DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/17 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0657z - - 1000z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 85.7 - - 88.7 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 150 - - 52 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 755 - - 4012 - - 6474 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 583 - - 2999 - - 4050 - - 584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1355 - - 4612 - - 7074 - - 600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1112 - - 3404 - - 2789 - - 8265 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 357 - - 311 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 326 - - 282 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1770 - - 40 - - 1075 - - -2911 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3125 - - 4573 - - 6000 - - 3511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4089 - - -1348 - - -307 - - -4729 ODpotential blCL - - - 5444 - - 5960 - - 7381 - - 5329 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 73 - - 74 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 660 - - 340 - - 960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 85.7 - - 88.7 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.2 - - 67.5 - - 64.3 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.6 - - 84.7 - - 88.3 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.5 - - 66.4 - - 62.9 - - 67.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 150 - - 52 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 755 - - 4012 - - 6474 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 15 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] 98137 2 278 3 355 6 213 8 252 98137 90822 6 119 1 353 2 190 2 279 90822 85198 7 071 4 103 7 124 3 343 85198 80544 7 076 10 101 6 106 5 080 80544 76537 8 098 9 096 6 082 8 083 76537 72990 4 085 4 116 5 050 7 061 72990 69771 3 140 5 145 2 272 5 019 69771 66814 2 137 2 166 5 235 6 304 66814 64089 4 305 4 202 9 239 11 269 64089 61471 7 279 6 244 12 242 15 259 61471 58754 11 273 13 263 17 250 18 257 58754 55937 18 262 20 264 23 261 23 267 55937 53251 23 251 26 258 31 264 33 272 53251 50838 22 254 25 249 34 256 37 259 50838 48674 22 270 23 254 31 255 36 260 48674 46701 28 281 27 267 33 264 42 266 46701 44885 32 277 31 265 34 261 45 262 44885 43196 26 273 30 260 30 255 40 254 43196 41612 20 279 25 258 24 258 32 252 41612 40115 18 285 22 267 24 277 27 266 40115 38693 18 292 21 283 29 291 32 281 38693 37310 19 297 22 290 33 293 35 284 37310 35902 15 293 23 292 32 293 35 280 35902 34439 14 290 23 296 29 292 33 276 34439 32927 17 301 22 302 29 294 32 285 32927 31351 17 322 23 314 29 300 31 299 31351 29701 15 324 24 322 27 307 30 301 29701 27972 12 329 21 327 18 308 25 296 27972 26160 10 327 14 307 19 308 23 291 26160 24267 10 313 15 303 21 310 22 296 24267 22297 8 313 15 309 21 311 18 307 22297 20251 7 328 10 313 18 310 16 310 20251 18124 11 354 13 323 17 300 16 300 18124 15951 17 355 15 328 15 317 15 305 15951 13852 13 356 14 350 10 349 9 356 13852 11950 4 275 11 346 5 019 4 032 11950 10270 5 285 9 315 9 276 6 280 10270 8784 5 306 9 291 9 265 8 273 8784 7464 7 311 8 286 9*267 8 286 7464 6288 8 307 7 278 9*271 9 297 6288 5242 6 309 6*281 9 275 9 299 5242 4317 5 311 5*301 8 281 9 299 4317 3499 5 298 5 327 8 285 8 297 3499 2766 9 274 5 330 7 287 8 297 2766 2116 10 268 5 329 7 289 8 298 2116 1575 9*267 5 329 6 289 7 297 1575 1159 7*263 5 328 6 289 7 295 1159 873 5 262 4 328 6 290 6 291 873 699 5 262 4 328 5 290 5 285 699 600 4 262 3 327 5 290 3*275 600 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