DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 54.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 83 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2824 - - 2979 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2169 - - 1791 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3424 - - 3579 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 944 - - 845 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 325 - - 258 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 9 - - -1280 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3416 - - 4859 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8659 - - -11754 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12083 - - 15333 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 54.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.6 - - 36.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 54.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.4 - - 35.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 83 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2824 - - 2979 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97556 11 281 9 238 97556 90258 10 239 12 268 90258 84663 6 186 12 259 84663 80021 2 191 12 235 80021 75987 5 321 8 244 75987 72413 12 305 13 306 72413 69195 14 277 17 291 69195 66240 13 288 17 278 66240 63487 18 287 20 277 63487 60817 19 299 21 285 60817 58046 28 307 28 299 58046 55188 37 300 34 295 55188 52461 35 301 31 296 52461 49993 41 317 36 320 49993 47771 53 321 51 321 47771 45751 63 317 63 319 45751 43902 65 317 68 318 43902 42199 61 320 66 319 42199 40622 59 324 59 322 40622 39157 61 327 56 326 39157 37786 60 326 56 329 37786 36461 56 325 53 330 36461 35113 49 330 46 326 35113 33709 46 337 40 330 33709 32248 45 338 38 331 32248 30717 43 336 37 330 30717 29101 40 338 35 330 29101 27403 38 343 33 332 27403 25621 38 344 31 335 25621 23757 37 343 29 340 23757 21812 36 348 26 350 21812 19778 31 351 22 357 19778 17654 27 346 20 348 17654 15488 26 343 18 338 15488 13409 26 345 18 340 13409 11528 25 347 18 345 11528 9863 22 350 17 344 9863 8391 14 360 13 335 8391 7091 7 031 5 309 7091 5948 8 043 3 205 5948 4946 6 012 5 228 4946 4071 3*288 7*231 4071 3305 3*238 7*229 3305 2621 3 232 7 228 2621 2016 4 225 7 227 2016 1512 4 222 6 226 1512 1126 4 221 6 225 1126 860 3 219 6 223 860 699 3 217 5 224 699 606 3 218 5 224 606 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