DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0957z - - 1333z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 0.6 - - 6.6 - - 14.4 - - 15.1 - - 13.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 35 - - 131 - - 78 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 151 - - 1459 - - 1578 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 577 - - 578 - - 987 - - 578 - - 578 Hcrit BL Top 595 - - 751 - - 2059 - - 2178 - - 596 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 174 - - 514 - - 1021 - - 652 - - 1612 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 70 - - 233 - - 203 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 14 - - 15 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 124 - - 121 - - 131 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1490 - - -1628 - - -821 - - -1611 - - -2549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2085 - - 2379 - - 2880 - - 3789 - - 3145 sfcLCL ODpotential -20906 - - -18758 - - -17247 - - -19551 - - -19826 ODpotential blCL 21501 - - 19509 - - 19306 - - 21729 - - 20422 blCL maxRH 83 - - 69 - - 70 - - 83 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 0.6 - - 6.6 - - 14.4 - - 15.1 - - 13.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -5.6 - - -1.0 - - 4.4 - - 1.0 - - 2.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 0.9 - - 6.5 - - 13.6 - - 14.6 - - 13.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -6.0 - - -1.7 - - 2.6 - - -0.7 - - 1.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 35 - - 131 - - 78 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 151 - - 1459 - - 1578 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 0 - - 0 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 95068 58 256 51 261 38 252 48 236 62 251 95068 87917 34 265 36 258 36 253 37 251 35 269 87917 82557 25 270 25 254 36 254 39 257 29 281 82557 78138 20 274 20 260 29 251 32 254 27 277 78138 74313 35 282 24 272 24 260 30 256 25 274 74313 70919 34 279 27 274 26 270 34 261 33 261 70919 67845 32 293 28 279 30 270 35 260 32 254 67845 64999 44 289 34 290 35 276 27 269 33 274 64999 62318 48 282 44 290 37 286 44 279 42 265 62318 59666 47 283 51 288 47 285 54 268 41 264 59666 56845 54 284 58 282 61 276 52 271 51 269 56845 53885 57 286 60 279 62 277 66 273 67 266 53885 51058 62 289 59 282 66 276 74 268 69 267 51058 48534 67 294 59 288 68 273 66 271 71 273 48534 46306 72 298 68 293 71 281 66 287 84 278 46306 44313 86 295 85 292 81 291 86 288 92 282 44313 42503 96 291 90 292 93 297 107 289 111 286 42503 40847 94 295 95 298 113 294 127 289 140 277 40847 39326 108 304 115 297 125 288 135 284 147 273 39326 37905 128 302 128 292 125 285 134 282 129 274 37905 36566 132 298 127 289 121 288 126 284 120 278 36566 35268 129 296 117 290 123 290 118 288 118 282 35268 33943 123 296 109 296 120 290 110 291 110 285 33943 32566 114 295 112 299 112 293 107 289 96 285 32566 31142 102 295 115 298 108 299 101 284 88 275 31142 29650 91 300 109 296 105 300 94 292 90 273 29650 28078 88 303 95 297 101 296 86 297 80 277 28078 26428 87 304 78 300 100 293 83 295 74 279 26428 24696 86 303 74 300 95 294 85 293 66 283 24696 22881 83 302 71 299 80 299 78 292 60 283 22881 20990 74 306 67 301 68 296 63 293 57 278 20990 19019 67 309 65 302 61 297 56 290 52 277 19019 16963 50 305 60 304 56 300 51 288 44 279 16963 14865 35 300 48 306 49 301 41 291 36 276 14865 12846 25 300 33 302 39 299 34 291 32 272 12846 11014 18 294 23 295 27 293 30 283 26 275 11014 9390 12 296 16 287 19 282 23 271 21 275 9390 7961 9 300 7 279 12 257 14 245 19 250 7961 6705 6 314 2 279 8 206 15 211 17 211 6705 5606 5 013 4 104 11 166 17 184 21 175 5606 4647 3 359 7 091 12 144 20 169 27 162 4647 3813 3 083 8 097 11 126 18 156 30 160 3813 3088 7 089 9 103 15 119 18 144 30 157 3088 2449 10 090 13 096 16*120 18*137 29 152 2449 1890 12 094 16 098 16*120 17*132 26 134 1890 1426 16 104 19 106 15 121 17 131 24 129 1426 1071 18 111 18 118 14 122 16 130 21 126 1071 827 16 114 14*124 13 122 14 130 17 123 827 679 12*115 12*124 12 122 13 130 15*122 679 595 5*116 7 123 9 122 10 129 10*121 595 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