DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 0710z - - 1559z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.0 - - 43.7 - - 43.4 - - 36.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 278 - - 176 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1923 - - 2728 - - 2759 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1468 - - 2284 - - 2133 - - 580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2523 - - 3328 - - 3359 - - 597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 672 - - 506 - - 1151 - - 1966 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 274 - - 375 - - 325 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 18 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 045 - - 033 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -279 - - -249 - - -860 - - -3122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2802 - - 3578 - - 4219 - - 3719 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10867 - - -10282 - - -11122 - - -13349 ODpotential blCL - - - 13390 - - 13610 - - 14481 - - 13946 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 75 - - 63 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.0 - - 43.7 - - 43.4 - - 36.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 30.4 - - 27.3 - - 23.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 42.4 - - 42.5 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 28.1 - - 25.1 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 278 - - 176 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1923 - - 2728 - - 2759 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95566 54 269 58 274 66 267 65 263 95566 88667 38 271 51 269 52 266 56 275 88667 83249 28 281 42 271 44 270 50 283 83249 78703 24 281 37 270 39 277 44 276 78703 74747 23 289 32 273 34 283 40 274 74747 71227 31 295 34 283 35 283 40 278 71227 68038 42 291 42 289 39 279 43 281 68038 65110 45 281 45 284 42 275 44 280 65110 62391 43 275 43 278 42 273 42 279 62391 59744 41 278 42 280 41 272 42 278 59744 56960 46 278 46 281 42 275 41 278 56960 54048 51 274 52 276 45 279 40 281 54048 51254 53 277 54 272 50 281 43 285 51254 48729 55 280 56 272 54 278 46 285 48729 46464 55 281 53 274 52 275 46 282 46464 44411 53 282 49 278 47 275 46 278 44411 42539 49 281 46 282 44 282 44 277 42539 40824 44 287 41 290 42 288 43 281 40824 39249 43 293 40 298 41 297 39 289 39249 37800 39 293 39 302 44 305 37 304 37800 36459 27 302 33 310 45 308 40 313 36459 35177 24 330 32 322 42 307 43 314 35177 33880 30 350 32 327 37 303 42 314 33880 32533 33 355 32 331 35 303 42 314 32533 31135 30 350 30 335 36 308 41 312 31135 29670 23 344 28 328 37 315 40 310 29670 28125 22 348 28 324 36 320 38 308 28125 26499 24 349 28 325 34 324 35 304 26499 24789 24 346 24 327 33 327 33 302 24789 22996 21 344 22 325 32 329 33 306 22996 21126 17 350 23 325 30 332 32 313 21126 19171 16 353 21 333 27 334 28 315 19171 17130 16 355 17 345 23 333 26 313 17130 15045 15 001 14 348 24 330 28 316 15045 13031 14 006 14 343 24 330 29 321 13031 11198 14 354 16 340 22 329 26 324 11198 9570 13 346 18 345 21 330 22 331 9570 8136 15 360 18 357 21 349 21 348 8136 6881 17 006 16 007 16 027 14 015 6881 5780 15 007 13 020 12 032 14 046 5780 4810 14 018 16 054 14 049 15 055 4810 3959 22 049 19*061 15*044 17 049 3959 3211 27 055 19*059 16*042 20 043 3211 2545 27*053 20 053 17 033 22 036 2545 1959 25*050 19 041 17 032 21 034 1959 1472 22 047 19 039 17 031 19 033 1472 1098 21 046 18 038 16 031 17 033 1098 841 18 045 16 037 15 030 14 032 841 685 16 044 15 037 14 030 11*031 685 596 12 043 12 036 11 030 7*029 596 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