DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1604z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 71.1 - - 73.1 - - 81.7 - - 78.5 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -27 - - -11 - - 89 - - -48 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3079 - - 0 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 582 - - 583 - - 2099 - - 583 - - 583 Hcrit BL Top 600 - - 600 - - 3679 - - 600 - - 600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 552 - - 2049 - - 2294 - - 4378 - - 1657 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 19 - - 288 - - 0 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 27 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 193 - - 198 - - 211 - - 207 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -734 - - -663 - - 964 - - -1294 - - -601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1334 - - 1263 - - 2715 - - 1894 - - 1201 sfcLCL ODpotential -4094 - - -1883 - - -173 - - -1835 - - -2551 ODpotential blCL 4694 - - 2483 - - 3852 - - 2435 - - 3151 blCL maxRH 87 - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 90 - - 380 - - 1750 - - 1560 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m 71.1 - - 73.1 - - 81.7 - - 78.5 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 67.2 - - 69.4 - - 71.5 - - 71.8 - - 70.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.6 - - 73.3 - - 81.2 - - 78.8 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 67.0 - - 69.1 - - 70.5 - - 71.2 - - 70.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -27 - - -11 - - 89 - - -48 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3079 - - 0 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 87 - - 92 - - 101 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 14 - - 16 - - 15 - - 17 - - 16 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] 98003 13 018 9 020 6 200 9 287 7 303 98003 90759 14 351 7 318 4 321 5 268 9 270 90759 85141 7 312 6 298 7 327 4 252 12 282 85141 80455 4 280 5 273 6 303 5 289 9 306 80455 76417 3 007 2 250 3 255 5 303 7 340 76417 72852 5 031 3 076 4 156 4 280 4 349 72852 69630 2 041 5 051 5 114 4 142 3 226 69630 66681 3 140 3 061 3 077 5 102 7 169 66681 63953 4 076 4 139 1 204 2 298 5 178 63953 61312 4 295 4 169 6 215 8 252 7 243 61312 58575 6 288 5 241 8 224 11 235 15 240 58575 55763 17 285 15 270 14 263 16 245 18 236 55763 53086 17 250 20 256 28 254 30 251 28 260 53086 50684 17 304 21 256 37 247 52 251 53 256 50684 48548 28 291 28 275 36 244 51 241 57 247 48548 46595 30 281 34 281 32 259 44 238 49 253 46595 44782 37 284 46 292 43 283 46 263 70 274 44782 43097 63 292 60 288 57 285 71 276 75 271 43097 41528 75 285 67 282 71 281 74 273 73 268 41528 40057 76 282 66 279 75 272 69 268 66 268 40057 38664 70 286 62 279 67 264 57 262 57 262 38664 37308 57 289 60 281 65 264 42 251 53 258 37308 35923 39 291 52 283 45 267 40 250 47 259 35923 34477 32 286 39 278 25 259 39 251 42 252 34477 32974 24 270 32 263 23 250 39 252 42 246 32974 31403 19 260 28 254 27 252 34 250 42 243 31403 29749 18 255 27 245 32 251 30 243 40 235 29749 28014 19 251 27 241 35 249 31 245 38 231 28014 26197 16 243 31 243 34 248 31 254 33 238 26197 24300 18 240 35 241 33 250 30 258 27 246 24300 22326 28 237 33 242 29 257 25 252 25 245 22326 20269 26 247 29 243 26 263 18 241 25 243 20269 18129 27 252 27 247 23 254 17 232 25 238 18129 15950 25 236 30 246 22 241 21 231 26 234 15950 13853 24 212 33 247 22 229 24 231 30 236 13853 11946 26 199 26 234 24 224 23 223 30 231 11946 10253 29 198 28 209 28 220 26 215 30 226 10253 8750 29 200 31 197 30 215 31 213 33 229 8750 7417 29 216 31 192 34 211 34 217 36 227 7417 6235 30 223 31 198 35 215 34 222 33 225 6235 5190 28 227 34 205 36 218 33 223 28 223 5190 4270 30 232 34 204 35*217 33 218 28 222 4270 3458 34 230 34 203 34*215 32 215 30 220 3458 2732 34 226 34 204 32 213 30 213 32 214 2732 2092 32 222 33 204 27 210 29 211 29 206 2092 1558 28 217 30 202 26 209 27 210 25 202 1558 1149 23 210 24 200 24 209 25 209 21 200 1149 867 16 200 19 199 21 208 22 208 15 196 867 697 14*197 16*198 18 208 19*207 13*194 697 599 6*193 10*198 14 207 13*207 6*190 599 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