DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - - 38.5 - - 44.4 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 62 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 377 - - 844 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 977 - - 1444 - - 606 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 454 - - 548 - - 1510 - - 1143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 153 - - 7 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 175 - - 179 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 220 - - 308 - - -308 - - -202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 757 - - 1136 - - 914 - - 809 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 215 - - 232 - - -499 - - -5543 ODpotential blCL - - - 762 - - 1212 - - 1105 - - 6149 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.5 - - 44.4 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.1 - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 44.1 - - 46.0 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 41.4 - - 43.9 - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 62 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 377 - - 844 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 95941 8 291 13 291 19 327 12 273 95941 89044 6 025 11 337 13 350 10 323 89044 83672 7 038 8 358 7 342 12 347 83672 79161 8 025 5 003 5 310 7 332 79161 75233 9 357 6 335 9 305 7 331 75233 71727 9 330 9 300 13 282 13 309 71727 68533 14 304 10 300 12 272 13 278 68533 65584 20 285 22 280 23 287 19 288 65584 62848 28 282 30 266 30 284 31 283 62848 60194 38 277 36 269 37 278 37 270 60194 57412 40 275 41 268 39 263 39 258 57412 54509 44 276 39 267 46 261 41 253 54509 51725 49 272 43 267 51 263 44 256 51725 49217 48 263 56 260 61 255 51 262 49217 46969 57 259 59 250 67 251 64 258 46969 44933 56 256 60 243 69 240 71 239 44933 43090 57 259 62 248 62 240 63 226 43090 41399 56 263 68 254 70 250 58 236 41399 39830 69 269 76 256 87 249 78 245 39830 38373 91 254 91 251 95 242 99 241 38373 37013 92 248 104 242 97 240 108 234 37013 35706 95 249 100 237 102 240 111 229 35706 34381 99 250 100 238 106 239 110 227 34381 33004 100 249 101 241 103 239 104 225 33004 31572 97 250 92 237 94 238 95 222 31572 30069 89 252 88 238 87 234 96 221 30069 28480 78 255 88 246 84 232 101 223 28480 26811 66 255 76 248 86 231 102 230 26811 25070 63 254 54 239 86 237 90 243 25070 23262 55 258 49 239 65 255 57 254 23262 21380 51 260 38 243 46 260 37 241 21380 19413 38 250 29 230 34 244 35 230 19413 17361 31 240 27 217 31 230 32 231 17361 15266 18 249 26 216 31 228 36 235 15266 13241 17 248 27 222 27 222 35 230 13241 11405 21 240 29 226 26 223 25 208 11405 9790 21 236 24 230 30 221 21 192 9790 8363 20 229 24 233 30 217 19 205 8363 7092 21 217 25 233 25 223 22 211 7092 5962 23 209 25 232 19 228 25 211 5962 4960 22 208 25 229 18 229 22 214 4960 4077 20 210 22 222 16 222 18 220 4077 3300 20 203 19 221 18 224 17 228 3300 2608 22 195 18 220 20 213 16 216 2608 2003 22 193 17 203 19 202 17 195 2003 1502 18 194 13*181 16 190 16 178 1502 1119 12*194 12*176 14 184 14 163 1119 856 11*193 11 175 12 183 11 155 856 697 9 193 10 174 10*182 10*152 697 606 7 194 8 174 7*179 5*146 606 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