DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 50.3 - - 66.0 - - 69.1 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 166 - - 52 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 273 - - 1782 - - 3094 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1394 - - 591 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 873 - - 2382 - - 3694 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 150 - - 1838 - - 1239 - - 81 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 117 - - 272 - - 224 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 17 - - 48 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 151 - - 167 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1733 - - -3585 - - -4626 - - -4582 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2606 - - 5967 - - 8321 - - 5189 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11825 - - -10886 - - -12166 - - -14013 ODpotential blCL - - - 12698 - - 13268 - - 15860 - - 14620 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 68 - - 58 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.3 - - 66.0 - - 69.1 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 42.5 - - 35.2 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 64.8 - - 68.6 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 41.6 - - 34.4 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 166 - - 52 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 273 - - 1782 - - 3094 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97379 6 117 4 259 11 272 8 313 97379 90138 6 000 4 282 3 009 1 350 90138 84586 6 324 1 283 1 244 1 320 84586 79990 5 360 3 195 7 236 4 308 79990 76010 4 007 4 272 6 279 5 335 76010 72478 5 303 5 287 6 296 8 325 72478 69299 6 333 6 329 4 280 11 304 69299 66405 11 315 12 322 7 305 15 302 66405 63723 13 303 14 311 13 297 16 304 63723 61116 19 306 16 297 18 292 19 300 61116 58393 22 307 19 301 22 293 22 294 58393 55570 28 308 25 304 24 297 22 290 55570 52873 36 304 30 302 29 302 24 298 52873 50436 35 299 34 297 34 303 30 307 50436 48235 33 297 34 297 35 302 33 307 48235 46224 33 297 33 298 35 299 35 304 46224 44368 31 296 31 294 35 298 37 304 44368 42643 29 300 29 288 34 297 38 302 42643 41031 28 306 27 286 32 296 38 301 41031 39516 29 310 24 287 28 295 37 301 39516 38086 29 315 22 294 26 294 35 305 38086 36701 28 318 23 303 26 296 33 308 36701 35295 24 323 21 305 22 299 31 307 35295 33844 18 322 15 299 18 300 24 299 33844 32356 15 298 15 296 18 299 17 298 32356 30814 17 292 17 295 19 303 18 309 30814 29200 19 294 18 289 20 298 20 318 29200 27504 18 294 16 286 19 292 19 319 27504 25725 12 299 12 299 16 282 18 318 25725 23871 7 309 9 295 11 289 16 308 23871 21943 8 328 4 301 8 277 12 307 21943 19931 12 312 4 306 6 276 10 303 19931 17824 8 321 5 323 4 304 9 318 17824 15667 5 321 7 324 5 341 5 349 15667 13589 7 286 10 300 9 339 4 020 13589 11705 4 309 7 286 7 311 5 346 11705 10034 5 358 1 234 4 268 5 296 10034 8553 4 007 3 153 4 213 6 221 8553 7242 2 203 3 186 4 210 7 196 7242 6082 4 204 3 202 4 232 6 194 6082 5061 4 166 4 207 3 230 5 170 5061 4168 5 143 4 206 2*206 6 142 4168 3381 5 134 4 188 2*194 6 126 3381 2676 5 130 4*164 1 185 6 114 2676 2055 5 132 3*153 1 172 7 101 2055 1537 6 140 3 152 1 148 9 086 1537 1139 5*145 3 148 1 126 11 075 1139 866 2*116 3 149 1 111 11 069 866 701 2 111 2 148 1 115 9*067 701 607 2 107 2 149 1 105 6*066 607 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