DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 42.6 - - 53.3 - - 59.4 - - 52.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 119 - - 95 - - -81 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 896 - - 1525 - - 2122 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 1090 - - 1318 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1496 - - 2125 - - 2722 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 510 - - 713 - - 804 - - 2067 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 241 - - 244 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 24 - - 25 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 226 - - 225 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -512 - - -1227 - - -2121 - - -1755 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2008 - - 3352 - - 4843 - - 2362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8952 - - -7766 - - -7443 - - -9132 ODpotential blCL - - - 10448 - - 9891 - - 10165 - - 9739 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 63 - - 58 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 53.3 - - 59.4 - - 52.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 40.8 - - 40.3 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 52.8 - - 58.9 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 39.6 - - 39.5 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 119 - - 95 - - -81 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 896 - - 1525 - - 2122 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95877 26 320 17 308 23 306 22 302 95877 88759 29 300 25 308 26 309 28 311 88759 83324 34 285 23 308 22 316 18 303 83324 78780 35 289 21 292 18 300 19 311 78780 74840 43 294 31 293 33 292 34 298 74840 71384 50 277 43 278 38 276 36 272 71384 68259 49 265 46 265 38 276 37 284 68259 65384 46 264 45 268 45 281 43 284 65384 62710 50 271 50 272 47 272 43 277 62710 60107 58 272 54 266 44 267 43 282 60107 57377 65 266 51 267 47 277 46 285 57377 54517 66 261 57 275 53 276 49 278 54517 51757 66 260 57 267 51 267 49 268 51757 49243 65 263 50 277 47 268 51 272 49243 46976 66 267 58 284 58 273 61 282 46976 44927 69 268 68 279 68 264 65 285 44927 43059 70 262 69 273 68 269 67 286 43059 41338 65 256 64 272 67 282 66 283 41338 39742 58 258 61 278 67 287 62 289 39742 38262 61 274 69 284 66 291 67 297 38262 36892 77 272 76 279 66 292 70 300 36892 35584 77 264 75 273 62 292 69 304 35584 34261 65 263 67 272 58 294 70 306 34261 32890 57 279 57 271 57 297 67 304 32890 31472 56 286 42 278 56 296 64 302 31472 29989 56 290 41 301 58 292 60 300 29989 28426 56 293 51 312 61 288 54 296 28426 26783 56 294 57 316 61 287 55 290 26783 25059 55 295 50 307 57 288 56 292 25059 23257 53 296 44 293 50 292 54 289 23257 21385 50 300 43 291 53 290 50 282 21385 19435 42 303 46 288 52 282 46 285 19435 17399 40 303 45 292 41 281 41 286 17399 15318 35 305 43 300 35 286 32 282 15318 13311 30 320 34 296 30 281 31 269 13311 11483 29 316 29 282 29 269 30 257 11483 9855 30 300 18 279 27 242 33 250 9855 8404 36 285 18 268 29 242 35 244 8404 7118 38 273 33 265 31 261 32 247 7118 5981 31 268 35 260 33 268 32 256 5981 4976 32 268 32 252 35 259 36 255 4976 4093 35 258 36 251 36 248 41 246 4093 3318 37 249 38 245 33*240 43 234 3318 2629 38 236 35*240 27*226 41 223 2629 2022 36*227 27*227 27 225 38 218 2022 1516 34*224 26 226 26 224 34 215 1516 1128 28 222 25 225 25 224 29 212 1128 861 25 221 23 225 23 223 24 210 861 699 22 220 20 225 21 223 20*208 699 607 16 220 15 224 16 222 13*207 607 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