DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 70.7 - - 73.0 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 136 - - 15 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 277 - - 1853 - - 2489 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1348 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 877 - - 2453 - - 3089 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 217 - - 1500 - - 1714 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 259 - - 143 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 203 - - 215 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1794 - - -3512 - - -4059 - - -3949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2671 - - 5965 - - 7149 - - 4557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10599 - - -10777 - - -11005 - - -12605 ODpotential blCL - - - 11476 - - 13230 - - 14094 - - 13212 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 72 - - 82 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 70.7 - - 73.0 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.5 - - 47.2 - - 44.3 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 69.8 - - 72.9 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 46.4 - - 43.6 - - 45.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 136 - - 15 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 277 - - 1853 - - 2489 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97211 13 288 23 278 13 241 17 269 97211 90010 7 198 9 260 8 252 5 266 90010 84478 10 125 5 197 5 244 4 343 84478 79884 17 097 10 151 9 198 2 283 79884 75900 14 083 10 136 10 180 6 215 75900 72375 6 061 4 124 8 153 8 195 72375 69199 2 239 7 235 0 244 7 156 69199 66290 9 209 12 222 4 265 2 225 66290 63593 8 202 13 224 12 257 8 277 63593 60979 10 248 15 228 21 251 19 261 60979 58253 15 271 13 237 22 250 25 251 58253 55431 29 276 17 277 23 257 29 243 55431 52748 30 265 26 282 23 268 23 251 52748 50330 33 257 36 274 36 272 36 275 50330 48146 26 253 37 264 41 265 40 273 48146 46147 27 270 39 265 37 265 49 275 46147 44306 42 269 44 263 47 261 54 272 44306 42615 46 263 51 260 54 258 53 263 42615 41062 48 264 52 264 51 263 49 262 41062 39619 49 269 51 269 41 269 52 267 39619 38253 45 275 49 269 40 274 47 271 38253 36924 43 274 47 258 41 275 40 279 36924 35566 39 264 44 255 42 272 39 284 35566 34149 39 260 42 261 43 270 40 285 34149 32676 36 267 37 268 39 271 39 279 32676 31131 20 260 34 277 36 275 31 274 31131 29502 13 253 36 283 33 278 32 275 29502 27791 20 260 38 279 35 278 35 280 27791 25997 32 279 34 271 35 276 36 280 25997 24120 41 283 30 270 31 277 34 279 24120 22164 29 260 23 270 26 283 28 283 22164 20121 18 243 21 259 22 284 20 281 20121 17990 15 255 17 258 20 273 17 269 17990 15815 12 272 15 264 17 262 17 262 15815 13717 12 269 13 261 13 250 17 255 13717 11812 10 259 12 258 13 259 14 259 11812 10124 9 245 11 259 12 280 10 294 10124 8633 8 256 9 262 11 288 10 314 8633 7312 6 279 7 259 10 283 9 313 7312 6143 4 301 5 242 8 276 8 298 6143 5110 3 314 5 226 8 263 6 283 5110 4204 2 276 6 222 8 244 6 246 4204 3407 5 230 8 220 7*228 7 206 3407 2696 8 222 10*212 7*222 7 187 2696 2069 11 219 9*206 6 218 7 183 2069 1546 12 212 8 204 6 215 7 183 1546 1145 12*202 7 203 6 212 7 182 1145 869 8*192 7 201 5 211 7 177 869 702 6 190 6 200 5 209 6 168 702 607 5 189 6 200 4 208 4*164 607 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