DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/16 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 - - - 41.3 - - 47.6 - - 49.8 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 212 - - 48 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1399 - - 2500 - - 3484 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 2001 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1999 - - 3100 - - 4084 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 473 - - 1110 - - 1450 - - 216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 328 - - 225 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 318 - - 303 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4278 - - -5029 - - -5388 - - -6012 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6277 - - 8129 - - 9472 - - 6617 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18887 - - -17933 - - -18541 - - -18868 ODpotential blCL - - - 20886 - - 21033 - - 22625 - - 19473 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 38 - - 63 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 47.6 - - 49.8 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.2 - - 14.0 - - 10.2 - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.0 - - 46.5 - - 49.5 - - 43.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.2 - - 13.1 - - 9.6 - - 14.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 212 - - 48 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1399 - - 2500 - - 3484 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 95532 25 294 33 290 31 276 37 276 95532 88660 24 313 29 291 26 301 26 294 88660 83299 24 318 28 314 24 312 17 306 83299 78817 30 309 33 311 30 310 23 330 78817 74936 24 312 25 301 29 299 29 317 74936 71489 21 315 19 328 21 300 27 315 71489 68348 28 307 31 313 30 315 31 318 68348 65439 36 313 33 302 32 305 28 314 65439 62722 44 306 36 303 34 301 34 308 62722 60083 44 300 45 293 42 299 44 302 60083 57335 46 297 43 294 46 293 47 297 57335 54480 51 295 48 300 49 293 51 294 54480 51745 61 297 58 302 55 296 55 292 51745 49276 70 301 68 299 63 297 59 293 49276 47056 81 300 75 294 67 298 62 291 47056 45033 85 294 76 291 69 296 64 290 45033 43182 84 298 76 294 74 294 71 293 43182 41477 87 304 83 299 84 292 82 295 41477 39895 104 300 92 299 89 290 87 295 39895 38423 113 296 98 296 87 292 92 298 38423 37047 114 295 101 295 88 297 91 298 37047 35721 113 295 99 295 93 299 87 299 35721 34376 113 297 97 296 95 297 89 298 34376 32979 113 299 96 295 95 298 89 299 32979 31527 113 300 95 295 94 296 89 299 31527 30005 114 302 96 297 93 294 91 297 30005 28401 114 302 97 300 88 295 92 298 28401 26717 114 302 99 302 85 298 87 298 26717 24955 113 302 103 301 88 302 82 301 24955 23118 109 306 103 303 90 305 83 305 23118 21210 103 308 95 305 86 306 82 307 21210 19228 97 312 89 307 78 307 73 309 19228 17165 84 313 81 315 72 310 66 309 17165 15066 66 310 69 315 66 315 62 310 15066 13047 56 313 57 309 59 316 57 314 13047 11223 54 316 47 310 52 313 50 317 11223 9616 53 316 45 316 46 313 44 320 9616 8200 51 318 45 320 43 318 40 323 8200 6947 46 323 43 323 41 324 37 327 6947 5842 42 327 38 326 35 323 34 330 5842 4868 39 331 32 329 27*315 29 328 4868 4014 37 335 28 331 21*303 26 319 4014 3261 33 338 20*326 20 303 24 315 3261 2588 28*342 16*319 20 303 23 313 2588 1993 24*340 16 319 19 303 23 310 1993 1497 19 337 15 318 19 303 21 307 1497 1116 18 336 14 318 18 303 19 302 1116 854 16 336 14 318 17 303 16 296 854 696 14 335 13 318 15 303 13 293 696 605 11 335 11 318 12 302 5*285 605 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