DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 63.3 - - 45.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -17 - - -45 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1096 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 607 - - 607 - - 1696 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 929 - - 1976 - - 1447 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - 136 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - - 32 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 153 - - 219 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 751 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 607 - - 607 - - 945 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1947 - - -783 - - 384 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2554 - - 1390 - - 1312 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 800 - - 740 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 63.3 - - 45.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 62.1 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.3 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 62.1 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -17 - - -45 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1096 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 6 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] 95521 34 279 43 284 43 305 95521 88655 24 304 28 293 32 289 88655 83289 24 305 23 293 22 289 83289 78799 23 293 21 291 21 301 78799 74887 21 297 22 285 20 291 74887 71413 19 289 25 274 26 276 71413 68257 20 289 25 261 28 267 68257 65338 16 299 21 262 32 265 65338 62609 28 280 32 258 34 268 62609 59958 35 261 36 265 51 272 59958 57186 44 251 47 265 50 268 57186 54284 53 257 64 253 52 255 54284 51495 67 257 79 248 72 253 51495 48976 77 253 86 242 89 245 48976 46720 81 252 79 245 91 243 46720 44686 94 260 83 255 89 245 44686 42840 114 259 111 259 103 251 42840 41145 112 254 126 252 128 248 41145 39578 108 256 113 242 138 240 39578 38121 120 260 111 242 129 231 38121 36759 122 259 116 245 121 231 36759 35449 115 256 119 247 125 233 35449 34121 104 254 117 245 129 233 34121 32736 90 250 119 244 130 231 32736 31295 77 245 116 243 130 229 31295 29785 71 243 108 241 129 229 29785 28198 66 240 102 239 128 232 28198 26539 65 239 97 238 125 235 26539 24805 64 238 90 238 122 236 24805 22996 65 238 82 239 116 235 22996 21114 65 237 76 238 107 232 21114 19158 67 239 72 236 98 226 19158 17129 65 238 68 235 90 225 17129 15068 65 238 65 235 78 225 15068 13086 71 235 64 235 74 224 13086 11282 69 235 60 234 72 230 11282 9676 58 234 53 235 68 237 9676 8247 46 231 50 237 53 248 8247 6982 39 230 47 238 46 255 6982 5860 38 225 46 237 51 252 5860 4871 39 216 47 235 46 252 4871 4006 39 209 47 233 36 275 4006 3250 37 202 47 231 41 279 3250 2580 34 198 46 229 41 277 2580 1988 31 195 44 228 40*276 1988 1495 26 181 39 225 38*274 1495 1116 22 170 34 222 35 273 1116 855 17 159 29 221 31 272 855 697 14 155 24 220 27 272 697 606 9*153 16*219 19 271 606 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