DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 51.7 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 14 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 987 - - 1012 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 590 - - 590 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1587 - - 1612 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 398 - - 665 - - 901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 196 - - 100 - - 2 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 313 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -985 - - -1143 - - -136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2572 - - 2755 - - 742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10268 - - -9424 - - -9864 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11855 - - 11036 - - 10470 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 78 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 51.7 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.9 - - 42.0 - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.0 - - 51.6 - - 43.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.5 - - 41.7 - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 14 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 987 - - 1012 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 11 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95468 63 280 68 285 57 272 95468 88536 50 272 52 274 46 276 88536 83100 42 271 45 271 41 277 83100 78559 34 274 37 263 43 273 78559 74680 32 280 32 268 37 268 74680 71258 36 279 29 280 30 282 71258 68152 37 283 31 284 32 297 68152 65295 44 287 37 282 36 283 65295 62647 45 277 38 274 40 284 62647 60079 50 291 58 286 61 288 60079 57391 78 283 84 276 79 278 57391 54590 89 276 82 277 83 281 54590 51899 88 283 87 287 80 289 51899 49455 97 291 102 290 106 291 49455 47258 111 289 117 287 124 287 47258 45270 125 287 128 284 130 284 45270 43458 131 285 131 284 124 284 43458 41799 123 286 120 285 114 290 41799 40269 114 297 115 298 121 304 40269 38837 119 306 125 307 126 306 38837 37478 122 304 124 305 122 302 37478 36154 117 298 116 300 122 299 36154 34801 111 295 109 297 120 297 34801 33395 106 293 102 294 114 294 33395 31942 103 293 98 293 106 292 31942 30424 101 293 95 291 99 291 30424 28829 95 292 93 289 92 291 28829 27156 90 292 92 287 88 293 27156 25400 87 293 88 288 87 291 25400 23564 83 293 80 289 87 289 23564 21652 77 292 72 287 76 287 21652 19660 69 288 69 288 68 288 19660 17581 64 284 65 288 61 289 17581 15458 57 283 58 289 55 295 15458 13411 54 282 53 289 46 298 13411 11552 52 283 47 290 42 300 11552 9901 48 287 41 291 39 298 9901 8437 36 291 36 294 35 301 8437 7137 29 297 32 304 31 311 7137 5990 28 301 24 319 25 322 5990 4979 24 310 20 321 20 330 4979 4091 18 318 19 322 18 330 4091 3308 17 317 18 325 19 334 3308 2611 17 310 17 326 19 339 2611 2002 10*303 15*318 18 338 2002 1501 7*288 13*314 16 330 1501 1119 7 287 13 313 15 330 1119 856 6 287 12 313 13 330 856 696 6 286 10 313 11*328 696 606 5 286 8 313 4*323 606 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