DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 56.1 - - 60.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 104 - - 6 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 133 - - 1164 - - 2054 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 733 - - 1764 - - 2654 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 276 - - 921 - - 718 - - 90 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 74 - - 205 - - 111 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 245 - - 228 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -956 - - -1680 - - -2978 - - -1613 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1689 - - 3445 - - 5632 - - 2219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12274 - - -10317 - - -11323 - - -10768 ODpotential blCL - - - 13007 - - 12081 - - 13977 - - 11374 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 70 - - 71 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 56.1 - - 60.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 43.4 - - 38.6 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 55.3 - - 60.9 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 42.3 - - 37.7 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 104 - - 6 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 133 - - 1164 - - 2054 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95963 55 255 71 258 64 251 61 255 95963 88957 32 270 42 246 49 264 42 271 88957 83548 26 285 28 264 27 270 26 267 83548 79017 25 286 25 270 25 260 20 280 79017 75089 21 271 18 273 29 240 27 274 75089 71598 13 265 14 278 20 242 22 263 71598 68422 14 290 14 277 18 258 18 282 68422 65514 18 286 19 283 21 261 22 280 65514 62833 19 272 19 277 22 275 27 274 62833 60226 19 280 21 268 24 281 28 276 60226 57489 32 295 33 278 38 281 41 278 57489 54645 46 283 48 279 53 270 52 272 54645 51924 44 288 52 282 53 271 53 264 51924 49471 51 291 55 285 52 283 49 275 49471 47286 52 287 55 282 55 287 56 280 47286 45319 45 293 55 286 55 290 57 284 45319 43525 55 298 61 287 63 292 69 289 43525 41878 53 293 63 286 64 287 71 286 41878 40350 45 294 59 289 58 292 67 287 40350 38920 43 302 55 303 60 299 67 293 38920 37570 46 308 58 310 62 300 70 297 37570 36259 49 309 56 306 61 300 69 296 36259 34921 47 309 55 294 60 298 67 296 34921 33527 45 308 55 286 60 290 66 297 33527 32077 44 306 52 284 62 287 64 291 32077 30556 43 305 52 287 63 288 66 286 30556 28953 44 302 52 291 61 289 64 284 28953 27273 46 299 51 295 57 291 60 283 27273 25512 46 299 49 295 52 292 55 282 25512 23671 47 295 45 289 48 288 51 281 23671 21754 45 293 42 286 46 287 49 283 21754 19752 43 293 39 286 40 283 44 284 19752 17663 38 290 35 284 34 282 39 280 17663 15530 31 286 31 280 33 278 35 274 15530 13479 28 285 27 276 32 273 33 276 13479 11617 27 293 25 278 30 268 34 276 11617 9961 26 297 22 285 28 271 31 275 9961 8489 25 301 19 287 24 272 28 274 8489 7184 21 310 16 284 21 270 26 270 7184 6030 16 322 14 276 19 265 25 262 6030 5014 11 321 12 267 18 263 24 255 5014 4125 10 299 11 266 16 258 23 251 4125 3343 9 282 11 266 15*245 21 244 3343 2648 9 257 12 260 12*233 19 233 2648 2035 7 238 11*256 11 230 17 229 2035 1524 4 216 6*246 10 228 16 231 1524 1132 1 171 6 246 9 225 16 231 1132 862 2*200 5 245 8 223 14 226 862 699 2*206 5 245 7 222 11 220 699 606 2 206 4 244 5 221 5*211 606 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