DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 25.1 - - 34.7 - - 43.3 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 152 - - 64 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 903 - - 1482 - - 2147 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 1124 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1503 - - 2082 - - 2747 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 662 - - 498 - - 1282 - - 325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 247 - - 211 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 26 - - 29 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 190 - - 203 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 12 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2326 - - -3371 - - -2960 - - -3201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3829 - - 5453 - - 5707 - - 3806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14521 - - -13332 - - -10359 - - -9937 ODpotential blCL - - - 16024 - - 15414 - - 13106 - - 10542 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 85 - - 87 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.1 - - 34.7 - - 43.3 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.7 - - 13.0 - - 20.2 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 34.1 - - 43.1 - - 42.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.1 - - 12.5 - - 19.8 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 152 - - 64 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 903 - - 1482 - - 2147 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 38 - - 47 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96438 11 103 10 099 10 053 17 090 96438 89269 13 104 11 112 5 075 7 089 89269 83680 6 098 10 117 3 264 2 023 83680 79001 1 208 4 197 8 264 7 280 79001 74954 3 297 7 292 10 263 12 284 74954 71369 12 282 15 299 12 267 16 299 71369 68099 16 274 17 294 17 283 23 301 68099 65074 21 284 22 293 21 286 28 287 65074 62261 21 281 29 295 27 293 29 291 62261 59524 30 306 33 294 34 290 38 292 59524 56664 40 302 31 295 35 278 45 289 56664 53684 47 304 41 297 40 296 42 284 53684 50820 50 303 48 296 49 296 51 296 50820 48246 45 298 58 300 59 296 65 300 48246 45970 53 304 63 298 67 300 74 298 45970 43937 64 304 69 302 77 303 77 299 43937 42091 79 307 87 300 99 301 95 298 42091 40407 92 309 91 300 113 296 108 291 40407 38865 109 312 112 306 117 296 117 294 38865 37437 142 314 133 309 123 298 129 293 37437 36099 157 311 143 310 127 298 130 290 36099 34806 155 310 144 309 128 298 129 289 34806 33489 155 311 145 309 130 299 129 289 33489 32120 145 309 144 310 130 301 128 290 32120 30701 132 306 132 310 126 301 127 292 30701 29220 115 302 110 304 122 300 123 294 29220 27668 99 298 98 293 117 298 115 294 27668 26050 95 293 90 289 111 297 108 289 26050 24356 83 295 82 288 100 296 103 281 24356 22583 54 309 79 288 86 292 93 279 22583 20745 48 301 75 287 74 286 81 280 20745 18842 44 300 66 287 71 279 76 279 18842 16863 39 297 55 284 65 270 71 277 16863 14848 37 295 37 272 52 264 65 272 14848 12910 34 286 32 269 43 265 60 273 12910 11146 32 280 34 271 40 263 51 282 11146 9575 33 271 38 269 43 260 45 292 9575 8179 37 265 45 268 44 251 43 300 8179 6938 33 260 48 259 44 247 37 301 6938 5841 33 258 40 243 46 246 36 265 5841 4872 33 251 39 244 47 237 51 245 4872 4018 28 237 43 234 41 224 42 248 4018 3264 33 219 42 219 36*211 40 241 3264 2588 36 205 37*204 32*205 36 233 2588 1992 32*198 29*191 31 203 32 224 1992 1495 26*191 29 190 30 202 27 215 1495 1114 24 190 27 189 28 202 24 204 1114 853 21 188 25 189 26 201 18 197 853 696 18 188 22 189 22 201 15 193 696 605 13 187 17 189 17 200 7*190 605 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