DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/18 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 - - - 48.5 - - 58.7 - - 61.2 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 187 - - 66 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 2065 - - 2179 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 1646 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1185 - - 2665 - - 2779 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 557 - - 628 - - 766 - - 133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 297 - - 216 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 18 - - 18 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 200 - - 195 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2125 - - -4005 - - -3834 - - -3495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3310 - - 6670 - - 6613 - - 4102 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16561 - - -16609 - - -15381 - - -16823 ODpotential blCL - - - 17746 - - 19274 - - 18160 - - 17430 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 43 - - 45 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.5 - - 58.7 - - 61.2 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 32.4 - - 35.0 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 57.7 - - 60.8 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 31.2 - - 34.2 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 187 - - 66 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 2065 - - 2179 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97564 4 250 11 251 14 259 10 264 97564 90303 6 280 3 176 15 243 16 274 90303 84710 6 312 3 233 13 247 15 267 84710 80045 7 270 13 275 13 258 12 281 80045 76022 2 275 14 283 15 257 14 280 76022 72475 10 289 11 287 13 266 15 256 72475 69279 15 273 12 282 11 286 14 259 69279 66343 20 279 18 273 18 297 18 287 66343 63613 20 287 22 268 24 281 25 276 63613 60974 23 304 19 272 25 268 27 260 60974 58237 31 295 25 283 25 273 24 263 58237 55405 33 282 30 282 27 277 24 280 55405 52700 31 286 30 278 27 271 28 285 52700 50255 34 293 29 277 25 259 29 269 50255 48054 37 293 27 278 22 260 26 246 48054 46056 32 294 27 278 25 259 24 239 46056 44231 27 300 24 269 26 253 28 241 44231 42551 22 306 21 266 23 251 27 234 42551 40990 18 313 16 265 19 248 22 231 40990 39529 12 333 12 254 18 234 22 230 39529 38150 9 350 9 236 18 221 24 224 38150 36815 7 360 10 227 18 223 23 218 36815 35452 7 326 11 233 18 226 21 212 35452 34031 8 314 12 236 18 216 21 200 34031 32553 7 318 9 221 17 202 21 192 32553 31004 7 340 7 194 15 199 20 193 31004 29374 7 002 9 193 11 204 14 202 29374 27666 7 353 4 239 9 205 13 216 27666 25880 8 322 5 260 14 230 16 243 25880 24014 10 290 12 257 17 249 15 260 24014 22065 14 286 15 265 18 258 15 265 22065 20023 16 282 15 270 17 261 17 272 20023 17883 16 269 16 261 21 263 20 267 17883 15695 16 254 17 254 19 258 19 260 15695 13590 15 249 16 250 15 251 14 261 13590 11689 13 240 16 239 16 238 15 250 11689 10011 16 223 18 225 17 227 17 235 10011 8526 18 216 20 219 18 222 16 225 8526 7209 19 212 20 215 20 213 17 218 7209 6045 18 214 20 209 22 207 18 218 6045 5019 17 212 22 206 23 205 19 217 5019 4123 17 212 24 208 24 205 21 213 4123 3340 18 219 24*207 22*197 22 201 3340 2645 21 218 21*202 19*195 22 195 2645 2033 23 210 20 200 19 195 21 195 2033 1522 21*206 19 200 18 195 19 196 1522 1131 18*203 18 200 18 195 17 196 1131 862 14 201 17 199 17 195 15 194 862 699 13 201 15 199 15 195 12*191 699 607 10 200 12 199 11 195 5*180 607 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