DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 69.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 207 - - 92 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2166 - - 2854 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1765 - - 1829 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2766 - - 3454 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 691 - - 453 - - 2392 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 314 - - 267 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 029 - - 017 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1721 - - -1883 - - -2106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4487 - - 5338 - - 2713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9481 - - -9702 - - -10457 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12247 - - 13156 - - 11064 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 91 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 69.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 48.7 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 69.0 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.9 - - 47.7 - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 207 - - 92 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2166 - - 2854 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 66 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98256 13 279 9 267 16 278 98256 90936 1 209 7 247 6 310 90936 85265 1 198 7 279 8 355 85265 80549 3 273 4 302 4 333 80549 76484 4 247 3 298 3 066 76484 72888 3 155 2 177 6 065 72888 69643 6 111 6 153 4 068 69643 66669 6 084 7 148 2 060 66669 63910 6 030 7 130 2 317 63910 61234 7 346 6 088 2 241 61234 58444 4 294 4 356 3 234 58444 55557 2 205 7 312 6 294 55557 52807 3 349 7 311 10 310 52807 50325 7 327 8 315 8 298 50325 48096 7 302 10 304 8 299 48096 46076 7 303 11 300 13 308 46076 44230 8 325 10 300 18 298 44230 42535 10 338 8 320 14 282 42535 40973 10 320 9 313 11 298 40973 39518 11 315 12 310 12 299 39518 38146 12 311 12 301 13 284 38146 36812 13 306 12 305 14 294 36812 35450 14 301 14 307 11 310 35450 34028 11 315 14 313 11 334 34028 32549 12 338 12 325 13 341 32549 30998 12 347 8 340 12 335 30998 29365 10 354 10 347 9 355 29365 27654 8 006 8 335 7 011 27654 25863 5 058 2 310 1 026 25863 23992 5 110 1 213 3 133 23992 22044 10 154 6 192 5 204 22044 20011 8 148 6 185 7 200 20011 17886 5 135 3 170 4 171 17886 15722 3 123 0 047 2 098 15722 13641 3 064 3 028 6 051 13641 11751 5 033 7 025 9 039 11751 10073 6 023 10 025 13 031 10073 8585 7 027 10 027 12 033 8585 7266 6 025 9 021 12 031 7266 6100 6 033 9 018 12 028 6100 5071 6 033 8 012 11 031 5071 4169 6 011 7*016 10 032 4169 3379 4*020 7*019 9 019 3379 2677 4*031 7 019 8 011 2677 2056 4 031 7 018 9 022 2056 1538 4 029 7 017 10 035 1538 1141 4 027 7 015 11 041 1141 867 4 025 7 014 10 041 867 702 3 024 6 015 8 038 702 607 3 025 5 015 4*034 607 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