DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.2 - - 73.2 - - 74.4 - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 137 - - 19 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 2741 - - 2744 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 1977 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 888 - - 3341 - - 3344 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 294 - - 1893 - - 2862 - - 105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 295 - - 160 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 199 - - 204 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2313 - - -3017 - - -3134 - - -3949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3201 - - 6358 - - 6478 - - 4556 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6000 - - -4820 - - -5102 - - -8189 ODpotential blCL - - - 6888 - - 8161 - - 8446 - - 8796 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 91 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.2 - - 73.2 - - 74.4 - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 47.7 - - 48.4 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.0 - - 72.3 - - 74.4 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 47.1 - - 47.9 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 137 - - 19 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 2741 - - 2744 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 18 - - 66 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96667 35 241 46 257 48 262 50 271 96667 89522 18 254 27 256 35 261 38 258 89522 84020 15 268 14 256 22 254 27 256 84020 79448 16 268 11 264 16 229 18 260 79448 75495 17 255 13 259 13 238 14 261 75495 71997 17 261 15 259 14 270 13 254 71997 68828 18 260 16 261 19 270 16 268 68828 65903 19 246 19 254 21 259 20 270 65903 63178 20 244 22 246 22 251 26 260 63178 60532 22 248 25 242 24 251 30 251 60532 57761 27 247 30 240 30 254 34 252 57761 54875 30 238 35 239 37 245 39 252 54875 52110 34 239 37 242 40 246 42 256 52110 49631 44 243 43 248 42 249 47 259 49631 47432 50 241 41 248 43 252 46 261 47432 45455 48 240 38 250 43 251 44 266 45455 43657 43 239 39 252 40 252 42 271 43657 42008 38 250 42 248 40 257 40 275 42008 40479 42 251 40 244 40 259 38 272 40479 39047 41 245 38 250 33 261 37 273 39047 37690 32 242 38 251 26 271 33 274 37690 36371 22 253 34 247 25 278 31 277 36371 35027 25 262 29 242 27 269 30 277 35027 33630 28 259 25 239 23 261 26 279 33630 32180 30 256 25 237 24 253 23 280 32180 30665 32 257 25 241 22 242 19 275 30665 29073 33 258 26 250 21 239 17 257 29073 27406 35 259 27 255 22 240 17 236 27406 25660 34 264 27 250 24 239 18 232 25660 23832 31 268 26 251 26 233 18 233 23832 21921 26 267 23 254 24 231 18 228 21921 19921 21 265 21 254 20 232 19 226 19921 17827 16 267 20 249 20 230 22 226 17827 15685 11 269 15 241 19 218 24 229 15685 13624 10 275 13 230 18 223 22 237 13624 11756 8 264 17 250 21 262 18 267 11756 10100 11 265 22 262 25 269 20 261 10100 8628 16 271 19 262 22 257 20 247 8628 7316 17 259 16 262 17 229 19 238 7316 6153 15 238 14 256 15 215 19 225 6153 5125 12 236 14 227 17 213 20 212 5125 4221 10 229 15 210 17 208 21 206 4221 3423 11 219 15*201 17*205 21 202 3423 2709 12 215 15*200 16*204 21 199 2709 2078 13 214 15 199 16 204 21 196 2078 1552 16 210 14 199 15 204 20 193 1552 1148 15*207 14 199 14 204 19 190 1148 871 11*204 13 198 14 203 16 186 871 703 10 202 12 198 12 203 13 182 703 607 7 202 10 198 9 203 5*171 607 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