DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 8.9 - - 8.2 - - 8.5 - - 5.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 78 - - 28 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1353 - - 1341 - - 1386 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 586 - - 587 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1953 - - 1941 - - 1986 - - 603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 555 - - 534 - - 728 - - 2012 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 168 - - 191 - - 138 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 323 - - 306 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -467 - - 366 - - 121 - - -1183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2420 - - 1575 - - 1865 - - 1786 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19152 - - -17142 - - -16068 - - -11538 ODpotential blCL - - - 21105 - - 19083 - - 18054 - - 12141 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 90 - - 90 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.9 - - 8.2 - - 8.5 - - 5.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.8 - - 3.9 - - 2.9 - - 0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.7 - - 7.7 - - 8.4 - - 6.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.1 - - 3.1 - - 2.3 - - 0.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 78 - - 28 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1353 - - 1341 - - 1386 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 61 - - 58 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95043 79 262 75 267 77 263 81 253 95043 88156 65 273 63 272 64 273 62 270 88156 82781 50 274 50 274 51 272 56 284 82781 78284 51 282 50 280 49 284 55 288 78284 74379 45 283 49 278 51 287 49 282 74379 70883 42 293 44 275 45 283 48 296 70883 67696 43 297 42 279 42 289 53 303 67696 64774 42 290 43 287 44 295 44 296 64774 62050 44 283 45 290 45 295 38 289 62050 59374 47 288 46 286 47 289 44 298 59374 56562 59 292 51 289 49 283 50 294 56562 53641 67 288 56 288 53 285 51 284 53641 50843 67 283 60 283 57 284 52 283 50843 48313 70 280 65 280 61 279 57 283 48313 46044 78 280 70 280 66 281 66 286 46044 43989 82 277 77 282 73 279 75 283 43989 42110 85 280 87 283 78 279 80 279 42110 40384 98 282 96 280 93 280 81 278 40384 38784 105 283 109 276 107 278 87 282 38784 37292 121 288 120 274 116 273 101 283 37292 35895 140 283 130 274 118 270 111 277 35895 34553 140 281 139 272 116 268 116 273 34553 33198 141 282 142 269 115 269 120 269 33198 31801 144 282 141 268 117 270 119 267 31801 30361 139 282 137 269 119 269 117 265 30361 28860 130 283 132 270 120 266 115 266 28860 27287 120 281 124 271 116 264 114 268 27287 25640 114 275 111 269 111 265 115 269 25640 23919 108 267 105 265 108 266 113 269 23919 22123 106 263 106 263 103 266 109 269 22123 20260 106 264 98 260 95 261 99 268 20260 18333 103 270 86 257 96 261 86 265 18333 16342 98 279 79 264 93 263 80 267 16342 14329 80 284 71 273 76 264 69 271 14329 12405 64 283 60 279 56 270 49 287 12405 10664 54 284 43 282 36 274 40 294 10664 9120 44 282 34 271 38 285 34 298 9120 7758 36 276 35 274 35 293 32 305 7758 6556 32 286 30 279 30 299 32 311 6556 5499 31 293 25 298 29 312 31 316 5499 4572 30 295 24 311 29 319 27 323 4572 3763 26 303 22 316 27 321 25 329 3763 3056 20 320 18 325 23 320 24 327 3056 2430 17*325 16*327 19*314 21 316 2430 1881 15*318 13*323 15*307 19 305 1881 1424 14 318 13 323 14 307 18 304 1424 1074 14 317 12 323 13 306 16 302 1074 833 13 317 12 322 12 306 13 301 833 687 11 317 10 322 11 305 11 300 687 603 9 317 8 322 8 305 6*299 603 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