DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 33.4 - - 37.8 - - 42.4 - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 184 - - 45 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2103 - - 2955 - - 3722 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1372 - - 2285 - - 1774 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2703 - - 3555 - - 4322 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 582 - - 711 - - 2313 - - 7055 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 335 - - 240 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 338 - - 322 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 843 - - 1078 - - 482 - - -1927 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1860 - - 2477 - - 3840 - - 2533 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 503 - - 705 - - -600 - - -2997 ODpotential blCL - - - 2200 - - 2850 - - 4922 - - 3603 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 93 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.4 - - 37.8 - - 42.4 - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 29.5 - - 28.1 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 36.7 - - 42.1 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 28.3 - - 27.0 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 184 - - 45 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2103 - - 2955 - - 3722 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 97 - - 74 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96280 35 257 29 248 35 246 37 246 96280 88962 32 248 28 247 31 263 36 270 88962 83392 29 244 32 254 33 261 35 280 83392 78820 24 270 27 252 33 261 34 272 78820 74874 24 258 27 253 30 270 28 271 74874 71372 26 275 35 280 38 282 33 287 71372 68200 36 278 39 276 37 277 42 284 68200 65292 40 252 38 270 42 276 47 279 65292 62601 37 261 42 271 52 273 56 273 62601 60002 44 272 46 268 54 273 61 267 60002 57295 58 284 53 277 59 273 63 266 57295 54459 80 274 71 279 68 274 71 277 54459 51724 85 264 83 270 83 276 86 279 51724 49240 85 266 88 267 97 273 99 276 49240 46994 87 269 94 269 105 270 107 271 46994 44941 87 269 100 270 107 268 108 269 44941 43048 90 271 101 268 107 269 109 272 43048 41309 101 274 104 271 111 273 116 277 41309 39716 115 274 119 275 122 275 122 279 39716 38246 125 272 131 273 130 274 127 280 38246 36875 127 272 133 271 134 275 136 281 36875 35554 124 271 133 272 134 276 143 280 35554 34209 120 269 129 273 131 276 142 278 34209 32808 117 268 125 270 129 275 139 277 32808 31352 113 268 124 268 128 273 136 278 31352 29827 107 268 118 267 125 271 133 278 29827 28222 102 268 111 269 119 270 128 277 28222 26543 104 270 108 271 115 270 122 278 26543 24791 109 269 106 269 111 272 118 283 24791 22961 101 265 101 267 106 274 116 286 22961 21052 95 260 98 275 103 278 112 285 21052 19060 100 266 92 278 98 280 107 284 19060 16989 87 276 85 278 90 281 102 289 16989 14885 68 292 79 288 86 288 92 296 14885 12879 48 288 64 300 76 298 72 302 12879 11083 43 289 39 288 59 303 54 306 11083 9507 37 304 39 278 44 304 42 306 9507 8121 18 296 37 291 40 304 31 305 8121 6897 11 300 30 290 35 308 26 309 6897 5812 10 313 29 299 27 312 26 312 5812 4848 8 323 26 312 26*313 27 314 4848 3999 9 346 16*331 21*317 27 316 3999 3249 17*004 15*334 19 319 27 317 3249 2578 18*005 15 336 17 322 26 319 2578 1986 18 004 14 338 15 324 25 320 1986 1492 17 004 14 339 14 324 22 321 1492 1114 17 004 13 340 13 326 19 320 1114 853 16 004 12 340 12 326 14 319 853 696 14 004 11 340 11 326 11*317 696 606 11 003 10 341 9 326 6*315 606 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