DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 57.9 - - 69.9 - - 73.5 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 278 - - 160 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 603 - - 2307 - - 3576 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1963 - - 2654 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1203 - - 2907 - - 4176 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 611 - - 717 - - 805 - - 705 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 351 - - 338 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 22 - - 24 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 217 - - 214 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3469 - - -3094 - - -1234 - - -3329 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4672 - - 6001 - - 5410 - - 3936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11088 - - -6585 - - -4159 - - -7141 ODpotential blCL - - - 12291 - - 9492 - - 8335 - - 7748 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 58 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 69.9 - - 73.5 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 45.6 - - 51.7 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 68.5 - - 72.7 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 45.3 - - 51.4 - - 51.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 278 - - 160 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 603 - - 2307 - - 3576 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96299 12 324 18 303 10 291 19 292 96299 89180 9 332 11 291 20 304 23 324 89180 83688 15 327 9 238 20 297 17 323 83688 79118 19 306 8 282 17 278 18 276 79118 75161 28 281 21 284 16 275 17 258 75161 71649 32 263 32 271 23 267 23 281 71649 68474 35 260 38 263 35 256 37 269 68474 65575 42 264 40 261 45 259 49 261 65575 62887 48 261 42 259 50 255 51 254 62887 60266 53 259 50 264 49 255 52 259 60266 57514 60 258 58 265 56 264 57 263 57514 54635 66 254 64 263 65 264 64 262 54635 51870 68 251 66 260 65 261 66 262 51870 49374 58 254 59 256 60 259 66 262 49374 47134 51 264 51 254 55 260 65 258 47134 45099 50 269 49 250 52 259 58 256 45099 43245 53 265 46 250 52 254 51 256 43245 41557 58 256 54 271 55 258 53 260 41557 40008 60 251 69 268 67 268 59 259 40008 38574 60 251 65 259 63 263 59 258 38574 37229 68 266 60 263 55 258 58 260 37229 35929 63 267 58 262 52 261 57 255 35929 34604 57 265 57 263 53 265 54 249 34604 33222 57 268 51 261 53 266 53 254 33222 31788 56 272 47 265 53 264 54 259 31788 30287 56 273 49 268 52 260 54 261 30287 28708 55 272 50 268 52 259 54 260 28708 27052 55 265 48 270 52 265 54 266 27052 25315 56 256 50 265 52 273 56 272 25315 23500 53 254 52 263 49 269 56 273 23500 21610 52 259 53 265 49 262 55 269 21610 19636 48 260 52 266 52 270 54 269 19636 17578 42 259 46 257 47 269 48 272 17578 15484 38 255 42 250 45 259 44 262 15484 13468 34 254 39 251 41 259 39 259 13468 11634 31 256 37 246 39 261 29 258 11634 10005 30 257 37 247 38 259 24 262 10005 8556 26 254 36 247 33 259 23 263 8556 7265 23 244 32 240 29 259 24 253 7265 6118 25 240 29 232 26 253 29 238 6118 5102 25 245 25 232 27 241 33 228 5102 4207 28 255 24 234 26*218 32 223 4207 3414 33 258 25*229 26*217 29 225 3414 2704 35 250 24*220 26 215 27 225 2704 2076 33 239 23 218 25 214 24 224 2076 1551 27*225 23 217 25 214 22 221 1551 1149 22*218 22 216 24 213 19 218 1149 871 20 217 21 216 23 213 15 215 871 704 17 216 19 215 20 212 11 213 704 607 13 215 15 215 16 212 5*207 607 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