DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 - - - 57.1 - - 58.8 - - 58.3 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 123 - - 19 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1817 - - 4537 - - 5370 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 3303 - - 2152 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2417 - - 5137 - - 5970 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4820 - - 3706 - - 3907 - - 8100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 193 - - 355 - - 236 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 301 - - 304 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - 9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -645 - - 613 - - 740 - - -3082 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3062 - - 4524 - - 5230 - - 3688 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2278 - - -675 - - -662 - - -3958 ODpotential blCL - - - 4695 - - 5812 - - 6632 - - 4564 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 58.8 - - 58.3 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.8 - - 41.1 - - 37.5 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.9 - - 58.2 - - 58.3 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 39.9 - - 36.3 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 123 - - 19 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1817 - - 4537 - - 5370 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 92 - - 101 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97398 21 235 23 253 28 273 23 280 97398 89965 15 247 15 241 17 258 19 271 89965 84356 8 259 9 238 8 235 11 260 84356 79722 3 344 2 244 6 203 6 256 79722 75725 3 349 2 160 7 257 4 340 75725 72180 7 306 4 258 11 304 12 356 72180 68950 9 304 8 251 15 269 18 307 68950 65977 9 257 4 145 13 222 16 262 65977 63205 17 260 8 327 1 221 7 236 63205 60487 24 255 24 278 15 289 13 291 60487 57612 25 255 30 258 24 265 23 273 57612 54596 23 249 27 253 28 260 29 266 54596 51709 31 263 32 257 34 262 30 264 51709 49126 39 259 36 259 35 260 35 265 49126 46820 42 259 36 260 35 260 40 271 46820 44734 50 268 40 267 41 266 46 274 44734 42827 63 266 51 268 51 268 52 274 42827 41072 67 260 55 262 60 265 56 271 41072 39448 66 258 58 261 63 263 59 269 39448 37938 64 255 63 262 65 265 63 271 37938 36528 57 257 66 261 70 266 66 271 36528 35179 57 261 63 261 73 266 70 270 35179 33821 60 261 62 264 75 267 74 270 33821 32426 61 260 65 267 74 269 77 270 32426 30995 58 257 65 269 73 272 77 269 30995 29510 57 258 63 270 73 271 75 268 29510 27955 58 261 62 270 73 270 74 266 27955 26328 59 264 60 270 71 270 69 267 26328 24624 58 265 59 269 65 270 62 267 24624 22843 58 264 56 269 61 270 56 269 22843 20986 57 264 56 271 55 269 52 272 20986 19051 49 265 53 273 49 271 47 274 19051 17036 42 266 42 271 41 271 43 280 17036 14986 38 264 34 272 36 275 40 284 14986 13014 36 257 30 278 30 276 33 284 13014 11223 30 265 24 280 24 281 29 297 11223 9647 22 292 18 290 18 297 25 320 9647 8255 19 284 14 303 18 298 23 318 8255 7015 17 274 15 305 19*301 22 315 7015 5911 12 268 18*303 20*302 22 318 5911 4933 9 272 19*302 20 303 22 320 4933 4070 10 287 20 302 20 303 22 322 4070 3307 12 299 20 301 20 304 22 323 3307 2623 13*303 21 301 20 304 21 325 2623 2019 12*303 20 301 19 305 20 327 2019 1514 12 303 20 301 19 305 19 328 1514 1127 11 302 20 300 18 305 17 329 1127 861 10 301 19 300 17 305 15 329 861 699 9 301 17 300 15 305 12 330 699 606 7 301 14 299 12 305 8*329 606 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