DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/13 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 - - - 41.7 - - 49.7 - - 53.3 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 53 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 117 - - 911 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 717 - - 1511 - - 606 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 319 - - 820 - - 1995 - - 92 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 63 - - 153 - - 9 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 223 - - 196 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1653 - - -2177 - - -4503 - - -2461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2370 - - 3688 - - 5109 - - 3067 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9274 - - -7252 - - -9003 - - -9386 ODpotential blCL - - - 9991 - - 8763 - - 9609 - - 9992 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 96 - - 59 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.7 - - 49.7 - - 53.3 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 36.1 - - 33.5 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 49.3 - - 54.0 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 34.9 - - 32.4 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 53 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 117 - - 911 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 84 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95624 39 268 38 265 40 256 56 260 95624 88742 36 270 35 270 33 278 37 270 88742 83436 26 284 23 268 31 276 26 282 83436 78977 24 312 17 297 24 269 22 297 78977 75076 28 306 27 319 24 296 25 316 75076 71626 26 302 29 314 27 312 26 319 71626 68507 24 310 24 300 28 309 22 318 68507 65604 26 315 21 301 29 308 25 317 65604 62880 27 315 24 304 33 302 31 307 62880 60231 33 314 28 299 32 297 32 309 60231 57467 37 307 31 307 36 308 39 307 57467 54586 46 307 44 306 46 302 43 303 54586 51825 55 302 49 297 52 293 54 301 51825 49344 61 291 54 301 61 298 60 300 49344 47120 67 296 64 304 67 300 61 302 47120 45092 76 298 68 303 74 300 70 305 45092 43234 81 296 75 301 79 298 78 302 43234 41525 82 295 79 298 84 296 80 299 41525 39945 84 297 79 297 85 295 76 300 39945 38477 88 297 78 297 80 294 72 303 38477 37107 93 294 77 297 72 298 69 307 37107 35790 87 293 75 298 66 300 68 307 35790 34453 86 297 72 298 63 303 64 308 34453 33064 84 297 71 298 61 305 59 307 33064 31628 75 296 70 299 60 307 58 303 31628 30129 66 297 68 299 62 306 58 302 30129 28552 60 299 65 299 61 305 59 303 28552 26898 59 301 59 298 56 306 59 306 26898 25163 58 301 54 296 53 307 56 306 25163 23349 57 301 52 297 52 308 48 304 23349 21457 57 301 53 297 50 306 48 303 21457 19482 56 302 53 296 51 302 47 302 19482 17422 52 304 49 306 52 298 49 300 17422 15327 47 306 53 307 53 298 46 297 15327 13314 40 310 54 301 52 298 42 294 13314 11484 36 313 46 301 43 297 40 282 11484 9857 35 314 37 306 31 297 33 286 9857 8412 36 314 33 307 25 313 27 283 8412 7127 33 313 30 301 22 302 22 277 7127 5986 29 310 25 295 24 277 19 274 5986 4978 25 308 18 303 22 267 17 268 4978 4093 23 307 14 305 15 259 15 248 4093 3317 19 305 11 294 12 249 11 221 3317 2627 12 306 9 274 10 233 12 210 2627 2020 8 320 8*238 9 218 11 199 2020 1514 8 334 6*225 7 213 10 190 1514 1126 9 328 5 224 6 209 9 182 1126 859 7*317 5 222 5 203 8 168 859 698 4*310 5 222 4 200 7*148 698 606 3 310 4 221 3*196 4*144 606 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