DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.6 - - 40.8 - - 48.2 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 237 - - 170 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1998 - - 3245 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 1685 - - 2437 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 899 - - 2598 - - 3845 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1002 - - 914 - - 1855 - - 2231 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 317 - - 332 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 269 - - 267 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1416 - - -3033 - - -2486 - - -1867 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2315 - - 5631 - - 6332 - - 2473 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6815 - - -9089 - - -5114 - - -5353 ODpotential blCL - - - 7714 - - 11687 - - 8959 - - 5959 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 88 - - 92 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.6 - - 40.8 - - 48.2 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 18.2 - - 22.4 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 39.4 - - 47.2 - - 43.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.2 - - 17.0 - - 22.0 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 237 - - 170 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1998 - - 3245 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 52 - - 70 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96777 27 071 18 093 18 092 14 083 96777 89574 24 086 14 085 17 100 17 094 89574 83955 17 067 17 116 5 115 12 033 83955 79273 5 315 7 008 6 082 4 170 79273 75217 3 212 11 237 12 268 8 300 75217 71605 20 321 5 322 5 232 12 294 71605 68324 27 277 20 297 19 290 16 295 68324 65293 17 290 18 270 24 270 13 314 65293 62460 27 289 22 294 23 276 31 303 62460 59714 27 270 34 285 33 282 36 285 59714 56847 31 295 34 273 38 275 39 282 56847 53876 46 300 33 284 39 282 47 283 53876 51049 54 294 48 287 46 279 49 279 51049 48506 57 285 54 284 49 279 50 279 48506 46224 55 280 58 287 52 286 53 281 46224 44153 56 283 63 285 55 289 50 284 44153 42263 57 282 62 280 55 294 53 296 42263 40535 50 280 64 283 61 296 73 297 40535 38950 52 295 71 284 73 287 80 284 38950 37480 73 288 79 281 82 277 75 277 37480 36104 77 279 78 280 80 273 74 280 36104 34785 73 281 76 290 78 273 78 283 34785 33458 84 290 81 296 81 281 85 284 33458 32093 89 289 88 293 88 283 91 283 32093 30686 88 290 93 291 90 282 95 281 30686 29221 88 291 93 289 88 281 95 279 29221 27681 86 293 92 288 89 281 92 275 27681 26068 83 295 88 289 87 282 90 275 26068 24378 78 295 82 292 84 282 88 281 24378 22611 75 290 79 291 82 282 85 281 22611 20773 72 290 75 288 79 284 79 282 20773 18860 59 284 69 288 69 289 66 286 18860 16870 52 278 54 287 57 297 52 290 16870 14845 48 282 45 277 46 288 43 288 14845 12896 44 292 43 284 43 279 40 285 12896 11131 37 294 34 290 35 295 35 294 11131 9566 31 291 30 294 27 301 29 292 9566 8175 27 284 24 289 24 296 28 284 8175 6938 27 288 22 280 27 290 30 280 6938 5841 23 295 23 282 29 288 31 280 5841 4867 20 302 22 280 25 284 30 277 4867 4010 18 304 14 285 15*268 27 263 4010 3256 14 310 13*290 14*266 20 261 3256 2583 5 314 6*269 13 266 14 255 2583 1989 1 107 6 267 13 266 9 242 1989 1495 4 133 5 268 12 267 8 244 1495 1116 5*137 5 270 11 267 6 247 1116 854 4*136 4 271 11 267 5 248 854 696 3 137 4 272 10 267 4*245 696 606 3 137 4 271 9 268 3*233 606 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