DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 20.9 - - 26.5 - - 27.9 - - 25.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 301 - - 147 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2035 - - 2765 - - 4023 - - 2988 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1365 - - 2318 - - 2911 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2635 - - 3365 - - 4623 - - 3588 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 647 - - 1187 - - 946 - - 1594 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 379 - - 338 - - 157 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 22 - - 25 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 318 - - 321 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -856 - - -973 - - 20 - - -136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3491 - - 4338 - - 4603 - - 3724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8788 - - -5929 - - -10 - - -281 ODpotential blCL - - - 11423 - - 9294 - - 4633 - - 3869 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 97 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.9 - - 26.5 - - 27.9 - - 25.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.1 - - 9.8 - - 10.1 - - 11.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.3 - - 25.2 - - 27.3 - - 25.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 9.2 - - 9.7 - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 301 - - 147 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2035 - - 2765 - - 4023 - - 2988 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 87 - - 100 - - 104 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96784 33 089 27 099 23 100 19 078 96784 89611 28 090 20 104 16 088 12 095 89611 84030 21 096 15 104 3 131 11 067 84030 79361 15 103 9 104 3 132 7 027 79361 75322 13 082 5 087 3 072 7 354 75322 71740 9 019 5 030 4 021 6 323 71740 68488 9 340 8 001 7 336 7 313 68488 65490 10 336 11 338 10 320 12 313 65490 62695 12 349 13 322 9 313 12 303 62695 59966 19 318 16 312 9 308 14 305 59966 57096 21 299 22 298 20 295 21 309 57096 54092 26 293 28 289 28 289 30 298 54092 51206 33 287 33 289 34 294 38 299 51206 48606 34 285 36 293 39 298 43 303 48606 46280 36 292 41 297 41 301 46 306 46280 44172 40 297 45 300 44 306 46 307 44172 42242 43 298 46 301 45 308 49 311 42242 40465 42 298 46 302 45 307 53 310 40465 38816 39 298 48 303 47 310 52 309 38816 37275 36 299 50 300 51 313 50 315 37275 35831 34 302 47 299 55 313 53 320 35831 34447 33 304 42 303 53 312 55 321 34447 33058 33 309 42 309 50 314 54 321 33058 31639 34 318 43 311 49 315 53 322 31639 30192 34 320 44 313 49 319 52 325 30192 28706 29 330 44 313 49 321 48 328 28706 27172 28 345 42 315 45 327 36 333 27172 25581 31 341 42 319 44 337 33 346 25581 23924 30 340 46 319 45 337 35 350 23924 22195 30 341 47 315 48 336 40 347 22195 20392 32 345 48 312 50 341 39 345 20392 18509 34 348 51 315 49 347 39 342 18509 16542 33 348 53 322 45 350 39 337 16542 14533 33 345 51 322 42 357 36 345 14533 12596 34 346 45 326 37 358 32 348 12596 10837 34 340 34 328 34 347 28 348 10837 9278 30 338 28 321 33 333 26 340 9278 7897 25 341 26 321 28 341 25 343 7897 6678 25 343 24 332 28 348 28 355 6678 5610 24 337 25 340 27 338 27 346 5610 4679 24 331 25 334 26*324 27 335 4679 3862 25 330 23*324 26*324 27*331 3862 3142 28*324 23*320 26 323 27*328 3142 2499 26*315 23 319 26 322 27 327 2499 1930 26 314 23 318 26 321 26 325 1930 1456 25 313 22 318 25 321 25 323 1456 1093 24 313 22 318 24 320 24 322 1093 843 22 312 21 318 23 320 21 321 843 691 20 312 19 318 21 320 18 320 691 604 15 311 15 318 16 319 13 319 604 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