DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 47.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 230 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3529 - - 4326 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2897 - - 3392 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4129 - - 4926 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1502 - - 1453 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 406 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 45 - - 38 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 276 - - 283 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 22 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -508 - - -1549 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4637 - - 6475 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3574 - - -3851 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7703 - - 8777 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 47.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.7 - - 21.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 47.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.5 - - 20.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 230 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3529 - - 4326 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - 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] 96134 3 119 17 218 96134 88998 1 158 10 246 88998 83474 5 182 5 303 83474 78850 3 188 4 309 78850 74847 6 325 9 269 74847 71304 14 304 15 243 71304 68082 16 314 13 261 68082 65115 34 289 32 279 65115 62358 41 269 38 265 62358 59646 35 282 59 303 59646 56784 50 298 68 287 56784 53797 56 269 71 272 53797 50944 64 262 68 271 50944 48389 62 271 71 281 48389 46106 73 285 74 284 46106 44039 82 284 76 285 44039 42151 85 286 84 290 42151 40415 96 290 100 289 40415 38807 106 286 112 285 38807 37314 119 282 119 282 37314 35932 149 283 126 283 35932 34622 155 278 136 284 34622 33309 143 273 138 282 33309 31953 131 272 135 280 31953 30550 126 275 132 278 30550 29084 127 278 130 278 29084 27538 130 279 129 278 27538 25913 134 279 128 281 25913 24207 136 281 127 285 24207 22428 135 285 126 290 22428 20586 135 288 126 292 20586 18675 128 291 122 289 18675 16685 123 291 118 292 16685 14664 115 295 107 300 14664 12736 96 297 80 298 12736 11000 82 297 64 288 11000 9463 75 303 56 289 9463 8095 70 302 52 294 8095 6875 64 300 50 296 6875 5791 60 296 47*294 5791 4834 50*284 40*283 4834 3990 48*278 40 283 3990 3245 48 277 40 283 3245 2578 48 276 40 283 2578 1987 47 276 39 283 1987 1494 46 275 38 283 1494 1116 44 275 37 283 1116 855 40 275 34 283 855 696 35 275 30 283 696 606 27 274 23 283 606 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