DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 59.6 - - 60.5 - - 61.2 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 32 - - 26 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1074 - - 1574 - - 1821 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1674 - - 2174 - - 2421 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 877 - - 1126 - - 1177 - - 2835 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 146 - - 159 - - 157 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 045 - - 041 - - 049 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -298 - - 294 - - 565 - - -844 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1972 - - 1880 - - 1856 - - 1451 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2220 - - -383 - - 252 - - -1303 ODpotential blCL - - - 3894 - - 2557 - - 2169 - - 1910 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 60.5 - - 61.2 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.4 - - 54.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 60.2 - - 61.0 - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 54.0 - - 54.9 - - 56.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 32 - - 26 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1074 - - 1574 - - 1821 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98499 12 115 2 188 5 113 6 115 98499 91089 11 093 8 121 5 129 4 033 91089 85394 4 050 9 146 7 217 2 011 85394 80672 0 190 4 120 3 209 3 253 80672 76598 2 113 3 066 1 138 4 244 76598 73002 9 112 4 104 5 231 5 351 73002 69766 9 066 4 094 4 211 5 346 69766 66806 2 040 3 040 1 073 3 348 66806 64058 2 064 4 304 5 308 6 328 64058 61400 8 342 5 303 9 274 9 302 61400 58636 15 307 11 311 12 277 12 298 58636 55768 15 286 14 299 12 303 14 297 55768 53026 13 298 15 301 16 320 17 308 53026 50554 21 301 20 303 22 311 23 312 50554 48334 28 301 25 304 27 306 30 317 48334 46313 25 300 32 305 30 313 35 319 46313 44455 28 314 37 304 35 318 41 324 44455 42734 36 314 38 302 42 318 53 328 42734 41132 43 311 38 306 52 318 71 323 41132 39628 44 310 45 310 58 317 74 319 39628 38210 47 319 51 314 58 319 70 319 38210 36847 54 324 55 318 60 322 82 327 36847 35468 54 324 60 323 65 325 102 331 35468 34031 42 325 63 326 69 327 107 334 34031 32536 35 330 52 327 70 328 94 336 32536 30973 31 330 37 329 60 328 81 332 30973 29331 29 333 31 333 41 328 73 330 29331 27614 26 338 30 334 36 334 61 332 27614 25825 21 343 27 338 34 341 41 338 25825 23964 14 010 23 343 27 345 29 347 23964 22031 12 045 17 352 24 347 22 354 22031 20012 13 049 9 001 19 347 21 356 20012 17901 8 060 6 018 12 347 18 001 17901 15742 9 086 4 059 8 339 12 005 15742 13656 9 074 8 056 5 333 9 335 13656 11754 8 060 12 046 7 028 7 000 11754 10063 8 044 12 036 11 040 8 027 10063 8567 10 058 12 058 11 043 8 036 8567 7244 18 067 14 071 17 071 8 070 7244 6077 21 053 19 071 22 077 16 071 6077 5054 21 049 20 065 18 066 20 074 5054 4158 21 052 17 063 15 071 23 068 4158 3370 21 060 16 059 18 068 23 065 3370 2668 21 063 16*050 18*062 22 058 2668 2049 20*058 15*043 16*052 20 051 2049 1533 15*046 14 041 15 050 17 046 1533 1138 14 045 14 041 15 049 15 044 1138 866 13 044 13 040 14 047 12 042 866 701 11 044 11 040 12 047 10*040 701 607 9 044 9 039 9 046 7*039 607 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