DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 17.5 - - 18.7 - - 17.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 135 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4943 - - 3467 - - 751 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3900 - - 2460 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5543 - - 4067 - - 1351 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 374 - - 2702 - - 4322 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 313 - - 58 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 19 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 256 - - 260 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 224 - - 818 - - -802 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5320 - - 3249 - - 2153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 325 - - 775 - - -980 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5218 - - 3292 - - 2331 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 17.5 - - 18.7 - - 17.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -4.0 - - 6.7 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 16.5 - - 18.0 - - 17.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -4.5 - - 6.6 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 135 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4943 - - 3467 - - 751 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 100 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96317 61 029 58 035 44 027 96317 89358 44 025 42 033 36 031 89358 83883 26 022 28 018 30 020 83883 79283 7 035 19 334 16 348 79283 75296 0 147 18 304 15 325 75296 71717 6 271 21 295 19 313 71717 68435 13 291 21 292 23 303 68435 65393 18 279 19 276 25 289 65393 62554 22 287 19 266 30 277 62554 59792 31 291 22 271 32 266 59792 56891 36 278 28 267 34 264 56891 53850 38 254 36 268 39 265 53850 50928 40 246 48 266 45 264 50928 48296 43 247 54 261 49 260 48296 45940 45 245 52 255 50 255 45940 43809 42 243 51 246 52 249 43809 41860 39 248 51 239 52 249 41860 40063 44 250 51 236 49 253 40063 38399 51 247 47 242 47 254 38399 36854 50 245 44 247 43 250 36854 35413 48 246 40 248 37 247 35413 34034 48 247 39 249 35 244 34034 32646 48 245 39 247 33 240 32646 31223 48 241 40 241 30 241 31223 29770 48 237 42 237 25 250 29770 28271 45 233 41 236 20 274 28271 26718 37 227 34 239 21 294 26718 25115 30 222 23 239 19 306 25115 23460 21 215 11 205 14 326 23460 21749 17 213 11 139 10 349 21749 19973 16 212 7 125 10 009 19973 18121 14 211 5 122 14 019 18121 16186 14 215 2 172 15 011 16186 14209 20 220 6 229 16 350 14209 12306 24 213 15 226 15 335 12306 10583 24 214 14 235 16 355 10583 9067 22 226 13 251 23 014 9067 7730 19 232 15 265 21 010 7730 6552 20*245 19 263 15 307 6552 5518 21*254 20 262 23 271 5518 4609 21 255 20*262 23 268 4609 3808 21 256 20*261 23 266 3808 3100 21 256 20 261 22 265 3100 2467 21 257 20 260 22 263 2467 1908 21 257 19 260 21 261 1908 1442 21 257 19 259 19*258 1442 1084 20 257 18 259 17*257 1084 839 19 257 17 259 16 256 839 689 17 257 16 258 13 255 689 604 14 257 12 258 10 255 604 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