DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 33.8 - - 31.0 - - 29.8 - - 29.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 21 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 1410 - - 5 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 605 - - 2010 - - 605 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2558 - - 1067 - - 3973 - - 4312 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 134 - - 12 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 27 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 330 - - 321 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2 - - 748 - - -1166 - - -899 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 607 - - 1262 - - 1771 - - 1504 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -480 - - 173 - - -1545 - - -1422 ODpotential blCL - - - 1085 - - 1837 - - 2150 - - 2027 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 31.0 - - 29.8 - - 29.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.0 - - 27.6 - - 24.3 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 31.0 - - 30.4 - - 29.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 26.9 - - 23.5 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 21 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 1410 - - 5 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 94988 49 273 63 281 38 255 59 258 94988 87975 52 283 60 263 49 278 43 284 87975 82616 45 290 46 266 62 287 52 295 82616 78187 40 287 43 284 52 283 49 284 78187 74314 41 300 29 279 44 281 44 284 74314 70849 43 302 34 305 40 284 43 296 70849 67685 44 294 45 304 39 287 50 301 67685 64750 47 295 54 301 46 293 56 300 64750 62006 53 299 60 299 61 296 60 297 62006 59332 56 299 61 297 69 295 61 293 59332 56519 57 294 61 295 66 294 60 287 56519 53576 59 290 61 290 58 291 58 287 53576 50759 59 289 59 283 55 290 62 290 50759 48225 61 289 59 279 65 295 63 292 48225 45951 63 289 58 281 71 294 64 297 45951 43883 64 288 59 284 70 291 68 298 43883 41988 63 286 60 284 66 288 70 297 41988 40235 62 285 59 283 62 288 69 297 40235 38607 62 284 58 284 61 290 68 301 38607 37087 63 282 57 286 63 293 70 304 37087 35665 64 278 59 287 65 295 72 304 35665 34301 63 273 60 287 65 294 73 305 34301 32927 60 271 60 286 64 294 77 309 32927 31515 58 271 60 289 61 296 80 309 31515 30069 57 272 62 292 59 301 77 307 30069 28576 57 279 56 297 57 301 70 306 28576 27024 49 278 51 303 53 301 65 309 27024 25416 44 280 46 317 48 300 61 307 25416 23751 37 294 43 327 42 296 50 300 23751 22032 31 313 41 329 39 303 41 297 22032 20255 27 320 37 328 40 312 38 288 20255 18405 28 315 39 332 42 314 37 287 18405 16470 29 303 44 333 42 314 36 298 16470 14492 29 299 43 335 39 317 37 308 14492 12584 29 298 38 342 36 321 37 313 12584 10847 31 294 36 343 33 323 38 319 10847 9301 32 301 35 345 33 327 39 322 9301 7931 30 315 36 346 35 328 35 326 7931 6719 27 323 36 349 34 327 32 333 6719 5650 25 329 32 004 31 331 32 336 5650 4712 23 334 31 007 33 339 28 331 4712 3892 23 342 30 359 34 336 28 328 3892 3167 26 344 32 350 34 331 27 325 3167 2518 27 340 33*341 33 329 27 322 2518 1945 27 333 32*333 31 326 26 318 1945 1466 25 327 31 331 29 325 23 314 1466 1098 22 323 28 329 26 323 20 310 1098 846 19 319 25 328 23 322 16 306 846 693 16 318 21 327 20*321 14*305 693 605 11*316 15 326 14*321 9*304 605 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