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 1 - - 2 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 018 - - 096 - - 166 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1848 - - -69 - - -179 - - -1198 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3465 - - 3214 - - 3789 - - 3090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20032 - - -15977 - - -14542 - - -15177 ODpotential blCL - - - 21649 - - 19121 - - 18152 - - 17069 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 85 - - 83 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.7 - - 24.2 - - 27.9 - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.1 - - 12.6 - - 13.8 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 23.2 - - 26.9 - - 26.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.2 - - 11.7 - - 12.7 - - 13.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 169 - - 148 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1017 - - 2544 - - 3010 - - 1292 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 39 - - 31 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96396 40 251 46 262 30 260 37 254 96396 89240 23 284 26 262 26 266 27 282 89240 83676 15 304 17 260 27 272 26 302 83676 79073 15 319 13 287 21 271 21 295 79073 75102 23 317 16 305 21 297 16 311 75102 71568 24 308 19 298 26 299 22 312 71568 68357 20 312 23 301 29 303 28 305 68357 65402 32 321 30 305 34 309 31 307 65402 62656 40 311 36 305 40 306 36 305 62656 59995 50 314 42 302 46 301 41 309 59995 57211 58 310 50 306 51 301 53 305 57211 54317 75 307 61 311 59 307 63 299 54317 51554 85 307 78 308 70 303 68 298 51554 49057 88 311 84 303 74 300 67 300 49057 46805 90 308 84 300 76 297 72 297 46805 44754 92 303 82 298 81 294 81 297 44754 42875 92 302 83 298 89 294 88 297 42875 41143 91 305 84 301 90 297 90 295 41143 39542 94 307 85 306 88 299 89 296 39542 38059 98 305 91 304 89 299 92 296 38059 36683 99 304 93 300 88 300 91 294 36683 35369 100 306 93 299 86 301 90 293 35369 34044 99 308 92 299 86 302 91 294 34044 32671 96 308 91 301 86 301 87 296 32671 31248 93 309 92 304 86 300 84 298 31248 29755 92 310 93 305 84 301 82 296 29755 28177 92 313 95 304 85 304 79 298 28177 26520 92 314 92 305 84 305 77 304 26520 24781 94 315 89 307 82 305 76 304 24781 22962 97 315 86 309 78 306 75 304 22962 21066 98 314 82 311 73 308 70 308 21066 19088 96 318 78 315 70 306 68 310 19088 17031 89 321 73 317 65 310 67 311 17031 14941 82 324 66 319 61 315 64 309 14941 12931 75 327 60 322 58 319 57 310 12931 11105 61 328 53 323 54 323 47 316 11105 9483 51 327 46 327 46 326 39 316 9483 8048 46 327 38 328 35 325 30 325 8048 6784 38 330 29 330 26 324 21 323 6784 5676 26 336 18 332 16 321 13 321 5676 4711 19 348 10 343 6 291 6 294 4711 3876 15 360 3*002 3*203 4 231 3876 3148 11 013 1*096 3*191 4 178 3148 2502 10 036 1 105 2 180 6 139 2502 1933 11*030 1 101 2 169 7*128 1933 1458 9*021 1 095 2 158 8*126 1458 1093 8 019 1 082 2 149 7 125 1093 843 8 017 1 086 2 145 7 124 843 691 7 016 1 081 2 140 6 124 691 604 6 016 0 078 2 142 5 122 604 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