DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - - 51.0 - - 51.7 - - 51.0 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 13 - - 3 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1699 - - 1473 - - 334 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2299 - - 2073 - - 934 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2285 - - 1530 - - 2020 - - 2240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 121 - - 45 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 236 - - 229 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 780 - - 678 - - 91 - - -52 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1519 - - 1395 - - 843 - - 658 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 301 - - 196 - - -191 - - -251 ODpotential blCL - - - 1998 - - 1877 - - 1125 - - 857 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 51.7 - - 51.0 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 47.6 - - 49.3 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 51.7 - - 51.1 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 47.0 - - 49.1 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 13 - - 3 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1699 - - 1473 - - 334 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 95692 57 265 67 262 71 268 60 265 95692 88840 36 266 45 265 47 274 42 274 88840 83530 31 286 28 265 29 279 33 266 83530 79082 26 294 22 263 21 273 23 265 79082 75224 21 305 18 258 21 259 24 282 75224 71784 15 289 12 257 19 247 26 282 71784 68630 13 281 8 265 16 240 22 277 68630 65700 14 274 8 278 13 251 21 271 65700 62965 13 273 14 276 17 252 23 256 62965 60308 16 278 13 256 15 240 21 246 60308 57523 23 263 17 269 17 266 20 258 57523 54618 30 260 33 263 28 269 32 268 54618 51837 41 252 40 253 37 253 40 257 51837 49334 42 245 42 242 42 244 41 256 49334 47096 44 232 43 241 44 249 45 257 47096 45064 40 249 48 247 46 248 46 255 45064 43197 54 258 55 249 50 250 48 254 43197 41468 61 248 64 243 59 249 48 251 41468 39862 58 241 69 239 59 245 47 248 39862 38367 49 240 65 243 59 243 53 247 38367 36969 41 245 64 247 60 244 53 245 36969 35630 39 256 69 248 59 247 45 242 35630 34287 48 258 72 247 52 248 29 242 34287 32907 48 256 65 244 41 250 16 264 32907 31484 52 251 57 243 34 253 19 270 31484 29994 55 247 48 244 30 252 19 259 29994 28424 53 252 38 248 23 252 17 268 28424 26774 52 257 36 252 21 266 17 278 26774 25039 50 257 35 257 21 263 19 276 25039 23221 51 254 34 258 24 254 21 258 23221 21325 50 255 37 251 28 251 26 251 21325 19348 49 256 40 248 33 253 26 256 19348 17288 47 255 41 247 37 252 24 265 17288 15192 47 247 39 248 32 255 20 286 15192 13182 40 243 34 250 23 260 17 316 13182 11362 32 241 29 249 20 280 17 302 11362 9744 24 251 24 252 19 280 17 282 9744 8307 22 258 24 254 17 279 14 286 8307 7037 20 273 21 264 17 275 12 291 7037 5918 19 289 18 281 17 272 12 294 5918 4932 18 286 17 278 16 274 10 305 4932 4065 17 267 19 264 17 271 11 315 4065 3300 18 256 19 255 18 261 11 314 3300 2616 19*250 19*243 18 249 12 310 2616 2013 19*249 18*240 17 243 11 299 2013 1510 17 247 16 236 14 235 11 290 1510 1124 16 247 15 236 13*233 10 285 1124 859 14 246 14 235 11*230 8 280 859 698 13 246 12 234 9 229 7 280 698 606 10 246 9 234 7 227 5*279 606 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