DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 68.2 - - 70.1 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 242 - - 474 - - 299 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2794 - - 2989 - - 4487 - - 4487 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2277 - - 2633 - - 3633 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3394 - - 3589 - - 5087 - - 5087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 526 - - 908 - - 1037 - - 1203 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 359 - - 456 - - 449 - - 116 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 23 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 282 - - 295 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -6 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -660 - - -2439 - - -1999 - - -1290 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4054 - - 6029 - - 7087 - - 6377 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5430 - - -8298 - - -7968 - - -7435 ODpotential blCL - - - 8824 - - 11887 - - 13055 - - 12522 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 82 - - 77 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 68.2 - - 70.1 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 43.9 - - 41.1 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.9 - - 66.1 - - 68.4 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 43.2 - - 40.4 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 242 - - 474 - - 299 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2794 - - 2989 - - 4487 - - 4487 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 26 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97702 7 105 10 188 13 238 7 019 97702 90320 8 118 2 225 9 324 1 188 90320 84683 9 117 3 239 7 315 3 340 84683 79998 7 120 7 162 2 222 5 303 79998 75951 0 253 8 127 5 145 6 277 75951 72383 2 354 4 111 2 156 3 272 72383 69154 5 005 1 144 2 233 2 072 69154 66164 5 327 6 274 9 228 8 328 66164 63376 5 297 6 263 15 214 18 240 63376 60675 9 281 8 281 12 218 21 228 60675 57872 25 256 20 249 17 260 23 248 57872 54961 31 223 28 249 28 261 24 262 54961 52167 24 247 31 260 36 261 35 265 52167 49652 38 261 45 259 42 263 44 264 49652 47407 54 247 47 246 41 254 50 255 47407 45388 53 241 42 244 50 254 51 246 45388 43563 54 257 60 254 56 248 46 241 43563 41893 81 254 71 253 66 256 62 262 41893 40354 88 244 82 253 91 253 79 259 40354 38923 86 242 84 250 97 246 82 252 38923 37572 86 240 99 236 93 229 90 251 37572 36259 86 237 97 235 93 224 90 236 36259 34920 87 235 91 235 92 228 88 232 34920 33525 88 234 88 232 88 232 85 235 33525 32075 88 235 86 230 84 234 84 240 32075 30554 89 238 84 231 81 237 84 244 30554 28950 88 240 85 238 81 240 82 247 28950 27265 84 242 86 242 83 247 78 255 27265 25497 75 240 83 242 75 249 79 259 25497 23650 70 240 73 233 79 257 65 262 23650 21726 68 250 79 251 71 264 59 267 21726 19719 64 251 77 266 61 268 54 264 19719 17627 63 249 68 266 56 267 48 261 17627 15503 66 251 64 261 54 268 45 265 15503 13460 64 255 63 262 51 269 43 264 13460 11599 60 258 61 260 48 266 44 260 11599 9945 53 252 59 258 48 264 48 263 9945 8481 49 249 52 253 35 268 43 269 8481 7187 47 250 46 254 24 281 24 280 7187 6046 46 253 36 267 19*289 14*294 6046 5042 44 249 29 269 17*293 12*307 5042 4157 37*245 23*275 17 294 12 310 4157 3374 26*259 23*279 17 294 12 313 3374 2674 27 264 23 281 17 295 12 316 2674 2054 28 270 24 282 17 295 12 317 2054 1537 28 272 23 283 17 295 11 318 1537 1141 27 273 23 284 16 296 11 319 1141 868 26 274 22 284 16 296 11 319 868 702 23 274 20 284 15 296 10 319 702 607 18 274 16 284 12 296 7 320 607 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