DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 62.0 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2801 - - 2176 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2018 - - 591 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3401 - - 2776 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1006 - - 2378 - - 3028 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 297 - - 137 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 047 - - 050 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -280 - - 448 - - -1123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3682 - - 2328 - - 1730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8287 - - -162 - - -1740 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11688 - - 2938 - - 2347 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 410 - - 340 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 62.0 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.6 - - 54.1 - - 53.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 62.0 - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.3 - - 53.3 - - 53.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2801 - - 2176 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 86 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98352 9 171 7 187 3 163 98352 90960 6 208 5 238 5 048 90960 85262 4 227 5 253 3 289 85262 80527 2 157 8 239 12 283 80527 76470 2 348 9 242 7 296 76470 72898 5 326 5 275 5 004 72898 69657 2 232 7 298 10 329 69657 66687 2 195 6 285 11 305 66687 63949 4 281 9 273 10 267 63949 61286 8 290 10 284 8 274 61286 58493 16 278 17 278 17 293 58493 55594 18 260 19 261 20 288 55594 52831 15 259 18 266 21 287 52831 50345 16 278 19 276 21 281 50345 48107 17 284 19 280 19 286 48107 46067 19 279 19 281 22 297 46067 44191 20 274 20 278 27 298 44191 42453 20 265 22 271 31 295 42453 40830 21 255 23 266 32 293 40830 39306 24 247 23 265 29 293 39306 37872 26 241 23 263 27 297 37872 36490 27 234 20 262 32 300 36490 35096 28 235 18 254 33 295 35096 33659 32 233 16 237 27 289 33659 32186 31 228 14 235 23 293 32186 30665 24 227 8 242 21 291 30665 29076 18 226 5 240 15 288 29076 27406 16 221 5 225 13 284 27406 25649 14 218 7 216 11 284 25649 23806 11 220 11 225 10 292 23806 21883 12 217 15 227 7 294 21883 19874 13 220 15 236 7 273 19874 17777 16 224 14 231 7 254 17777 15636 15 228 13 215 8 208 15636 13568 11 232 8 192 12 175 13568 11681 4 245 3 168 7 149 11681 10001 1 152 3 056 6 041 10001 8511 1 156 2 003 8 020 8511 7196 8 047 5 092 7 096 7196 6041 8 061 12 108 11 092 6041 5025 10 085 13 095 17 099 5025 4135 13*078 12 085 19 084 4135 3353 12*058 12*070 20 071 3353 2656 13 048 14*054 20 065 2656 2041 12 046 14 051 19 063 2041 1529 12 045 14 049 17 060 1529 1135 12 044 13 048 15 056 1135 865 11 044 12 047 12 053 865 701 10 043 11 046 10*052 701 607 9 042 9 046 6*050 607 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