DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 50.7 - - 48.9 - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 11 - - -18 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 106 - - 284 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 706 - - 884 - - 606 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 180 - - 537 - - 2024 - - 2122 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 63 - - 8 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 050 - - 031 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1208 - - -1160 - - -176 - - -134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1914 - - 2044 - - 782 - - 740 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7774 - - -5189 - - -878 - - -754 ODpotential blCL - - - 8480 - - 6073 - - 1484 - - 1360 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - 160 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 50.7 - - 48.9 - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 43.8 - - 47.4 - - 46.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 50.7 - - 49.5 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 43.2 - - 47.2 - - 46.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 11 - - -18 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 106 - - 284 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 101 - - 101 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 96005 60 269 60 256 64 259 63 264 96005 88923 38 277 32 260 40 273 38 273 88923 83470 23 284 24 278 21 295 21 278 83470 78930 21 284 21 291 16 301 16 292 78930 74987 15 277 19 299 17 305 21 302 74987 71486 9 277 18 308 17 306 15 285 71486 68288 15 318 19 301 20 318 19 317 68288 65327 22 301 22 292 29 308 27 312 65327 62575 25 285 25 291 29 290 29 314 62575 59891 29 286 25 290 26 292 36 303 59891 57070 34 287 30 290 30 288 33 291 57070 54126 36 280 38 282 33 286 39 297 54126 51317 44 282 41 280 42 288 50 287 51317 48799 48 275 48 277 50 281 49 279 48799 46545 46 269 49 272 51 275 43 281 46545 44501 46 270 48 263 48 271 40 281 44501 42627 48 266 45 257 45 271 38 280 42627 40899 56 272 43 270 46 274 38 285 40899 39295 76 271 59 272 48 275 40 289 39295 37804 83 255 73 258 47 272 39 286 37804 36413 78 240 73 238 45 270 34 282 36413 35082 68 243 64 230 43 269 30 287 35082 33739 65 251 59 249 39 269 31 294 33739 32356 69 250 68 253 33 267 29 292 32356 30938 76 244 70 251 30 266 25 299 30938 29471 75 242 57 251 29 269 29 316 29471 27941 65 242 46 252 30 284 32 316 27941 26339 54 241 45 259 23 291 31 315 26339 24657 50 240 39 262 21 293 31 317 24657 22894 46 242 32 271 22 294 31 319 22894 21057 39 242 31 275 23 289 29 314 21057 19138 37 239 34 264 26 285 24 308 19138 17134 39 239 40 252 27 283 22 315 17134 15082 39 236 38 241 26 280 22 310 15082 13098 30 224 31 229 23 272 18 306 13098 11290 25 216 28 220 23 264 18 311 11290 9685 22 221 28 216 24 251 17 309 9685 8266 17 233 23 208 25 255 17 335 8266 7009 13 236 20 201 23 262 28 350 7009 5897 8 217 17 191 18 246 22 347 5897 4913 8 200 12 178 9 196 18 012 4913 4050 9 198 9 169 11 100 19 023 4050 3288 10 200 8 160 19 068 21 024 3288 2607 10 195 7 149 25 049 25 023 2607 2007 11 186 6 131 28 036 27 022 2007 1506 11 177 6 107 26 032 25 016 1506 1122 11 167 5*089 23 031 22 013 1122 858 8*151 2*056 19 030 17 009 858 698 6*144 2 051 16 030 15 008 698 606 4 142 1 037 10*031 9*006 606 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