DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 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 - - - 67.5 - - 64.3 - - 63.8 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 26 - - 18 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1530 - - 1610 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1337 - - 2130 - - 2210 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1532 - - 823 - - 1181 - - 2372 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 147 - - 133 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 006 - - 044 - - 038 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 236 - - 385 - - 106 - - -1055 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1101 - - 1745 - - 2104 - - 1662 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -233 - - -2068 - - -640 - - -1310 ODpotential blCL - - - 1570 - - 4198 - - 2850 - - 1917 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 64.3 - - 63.8 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.6 - - 58.7 - - 56.8 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 64.1 - - 63.7 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.3 - - 58.2 - - 56.4 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 26 - - 18 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1530 - - 1610 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 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] 97257 35 258 35 267 22 260 29 259 97257 90156 9 292 18 244 22 261 21 298 90156 84675 6 322 8 247 14 256 14 309 84675 80098 3 340 2 233 8 258 7 318 80098 76137 2 140 2 243 6 278 4 321 76137 72632 4 220 7 258 10 294 4 317 72632 69459 7 244 12 240 11 254 9 268 69459 66528 10 261 12 274 10 259 10 248 66528 63818 21 258 24 270 23 267 22 274 63818 61225 30 254 24 239 26 247 28 260 61225 58537 35 246 33 256 30 261 33 262 58537 55756 47 246 47 253 45 253 46 256 55756 53110 52 239 55 251 51 255 52 256 53110 50739 48 243 59 257 61 259 57 254 50739 48607 53 252 64 260 66 260 62 259 48607 46653 65 264 69 258 73 260 70 260 46653 44843 79 269 72 256 79 257 78 260 44843 43152 84 270 75 258 78 256 80 260 43152 41564 85 267 80 261 75 257 81 259 41564 40066 89 261 83 263 76 260 78 257 40066 38647 85 260 83 264 77 261 76 254 38647 37270 81 261 79 261 74 261 71 250 37270 35867 79 259 77 255 72 260 70 251 35867 34410 77 258 77 254 74 256 70 256 34410 32901 75 257 78 255 72 251 70 263 32901 31319 69 256 77 253 71 250 70 263 31319 29652 69 256 82 254 73 253 71 260 29652 27904 78 268 88 269 69 267 69 254 27904 26075 73 277 73 282 66 282 60 276 26075 24170 61 280 53 281 58 284 44 286 24170 22193 49 281 43 275 40 277 38 271 22193 20134 35 276 35 271 34 266 37 260 20134 17989 33 265 30 269 33 266 35 264 17989 15805 35 230 28 265 28 269 30 280 15805 13707 33 238 32 259 30 270 26 277 13707 11802 30 257 33 263 31 272 26 266 11802 10109 29 259 29 269 28 277 24 271 10109 8605 26 261 26 271 21 287 18 284 8605 7268 24 289 22 274 18 281 14 287 7268 6086 23 298 13 286 12 263 10 259 6086 5050 19 291 7 299 7 248 8 233 5050 4147 15 292 4 356 4 287 1 139 4147 3357 11 319 6 021 8 022 13 062 3357 2657 8 325 14*045 14*039 20 054 2657 2042 7 336 14*044 14*038 20 052 2042 1529 8*001 14 044 14 038 18 052 1529 1135 8*005 14 044 14 038 17 051 1135 865 8 006 13 044 13 037 14 051 865 701 7 006 11 043 11 037 12 050 701 607 6 005 8 044 8 036 8*049 607 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