DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 73.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1538 - - 3887 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1247 - - 1935 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2138 - - 4487 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3211 - - 1691 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 264 - - 245 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 44 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 096 - - 357 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2471 - - -2077 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4609 - - 6564 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5664 - - -7648 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7802 - - 12135 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 73.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 46.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.2 - - 46.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1538 - - 3887 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 97305 7 236 6 227 97305 90065 6 105 3 199 90065 84510 9 108 5 134 84510 79891 8 124 3 117 79891 75913 9 118 5 137 75913 72413 9 088 8 133 72413 69243 8 015 6 073 69243 66321 11 337 7 341 66321 63617 10 322 9 301 63617 60996 16 315 11 305 60996 58255 24 299 18 314 58255 55422 29 300 25 315 55422 52720 27 306 28 313 52720 50275 33 312 40 304 50275 48076 37 307 33 301 48076 46073 33 311 26 324 46073 44223 41 337 42 335 44223 42507 56 337 56 328 42507 40914 61 331 58 326 40914 39425 59 333 55 329 39425 38024 56 336 52 332 38024 36670 56 338 50 336 36670 35296 56 338 49 338 35296 33871 56 338 50 336 33871 32397 57 339 50 333 32397 30855 45 337 48 332 30855 29234 36 335 42 337 29234 27538 34 332 31 328 27538 25765 27 327 26 321 25765 23914 16 334 21 312 23914 21987 15 004 9 325 21987 19972 17 348 13 311 19972 17861 17 005 10 349 17861 15703 15 352 11 346 15703 13625 14 352 12 343 13625 11738 11 344 12 339 11738 10066 13 334 15 339 10066 8587 12 342 14 341 8587 7279 10 359 9 356 7279 6122 8 351 6 354 6122 5100 8 331 4*345 5100 4202 6 322 4*349 4202 3410 3 305 4 353 3410 2700 0*067 4 356 2700 2072 1*090 4 358 2072 1549 1 097 4 000 1549 1148 1 097 4 000 1148 871 1 095 3 002 871 704 1 099 3 001 704 608 1 101 3 004 608 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