DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -5.8 - - -1.4 - - 1.7 - - -1.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 345 - - 197 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2393 - - 2645 - - 3002 - - 1838 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1840 - - 2268 - - 2316 - - 586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2993 - - 3245 - - 3602 - - 2438 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 489 - - 699 - - 691 - - 1024 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 389 - - 336 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 333 - - 334 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -2 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2267 - - -3105 - - -3292 - - -3185 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5260 - - 6350 - - 6894 - - 5624 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22666 - - -22608 - - -22539 - - -23097 ODpotential blCL - - - 25659 - - 25853 - - 26141 - - 25535 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 67 - - 71 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -5.8 - - -1.4 - - 1.7 - - -1.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -26.6 - - -27.1 - - -26.4 - - -23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -6.6 - - -2.7 - - 0.7 - - -0.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -27.2 - - -27.8 - - -27.8 - - -23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 345 - - 197 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2393 - - 2645 - - 3002 - - 1838 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94517 83 249 93 250 104 251 104 251 94517 87781 62 260 70 259 80 263 76 257 87781 82530 51 262 64 263 66 264 62 264 82530 78099 47 270 59 271 58 273 58 267 78099 74229 58 281 60 268 60 274 56 273 74229 70780 56 268 60 259 58 272 56 275 70780 67636 47 269 57 271 58 275 58 276 67636 64723 59 286 64 281 62 278 62 278 64723 62006 70 288 67 281 66 279 68 277 62006 59361 76 280 70 280 71 279 73 276 59361 56581 79 276 77 280 78 280 78 275 56581 53672 84 277 86 279 85 278 86 275 53672 50881 92 276 92 276 93 274 94 273 50881 48359 98 273 98 273 100 274 103 273 48359 46090 103 270 104 272 105 274 110 272 46090 44028 106 268 108 271 110 273 114 270 44028 42139 105 267 111 271 115 272 115 270 42139 40396 105 270 115 270 119 271 116 271 40396 38780 110 272 116 270 122 269 119 272 38780 37280 118 271 119 270 121 269 122 271 37280 35884 120 269 122 270 121 270 125 271 35884 34553 120 270 123 269 123 270 135 271 34553 33218 123 271 124 269 125 270 139 272 33218 31849 127 272 125 270 125 270 141 274 31849 30437 128 271 126 270 128 272 137 273 30437 28958 127 271 126 269 130 273 131 271 28958 27398 125 270 125 269 130 271 125 270 27398 25756 125 268 123 270 128 273 121 269 25756 24030 125 268 122 270 123 272 117 270 24030 22223 122 269 118 269 116 271 108 271 22223 20342 117 271 115 269 107 271 101 270 20342 18389 112 270 108 270 97 271 89 270 18389 16365 104 271 100 270 92 271 80 274 16365 14311 93 273 91 275 82 277 74 279 14311 12338 85 277 85 278 74 283 65 284 12338 10556 80 277 77 281 66 287 54 290 10556 8989 72 279 62 287 57 292 43 297 8989 7616 58 288 48 299 46 301 30 307 7616 6422 44 299 37 309 34 313 21 323 6422 5387 35 313 30 322 26 325 17 337 5387 4484 28 329 24 338 19 332 15 343 4484 3696 23*338 17*336 15*333 14 338 3696 3008 19*336 16*334 15*332 14*340 3008 2396 19 336 16 333 15 333 15*344 2396 1857 19 335 15 333 15 334 15 346 1857 1408 19 336 15 333 14 334 14 348 1408 1064 18 335 14 332 14 334 14 349 1064 828 17 336 14 332 13 334 13 349 828 685 15 336 13 332 12 334 11 350 685 603 12 336 11 331 10 334 8 350 603 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