DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 67.0 - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 88 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1056 - - 2272 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 1380 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1656 - - 2872 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1767 - - 1045 - - 2860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 116 - - 245 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 082 - - 057 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1652 - - -1798 - - -2653 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3308 - - 4670 - - 3260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7808 - - -8319 - - -8732 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9464 - - 11191 - - 9339 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 67.0 - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 48.9 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.9 - - 66.2 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - 47.8 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 88 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1056 - - 2272 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 61 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 98567 16 198 10 212 9 259 98567 91190 6 151 5 192 7 254 91190 85464 3 102 3 160 3 186 85464 80687 3 193 4 221 4 029 80687 76579 2 113 3 239 5 047 76579 72982 1 074 3 286 5 047 72982 69755 2 052 5 223 4 320 69755 66800 5 088 4 201 2 287 66800 64059 4 032 1 298 1 346 64059 61404 8 270 8 305 8 333 61404 58632 7 252 11 264 11 297 58632 55762 6 280 11 263 17 281 55762 53029 22 305 14 268 21 257 53029 50571 27 300 25 306 25 291 50571 48377 46 289 41 282 29 282 48377 46387 43 275 37 275 33 296 46387 44560 31 282 39 295 42 300 44560 42871 38 303 45 287 49 297 42871 41297 49 300 43 287 49 294 41297 39825 53 298 49 299 60 307 39825 38437 50 296 59 302 71 310 38437 37086 46 298 64 301 71 307 37086 35703 50 297 58 301 66 306 35703 34261 53 288 54 301 62 307 34261 32765 50 285 48 300 53 307 32765 31201 47 289 44 297 48 299 31201 29551 42 286 46 298 46 296 29551 27817 42 294 43 299 41 312 27817 26001 42 294 36 303 36 300 26001 24103 41 300 32 312 36 306 24103 22134 31 316 24 322 24 321 22134 20082 26 311 22 319 17 340 20082 17939 21 304 20 315 16 339 17939 15755 18 304 12 317 13 316 15755 13655 17 300 11 315 8 297 13655 11751 11 277 10 294 6 333 11751 10068 5 207 7 248 1 040 10068 8581 6 110 4 159 1 069 8581 7264 4 081 5 109 3 093 7264 6098 6 062 6 105 3 097 6098 5070 9 065 6 090 4 091 5070 4170 10 056 7 064 5 081 4170 3382 7 063 8*056 6 084 3382 2678 7 080 8*056 9 083 2678 2056 7*084 8 057 13 079 2056 1538 6*083 8 057 15 074 1538 1141 6 082 7 057 15 070 1141 867 5 082 7 058 13 067 867 702 5 082 6 059 10*066 702 607 4 081 6 059 6*063 607 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