DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 = 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 - - - 34.5 - - 41.9 - - 48.6 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 159 - - 274 - - 192 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2137 - - 2746 - - 3462 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1625 - - 2287 - - 2670 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2737 - - 3346 - - 4062 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 799 - - 677 - - 682 - - 2713 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 285 - - 372 - - 357 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 70 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 9 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 197 - - 205 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -549 - - -716 - - -1561 - - -2910 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3286 - - 4062 - - 5623 - - 3516 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8216 - - -7222 - - -8793 - - -8879 ODpotential blCL - - - 10953 - - 10568 - - 12855 - - 9485 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 72 - - 57 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 41.9 - - 48.6 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 26.7 - - 26.4 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 40.4 - - 47.5 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.6 - - 25.6 - - 25.2 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 159 - - 274 - - 192 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2137 - - 2746 - - 3462 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96266 26 258 20 253 26 248 29 271 96266 88970 28 262 26 266 27 282 21 290 88970 83376 25 267 27 278 28 297 26 298 83376 78740 22 260 30 258 36 267 36 285 78740 74773 35 293 27 299 29 289 31 278 74773 71287 50 279 46 292 41 303 38 293 71287 68128 51 277 49 278 52 286 47 290 68128 65206 54 287 51 282 55 287 52 290 65206 62485 68 289 59 290 62 288 59 292 62485 59851 73 282 67 287 65 288 65 292 59851 57099 75 284 68 288 72 290 70 294 57099 54225 82 289 77 293 81 291 79 293 54225 51477 88 290 91 292 87 291 86 293 51477 49010 94 290 99 291 92 293 88 295 49010 46794 98 290 102 291 97 294 93 296 46794 44785 101 291 106 291 101 296 101 295 44785 42964 109 290 110 290 109 295 105 295 42964 41312 112 284 106 290 112 293 104 296 41312 39797 100 286 103 297 109 295 102 295 39797 38386 102 301 115 304 111 300 102 296 38386 37053 121 307 122 306 115 301 103 296 37053 35757 128 306 120 306 114 301 104 295 35757 34429 124 304 116 305 112 302 103 295 34429 33042 117 302 111 304 111 304 100 298 33042 31600 109 303 107 304 109 304 98 301 31600 30086 102 307 104 305 105 303 96 301 30086 28491 95 306 99 305 98 303 91 300 28491 26817 91 301 94 304 92 303 85 301 26817 25065 92 299 90 302 88 302 74 299 25065 23237 87 299 82 300 85 302 69 297 23237 21334 80 298 77 299 77 303 66 296 21334 19349 73 300 71 299 69 303 59 297 19349 17284 67 303 61 296 60 304 52 299 17284 15180 56 305 54 294 53 295 47 295 15180 13155 43 312 41 291 49 290 43 293 13155 11317 34 319 32 288 35 286 37 295 11317 9694 27 325 21 294 30 263 33 265 9694 8263 22 328 14 291 25 242 35 259 8263 6997 18 329 11 281 23 233 35 246 6997 5876 15 331 9 271 22 227 31 234 5876 4888 10 328 8 247 20*219 27 227 4888 4022 9 291 10*211 16*210 24 215 4022 3263 7*280 10*202 16 208 22 202 3263 2588 0*106 10 199 16 206 22 197 2588 1993 1 108 9 197 16 205 22 195 1993 1497 1 105 9 195 15 203 21 194 1497 1117 1 100 8 193 15 202 19 192 1117 855 1 097 8 192 14 202 17 190 855 696 1 097 7 192 13 201 14*189 696 606 1 098 7 191 11 201 9*188 606 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