DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 67.3 - - 68.9 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 219 - - 96 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 3986 - - 4523 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 3121 - - 3018 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1201 - - 4586 - - 5123 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1131 - - 1383 - - 1264 - - 1684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 162 - - 391 - - 312 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 37 - - 28 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 017 - - 152 - - 317 - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3221 - - -1717 - - -1418 - - -3413 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4422 - - 6304 - - 6541 - - 4020 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12888 - - -10105 - - -9561 - - -12408 ODpotential blCL - - - 14089 - - 14691 - - 14684 - - 13015 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 76 - - 68 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 67.3 - - 68.9 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.6 - - 42.0 - - 42.6 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 65.9 - - 68.0 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 41.0 - - 41.6 - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 219 - - 96 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 3986 - - 4523 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98015 16 270 22 237 27 233 35 252 98015 90648 20 244 22 247 27 247 25 261 90648 84952 18 244 24 243 23 267 16 261 84952 80204 9 250 21 244 18 263 15 282 80204 76128 9 310 18 257 17 250 19 296 76128 72550 18 310 15 285 15 269 18 299 72550 69328 19 291 16 290 17 288 18 294 69328 66368 21 299 20 295 21 301 19 299 66368 63615 29 291 27 292 27 294 25 302 63615 60942 36 284 32 290 31 285 31 295 60942 58164 36 283 37 290 34 289 32 294 58164 55294 48 294 44 283 42 285 38 291 55294 52567 54 290 49 282 50 280 48 282 52567 50116 59 288 54 286 54 278 54 275 50116 47917 65 284 61 289 58 279 58 272 47917 45925 69 281 64 288 63 282 61 273 45925 44108 68 281 63 285 64 282 66 272 44108 42434 66 289 63 281 62 284 65 274 42434 40875 67 293 62 281 61 285 61 278 40875 39410 63 301 58 285 59 285 59 278 39410 38028 61 310 53 290 54 286 55 278 38028 36694 59 314 51 295 49 289 52 280 36694 35333 56 314 50 302 47 295 49 279 35333 33916 54 316 49 307 47 297 48 278 33916 32443 53 317 48 307 47 295 48 278 32443 30901 53 317 46 305 48 292 47 280 30901 29278 53 316 44 302 46 288 45 282 29278 27575 50 314 42 298 44 289 45 285 27575 25790 49 311 42 296 42 291 44 288 25790 23923 46 304 41 293 39 291 38 285 23923 21976 44 300 40 291 36 291 32 282 21976 19944 41 298 37 292 34 293 27 287 19944 17824 40 295 35 295 31 294 27 290 17824 15661 39 296 34 296 29 296 25 292 15661 13577 34 299 31 295 27 293 24 300 13577 11683 28 304 26 297 25 288 24 300 11683 10006 26 311 24 303 22 295 20 302 10006 8523 26 319 23 310 20 306 18 315 8523 7216 24 324 18 324 14 311 16 320 7216 6066 19 331 14 317 7*316 11 281 6066 5056 14 344 5*305 3*310 9 247 5056 4166 9 006 1*224 2 310 6 237 4166 3379 7 014 2 150 2 313 3 217 3379 2676 7 018 2 147 2 319 1 157 2676 2055 9 027 2 148 2 321 2 090 2055 1538 9*027 2 151 2 324 4 069 1538 1140 8*024 2 153 2 325 5 058 1140 867 5 015 2 152 2 323 6 054 867 702 5 013 2 154 2 322 6 052 702 607 4 012 2 154 2 324 4*054 607 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