DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 - - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.9 - - 42.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 519 - - 337 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 606 - - 1119 - - 937 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1407 - - 1565 - - 1670 - - 1617 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 51 - - 30 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 098 - - 106 - - 073 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -212 - - 125 - - 34 - - -250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 818 - - 994 - - 903 - - 856 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -413 - - -224 - - -184 - - -458 ODpotential blCL - - - 1019 - - 1343 - - 1121 - - 1064 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 600 - - 550 - - 380 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.9 - - 42.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 41.4 - - 42.1 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 43.7 - - 43.9 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 41.1 - - 41.9 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 519 - - 337 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96018 38 297 31 287 40 283 44 289 96018 89089 31 318 26 303 29 295 35 296 89089 83723 25 324 23 316 28 310 28 314 83723 79223 22 331 26 322 28 316 25 323 79223 75292 24 330 23 315 23 309 24 329 75292 71780 23 318 19 310 21 305 30 330 71780 68585 20 305 20 301 23 303 31 308 68585 65647 18 291 24 291 28 295 25 287 65647 62919 24 290 27 288 27 284 28 296 62919 60280 34 290 30 280 32 292 34 295 60280 57515 39 290 30 284 44 289 37 290 57515 54625 39 280 35 287 41 275 40 280 54625 51853 33 272 36 274 36 264 42 278 51853 49346 42 273 36 275 44 273 45 281 49346 47095 43 262 46 278 48 276 51 285 47095 45055 39 266 57 276 51 279 57 282 45055 43191 46 264 61 270 55 278 58 280 43191 41469 53 262 62 266 57 276 54 279 41469 39868 56 260 66 265 54 274 55 289 39868 38378 59 261 71 262 51 276 64 292 38378 36986 73 259 75 256 56 276 67 296 36986 35650 83 253 86 250 60 271 68 302 35650 34303 84 250 89 243 61 264 67 305 34303 32914 86 248 90 240 62 257 66 308 32914 31479 86 248 91 240 61 253 66 315 31479 29980 83 248 93 241 55 252 65 321 29980 28403 78 247 92 241 43 245 65 325 28403 26746 75 246 87 240 34 240 67 327 26746 25006 74 245 78 239 33 236 61 329 25006 23192 73 245 68 238 29 235 49 325 23192 21311 68 243 57 238 25 240 37 321 21311 19354 58 238 49 237 23 244 31 314 19354 17312 51 233 43 239 21 247 29 306 17312 15230 45 233 38 240 19 251 26 289 15230 13225 30 236 28 243 18 255 29 274 13225 11403 29 236 30 254 18 268 34 264 11403 9780 32 239 27 255 18 279 29 272 9780 8334 30 244 21 247 22 270 26 279 8334 7047 23 261 19 242 24 268 19 283 7047 5908 22 284 7 280 16 273 12 297 5908 4905 18 259 6 299 5 303 9 306 4905 4030 16 214 4 194 5 318 6 325 4030 3262 22 164 15 147 3 324 5 003 3262 2583 25 143 22 130 7 106 6 063 2583 1987 24 126 21 128 10 096 9 072 1987 1493 22 107 18*116 10 086 11 052 1493 1114 19 103 15*108 9*076 12 037 1114 854 16 100 14 106 8*074 10 032 854 696 14*099 12 104 7 073 9*030 696 606 9*098 9 103 5 072 6*029 606 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