DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 62.1 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 127 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2711 - - 3234 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2192 - - 2300 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3311 - - 3834 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 538 - - 714 - - 2927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 348 - - 307 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 121 - - 142 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1019 - - -3260 - - -4265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4331 - - 7094 - - 4873 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9418 - - -10859 - - -11632 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12729 - - 14693 - - 12239 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 83 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 62.1 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.5 - - 33.6 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 61.2 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.3 - - 32.3 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 127 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2711 - - 3234 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 32 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96860 30 252 36 258 39 274 96860 89548 29 258 34 264 39 270 89548 83935 28 258 33 261 34 280 83935 79290 31 267 33 265 40 271 79290 75302 36 268 39 274 43 274 75302 71804 35 274 39 270 38 271 71804 68637 39 281 40 277 39 275 68637 65705 46 279 47 277 51 283 65705 62980 52 272 49 274 52 277 62980 60334 51 272 51 279 46 277 60334 57545 49 280 54 281 47 285 57545 54634 51 281 51 276 59 283 54634 51880 54 279 52 280 65 279 51880 49423 57 281 61 283 60 274 49423 47220 54 278 65 280 51 279 47220 45217 49 275 59 274 57 284 45217 43401 49 287 52 274 69 286 43401 41753 63 299 55 291 69 287 41753 40243 76 298 71 300 72 293 40243 38834 78 297 81 299 80 290 38834 37504 75 297 79 297 78 286 37504 36209 74 296 74 298 72 284 36209 34885 71 295 71 295 69 283 34885 33500 67 293 65 286 69 287 33500 32059 63 292 63 283 64 292 32059 30549 59 292 59 279 55 289 30549 28958 57 292 55 276 47 280 28958 27284 56 292 52 275 43 274 27284 25527 53 292 50 274 42 267 25527 23686 49 293 46 274 43 262 23686 21764 40 294 38 270 45 260 21764 19756 33 301 28 289 44 257 19756 17666 27 290 16 271 37 247 17666 15543 21 281 26 253 27 234 15543 13500 24 261 27 257 27 234 13500 11635 25 261 21 245 27 235 11635 9972 19 251 22 225 28 236 9972 8497 15 241 24 216 28 241 8497 7191 12 245 21 216 26 244 7191 6035 11 247 16 216 23 239 6035 5014 8 244 12 201 20 225 5014 4122 5*181 11*156 18 186 4122 3343 8*127 10*150 17 160 3343 2648 8 124 9 146 16 150 2648 2036 8 121 8 142 16 145 2036 1525 8 119 8 139 15 141 1525 1133 8 117 7 135 14 137 1133 864 7 116 7 134 13 132 864 700 7 116 6 133 10*129 700 607 6 115 5 133 6*125 607 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