DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 - - - 55.4 - - 57.4 - - 65.4 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 69 - - 20 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1002 - - 4242 - - 4407 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 2694 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1602 - - 4842 - - 5007 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4114 - - 1120 - - 3075 - - 8280 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 291 - - 210 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 30 - - 31 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 204 - - 225 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 17 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -17 - - 14 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2538 - - 1230 - - -1635 - - -4887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4141 - - 3612 - - 6642 - - 5495 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4099 - - -918 - - -3872 - - -6190 ODpotential blCL - - - 5701 - - 5760 - - 8879 - - 6797 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - 99 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 57.4 - - 65.4 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.5 - - 43.7 - - 38.3 - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.1 - - 57.1 - - 65.4 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 42.4 - - 37.2 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 69 - - 20 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1002 - - 4242 - - 4407 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 94 - - 98 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 97707 12 252 21 257 13 282 16 271 97707 90328 15 246 15 257 14 261 10 261 90328 84633 9 214 11 226 12 248 11 276 84633 79871 3 154 13 201 12 249 17 281 79871 75754 2 153 10 206 15 229 17 279 75754 72104 6 276 10 227 14 219 19 254 72104 68789 18 255 15 233 17 225 14 241 68789 65720 21 243 21 248 17 248 19 263 65720 62861 26 260 25 249 23 256 20 252 62861 60091 29 252 24 256 26 258 21 269 60091 57202 26 261 24 257 25 263 27 272 57202 54209 30 270 30 260 33 271 30 279 54209 51358 33 276 28 261 37 264 30 270 51358 48788 40 280 29 278 29 256 34 288 48788 46493 44 275 34 286 32 287 47 286 46493 44432 43 280 44 285 46 286 45 279 44432 42555 43 283 47 283 47 276 41 281 42555 40828 42 292 48 283 43 273 42 282 40828 39235 47 290 53 288 47 283 44 286 39235 37760 58 292 65 288 54 288 47 293 37760 36390 68 291 74 286 68 291 52 300 36390 35088 72 293 83 287 81 288 55 300 35088 33780 78 295 87 286 86 285 54 298 33780 32429 79 294 84 286 84 285 54 298 32429 31034 75 294 75 287 78 286 54 297 31034 29577 69 296 69 291 73 285 54 296 29577 28047 64 297 67 293 71 282 54 295 28047 26444 64 296 62 291 69 284 52 293 26444 24764 53 298 52 286 63 285 49 291 24764 23006 48 299 48 282 59 283 47 289 23006 21175 50 297 45 280 58 283 46 288 21175 19264 54 294 44 281 49 286 46 291 19264 17267 55 293 49 283 44 287 38 295 17267 15225 50 290 55 282 41 285 31 292 15225 13256 40 285 45 290 35 284 31 290 13256 11464 32 277 32 295 32 283 29 287 11464 9869 27 266 41 274 35 273 28 274 9869 8448 23 261 44 268 37 255 30 262 8448 7182 20 245 37 250 38 236 31 256 7182 6054 20 228 32 221 37*235 30 256 6054 5051 22 226 33*210 36*230 30 256 5051 4166 23 234 33*209 34 227 29 255 4166 3382 24 243 33 208 33 225 28 255 3382 2680 25 240 33 207 32 224 27 254 2680 2059 25*237 30 202 31 223 25 251 2059 1540 20*228 29 200 30 222 23 248 1540 1142 19 226 27 199 28 221 20 244 1142 869 18 226 25 198 25 220 16 240 869 702 16 226 22 197 22 219 13 237 702 607 12 225 17 196 16 219 8*234 607 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