DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 68.1 - - 71.2 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 106 - - 21 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 296 - - 1218 - - 3649 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 896 - - 1818 - - 4249 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 311 - - 2572 - - 2632 - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 207 - - 184 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 174 - - 198 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1042 - - -3065 - - -3224 - - -3357 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1938 - - 4883 - - 7473 - - 3965 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4882 - - -5457 - - -9782 - - -6167 ODpotential blCL - - - 5778 - - 7275 - - 14031 - - 6774 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 58 - - 94 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 68.1 - - 71.2 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 49.1 - - 40.8 - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 67.3 - - 71.1 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 48.5 - - 40.2 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 106 - - 21 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 296 - - 1218 - - 3649 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 0 - - 78 - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96803 31 253 29 255 39 270 37 275 96803 89669 17 241 26 246 23 266 23 277 89669 84134 10 226 20 234 18 247 19 269 84134 79542 10 254 12 246 10 233 14 242 79542 75590 10 247 9 256 9 254 9 248 75590 72090 7 203 10 229 12 244 11 266 72090 68918 6 229 9 229 14 240 14 247 68918 66001 10 252 10 228 16 231 16 240 66001 63294 14 258 12 241 16 238 20 237 63294 60666 17 256 17 237 20 247 22 228 60666 57916 21 249 23 235 24 234 28 222 57916 55050 25 251 27 234 29 231 28 232 55050 52303 43 248 33 233 36 236 37 243 52303 49823 42 231 42 239 46 234 48 236 49823 47608 38 238 48 234 50 235 53 224 47608 45612 47 238 53 233 54 237 54 224 45612 43792 50 235 62 231 65 229 60 221 43792 42120 60 237 68 230 71 220 63 218 42120 40570 65 238 69 228 72 219 68 218 40570 39119 62 235 68 226 71 223 70 218 39119 37749 60 234 62 225 69 225 68 218 37749 36423 57 232 56 222 65 225 66 217 36423 35069 56 228 52 222 61 226 62 216 35069 33661 51 228 49 222 60 225 56 210 33661 32205 44 230 49 223 58 222 59 207 32205 30684 42 233 49 227 55 223 64 207 30684 29083 41 235 49 230 53 221 61 215 29083 27398 41 236 50 228 52 225 54 222 27398 25627 45 243 49 225 50 237 51 226 25627 23772 51 243 49 217 45 234 46 228 23772 21837 50 229 46 220 46 223 42 229 21837 19818 39 224 40 223 45 216 38 231 19818 17715 25 231 31 220 35 219 38 228 17715 15572 21 235 27 215 27 217 35 224 15572 13511 19 231 24 211 23 221 26 227 13511 11643 17 210 23 206 22 224 17 232 11643 9991 15 202 22 204 22 226 15 239 9991 8531 13 194 19 203 20 224 13 237 8531 7240 13 188 18 199 18 213 17 226 7240 6095 11 178 18 192 17 204 22 209 6095 5081 9 181 16 191 17*199 21 203 5081 4186 8 187 14 197 17*197 20 200 4186 3396 8 201 12 203 16 197 19 196 3396 2689 10 218 12 202 16 197 17 191 2689 2064 11 226 11*195 16 197 16 186 2064 1543 10 215 8*177 16 198 14 181 1543 1143 8*180 7 175 15 198 12 178 1143 868 6*161 7 173 14 198 10 175 868 702 6 161 6 172 12 199 8 170 702 607 5 161 5 171 9 198 4*160 607 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