DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/15 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 69.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 173 - - 75 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 651 - - 2228 - - 1275 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 1724 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1251 - - 2828 - - 1875 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1027 - - 831 - - 874 - - 1677 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 134 - - 296 - - 186 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 056 - - 018 - - 024 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1112 - - -1367 - - -1361 - - -1294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2363 - - 4195 - - 3236 - - 1901 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7681 - - -7300 - - -5394 - - -6157 ODpotential blCL - - - 8932 - - 10128 - - 7269 - - 6764 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 69.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 53.0 - - 53.7 - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 67.7 - - 65.2 - - 60.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 52.5 - - 53.5 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 173 - - 75 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 651 - - 2228 - - 1275 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 86 - - 98 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 96963 42 256 46 263 47 256 50 259 96963 89820 28 270 32 262 35 266 35 273 89820 84287 17 279 18 255 22 278 23 294 84287 79706 7 281 10 290 11 284 13 322 79706 75769 5 333 9 323 6 301 7 333 75769 72277 9 032 9 336 10 338 7 020 72277 69109 10 002 5 350 10 336 11 336 69109 66206 10 344 7 044 3 337 6 320 66206 63520 16 329 15 002 1 340 4 336 63520 60908 23 287 22 336 10 325 7 291 60908 58192 30 288 24 302 18 308 18 299 58192 55409 41 289 35 289 39 295 33 302 55409 52782 53 285 54 282 56 289 48 294 52782 50424 60 277 62 277 65 283 58 288 50424 48297 60 276 62 279 68 279 64 288 48297 46351 64 285 65 282 71 280 71 288 46351 44552 73 287 74 282 76 283 75 288 44552 42874 78 286 77 282 80 284 80 287 42874 41297 79 284 79 282 83 284 82 287 41297 39810 79 283 79 282 84 284 85 289 39810 38405 78 283 79 283 84 285 86 290 38405 37045 77 285 77 284 83 286 84 289 37045 35658 73 288 74 287 78 288 80 289 35658 34215 69 288 70 288 73 290 77 292 34215 32718 67 287 66 287 70 292 75 295 32718 31154 66 285 64 289 69 294 72 297 31154 29510 64 289 64 292 67 294 62 300 29510 27786 64 293 62 292 63 292 54 298 27786 25977 63 293 57 291 59 291 48 300 25977 24086 60 290 51 293 51 293 44 306 24086 22120 56 294 47 297 46 297 41 310 22120 20073 47 300 43 302 43 302 39 311 20073 17940 38 304 39 304 36 305 35 311 17940 15769 35 305 36 302 34 309 29 313 15769 13682 32 300 35 303 33 314 27 316 13682 11783 29 303 36 297 37 309 29 318 11783 10095 29 318 33 300 36 309 31 318 10095 8603 30 321 24 310 27 311 28 321 8603 7283 26 318 14 331 19 321 21 315 7283 6113 20 309 13 338 11 310 14 303 6113 5080 18 309 16 321 12 317 11 303 5080 4172 17 301 14 311 10 331 7 317 4172 3374 11 266 9*314 9 354 6 017 3374 2665 6 232 5*017 7 012 7 062 2665 2045 1 179 6 018 8*023 13 062 2045 1530 6*057 6 018 9*024 14 055 1530 1136 6*056 6 018 9 024 13 053 1136 866 6 056 6 017 9 024 12 051 866 701 5 055 6 018 8 024 10*051 701 607 5 056 5 017 7 023 7*050 607 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