DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 79.7 - - 81.5 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 75 - - 12 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 931 - - 1860 - - 1956 - - 485 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 933 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1531 - - 2460 - - 2556 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1368 - - 1185 - - 1897 - - 1775 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 226 - - 145 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 193 - - 297 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 558 - - 661 - - 599 - - 352 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 973 - - 1799 - - 1957 - - 733 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 306 - - 211 - - -88 - - -25 ODpotential blCL - - - 1225 - - 2249 - - 2644 - - 1110 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 790 - - 1460 - - 2210 - - 1420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 79.7 - - 81.5 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.6 - - 73.5 - - 74.6 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 79.0 - - 81.5 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 72.6 - - 73.8 - - 73.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 75 - - 12 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 931 - - 1860 - - 1956 - - 485 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 91 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 - - 18 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] 98896 18 079 18 092 10 058 27 056 98896 91564 18 103 14 095 8 056 17 040 91564 85904 13 078 6 071 9 089 6 043 85904 81182 9 054 3 114 7 066 6 045 81182 77087 7 045 3 358 5 001 5 021 77087 73446 8 091 3 306 7 297 6 331 73446 70145 10 032 1 066 7 255 8 306 70145 67115 10 355 5 002 8 256 11 276 67115 64317 12 292 12 329 12 278 12 278 64317 61632 17 273 16 292 17 282 14 314 61632 58864 18 254 18 261 21 261 22 296 58864 56036 18 262 15 258 21 254 26 271 56036 53370 26 265 21 277 22 279 25 273 53370 50982 30 252 31 280 32 287 30 286 50982 48842 32 257 38 271 37 278 34 286 48842 46893 38 270 41 267 41 271 36 279 46893 45093 45 268 43 273 39 274 36 274 45093 43417 43 269 39 275 33 275 33 273 43417 41846 29 264 33 260 32 263 33 274 41846 40365 31 275 30 249 31 252 36 270 40365 38963 35 292 30 258 26 259 39 268 38963 37600 38 288 30 262 25 257 37 266 37600 36208 36 280 28 252 26 249 33 270 36208 34757 35 276 28 254 27 269 28 274 34757 33250 37 278 28 264 30 277 26 274 33250 31670 36 284 29 269 31 275 27 277 31670 30005 33 282 28 280 31 270 28 280 30005 28254 31 281 29 284 28 265 26 271 28254 26420 30 277 31 275 24 270 23 262 26420 24505 28 272 31 273 26 276 25 270 24505 22517 30 265 31 273 29 278 27 271 22517 20448 32 263 31 269 32 278 26 274 20448 18295 31 260 31 267 32 277 27 283 18295 16100 29 265 32 268 32 284 25 290 16100 13983 29 272 33 268 34 275 26 287 13983 12057 31 275 32 261 35 264 29 279 12057 10349 33 276 30 261 35 258 32 270 10349 8831 31 276 30 271 34 263 31 266 8831 7481 26 271 32 270 31 266 26 265 7481 6282 23 270 32 270 28 267 19 273 6282 5224 23 273 30 267 22 266 12 283 5224 4294 20 273 16 265 15 261 9 291 4294 3477 12 254 9 260 9 262 7 317 3477 2747 5 203 6*236 8*269 7 325 2747 2105 3 162 4*200 7*283 7 325 2105 1569 3*156 4 194 6 296 7 344 1569 1159 4*151 4 190 6 301 7*351 1159 877 4 148 3 188 6 304 7*351 877 707 3 148 3 188 5 306 6 351 707 608 3 149 3 188 5 307 4 352 608 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