DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 59.1 - - 61.5 - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 111 - - 27 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1061 - - 1444 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 870 - - 1661 - - 2044 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 224 - - 940 - - 1841 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 202 - - 141 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 338 - - 311 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1442 - - -2130 - - -2714 - - -627 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2312 - - 3791 - - 4759 - - 1234 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10659 - - -8500 - - -9437 - - -5720 ODpotential blCL - - - 11529 - - 10161 - - 11481 - - 6327 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 61 - - 56 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 59.1 - - 61.5 - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 44.8 - - 42.9 - - 48.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 58.3 - - 61.1 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 43.8 - - 42.4 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 111 - - 27 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1061 - - 1444 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96091 60 257 57 255 65 248 65 256 96091 89014 35 262 39 259 43 266 41 266 89014 83560 21 267 26 260 28 273 30 268 83560 79017 13 268 22 249 25 278 24 287 79017 75067 13 289 17 255 23 270 26 287 75067 71548 19 288 13 281 16 264 20 291 71548 68355 20 286 17 278 17 271 23 295 68355 65414 27 273 27 279 24 287 24 295 65414 62691 34 269 36 281 31 281 34 284 62691 60058 38 267 38 277 33 270 40 280 60058 57309 43 274 41 285 40 272 47 271 57309 54454 53 276 50 276 49 268 47 276 54454 51725 55 275 52 272 51 271 62 272 51725 49279 58 281 56 278 61 269 70 266 49279 47104 66 280 67 275 66 264 70 263 47104 45144 72 275 71 270 68 263 66 264 45144 43358 72 271 69 270 70 265 63 268 43358 41710 70 270 69 273 70 268 65 273 41710 40177 70 272 70 275 69 271 69 277 40177 38741 71 274 71 276 71 276 70 278 38741 37386 72 276 71 277 73 278 69 280 37386 36072 73 276 71 276 74 279 67 281 36072 34733 71 277 69 278 73 280 66 281 34733 33341 69 277 69 281 71 280 65 278 33341 31897 68 278 68 285 68 281 62 276 31897 30387 68 280 67 288 66 282 58 279 30387 28794 69 283 67 287 62 285 56 282 28794 27120 67 283 65 287 57 288 55 286 27120 25364 63 281 62 286 52 290 43 285 25364 23528 62 281 60 284 53 290 42 278 23528 21614 61 282 59 283 54 290 49 288 21614 19620 57 284 55 287 53 290 48 294 19620 17545 50 288 48 288 48 292 45 293 17545 15430 42 292 41 285 43 292 40 291 15430 13391 35 293 34 288 40 290 35 287 13391 11538 31 298 30 291 34 292 33 292 11538 9893 26 303 23 288 27 288 29 292 9893 8437 22 307 18 293 21 287 23 285 8437 7151 20 310 16 314 16 306 15 295 7151 6013 17 319 12 334 12 325 9 304 6013 5010 14 346 9 350 6 325 6 291 5010 4127 12 011 7 006 5 318 5 279 4127 3348 12 016 6 008 4 311 5 279 3348 2653 11 016 5 000 4*306 7 284 2653 2038 12 021 5*353 4*307 7 295 2038 1526 13 016 4*341 4 310 7 314 1526 1133 12*005 4 339 4 311 6 334 1133 864 8*357 4 336 4 312 6 344 864 700 6 354 4 336 4 313 5*353 700 607 5 354 3 336 3 312 4*356 607 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