DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - - 37.0 - - 44.8 - - 47.0 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 73 - - 21 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 257 - - 1220 - - 1333 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 857 - - 1820 - - 1933 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 692 - - 893 - - 1024 - - 907 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 184 - - 125 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 31 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 310 - - 058 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1935 - - -3485 - - -4046 - - -3517 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2792 - - 5306 - - 5979 - - 4124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14603 - - -14633 - - -14357 - - -14878 ODpotential blCL - - - 15460 - - 16453 - - 16290 - - 15484 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 96 - - 95 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.0 - - 44.8 - - 47.0 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 24.0 - - 23.3 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 44.1 - - 46.8 - - 43.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 22.8 - - 22.4 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 73 - - 21 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 257 - - 1220 - - 1333 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 84 - - 79 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95833 28 283 30 294 39 282 40 283 95833 88922 27 318 30 302 32 297 34 300 88922 83548 25 339 24 301 27 311 27 310 83548 79047 22 338 21 306 22 315 22 312 79047 75123 21 330 22 307 25 302 25 317 75123 71630 22 330 23 304 25 294 28 314 71630 68461 27 310 22 305 20 292 26 302 68461 65536 29 299 27 300 22 298 25 296 65536 62817 35 295 32 294 27 294 29 297 62817 60175 35 296 37 289 36 290 38 295 60175 57408 45 293 44 286 45 285 43 287 57408 54530 50 291 48 286 48 281 50 277 54530 51776 55 287 49 283 51 277 49 275 51776 49290 53 285 53 284 55 278 52 276 49290 47056 49 289 57 277 62 275 59 270 47056 45031 57 293 52 277 63 269 61 268 45031 43177 69 289 55 280 58 269 64 271 43177 41471 70 287 62 277 57 268 66 271 41471 39899 69 287 65 272 62 268 62 275 39899 38443 69 289 66 270 70 266 58 283 38443 37087 73 290 68 271 72 262 61 281 37087 35789 77 287 71 273 73 260 57 275 35789 34469 80 285 73 274 75 261 54 280 34469 33094 82 286 74 275 69 269 61 281 33094 31663 78 287 74 275 65 279 65 279 31663 30162 72 288 70 276 67 282 65 277 30162 28578 71 289 65 279 65 282 63 277 28578 26911 71 289 64 280 62 279 59 281 26911 25163 66 292 64 280 61 278 53 281 25163 23338 58 292 59 282 59 283 51 285 23338 21438 56 293 54 284 54 286 46 294 21438 19459 56 295 48 286 49 283 44 293 19459 17397 51 299 46 293 48 284 43 284 17397 15290 47 306 45 303 47 293 41 276 15290 13257 50 308 51 303 44 297 40 273 13257 11412 50 308 51 301 42 302 35 278 11412 9773 45 310 41 300 39 294 30 288 9773 8321 39 310 36 306 34 293 27 284 8321 7034 27 317 34 307 26 301 25 277 7034 5896 22 316 24 305 24 303 19 282 5896 4897 18 305 15 307 15 301 9 307 4897 4026 14 316 9 315 7 286 2 257 4026 3264 13 318 6 327 3 255 6 179 3264 2587 8 328 3 323 2 218 7 155 2587 1991 3 004 1*301 1*087 8 123 1991 1496 3 048 1*304 3*062 9 107 1496 1116 2*053 1 310 3 058 9 102 1116 855 2*230 1 309 3 059 8 099 855 696 2 227 1 319 3 056 7*097 696 606 2 229 1 314 3 056 4*096 606 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