DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 65.7 - - 69.0 - - 65.0 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 63 - - 38 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 572 - - 1728 - - 1616 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1172 - - 2328 - - 2216 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1114 - - 1790 - - 1815 - - 1695 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 197 - - 163 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 280 - - 325 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2427 - - -662 - - 447 - - -1513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3600 - - 2990 - - 1769 - - 2120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7053 - - -1734 - - 166 - - -8369 ODpotential blCL - - - 8225 - - 4062 - - 2050 - - 8976 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 99 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 390 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 69.0 - - 65.0 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.3 - - 58.0 - - 59.4 - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 68.6 - - 64.7 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 57.7 - - 59.1 - - 51.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 63 - - 38 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 572 - - 1728 - - 1616 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 101 - - 96 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 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] 96601 55 252 65 248 66 261 65 265 96601 89492 38 247 46 248 48 256 47 263 89492 84023 27 252 30 251 36 245 37 265 84023 79461 23 250 22 256 30 243 31 265 79461 75510 18 252 18 258 24 242 28 255 75510 72009 18 280 16 266 21 247 25 248 72009 68830 22 291 20 267 21 261 21 264 68830 65898 30 275 24 258 26 266 27 275 65898 63176 34 254 31 255 32 253 26 274 63176 60526 34 248 36 257 33 252 39 265 60526 57750 41 248 40 260 41 259 46 251 57750 54868 41 260 46 263 49 264 42 261 54868 52116 61 272 63 260 67 268 66 270 52116 49640 70 264 74 256 80 260 76 264 49640 47430 70 262 74 256 75 260 77 265 47430 45441 65 264 72 258 76 266 78 267 45441 43634 63 266 69 263 79 267 80 270 43634 41977 62 265 71 266 79 269 83 272 41977 40439 58 262 71 264 78 272 80 273 40439 39002 59 261 68 262 78 274 76 279 39002 37650 59 258 67 259 77 272 75 282 37650 36340 56 256 65 258 74 267 74 279 36340 35002 53 253 63 260 68 264 70 277 35002 33606 50 253 61 261 63 268 65 275 33606 32157 46 250 60 263 61 274 62 278 32157 30638 43 250 58 265 59 276 62 285 30638 29035 42 252 55 266 56 274 63 287 29035 27352 39 256 50 265 52 269 59 287 27352 25589 36 259 46 263 48 269 54 280 25589 23747 31 253 40 264 43 269 52 278 23747 21825 32 256 38 267 40 267 47 277 21825 19819 35 261 37 271 38 272 44 280 19819 17727 36 263 38 272 40 284 42 288 17727 15595 36 261 38 264 38 284 36 290 15595 13542 36 255 38 259 37 278 31 288 13542 11675 37 252 35 260 39 274 32 284 11675 10012 38 250 37 259 42 274 32 272 10012 8531 35 251 40 255 38 274 33 297 8531 7218 32 256 36 253 30 274 23 309 7218 6062 29 254 29 254 19 281 17 317 6062 5046 23 252 22 259 14 276 15 327 5046 4154 19 257 18 264 15 292 11 334 4154 3368 19 260 15 267 16 305 10 331 3368 2666 22 262 14*271 14*322 13 340 2666 2047 22 258 13*276 14*324 15 342 2047 1533 19*247 13 279 13 325 15 341 1533 1138 16*243 12 281 12 325 14 340 1138 866 14 241 12 282 11 325 12 337 866 701 12 241 11 282 10 324 10*335 701 607 8 240 9 283 8 324 4*333 607 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