DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 66.7 - - 62.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 660 - - 711 - - 160 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1260 - - 1311 - - 760 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1243 - - 1089 - - 1720 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 118 - - 87 - - 34 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 039 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 486 - - 413 - - -228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 774 - - 898 - - 988 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 133 - - -9 - - -630 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1127 - - 1320 - - 1390 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 66.7 - - 62.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 64.5 - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 66.7 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 64.2 - - 60.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 660 - - 711 - - 160 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 11 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] 98199 4 009 2 317 6 344 98199 90863 4 268 5 274 6 346 90863 85183 11 258 14 290 8 318 85183 80462 11 282 11 291 9 295 80462 76399 8 311 6 309 6 287 76399 72822 8 306 9 321 9 315 72822 69597 8 309 8 301 8 310 69597 66628 12 320 7 310 10 316 66628 63863 14 310 12 308 14 315 63863 61192 10 283 12 297 19 315 61192 58432 11 299 14 293 17 287 58432 55585 19 298 20 288 17 285 55585 52876 21 288 21 272 22 271 52876 50448 26 281 23 278 24 277 50448 48275 32 259 30 271 28 271 48275 46299 33 253 36 271 35 280 46299 44485 40 263 51 257 44 265 44485 42814 51 256 51 247 49 251 42814 41256 46 255 49 259 54 247 41256 39791 46 268 48 266 54 250 39791 38403 52 274 53 269 55 254 38403 37053 51 273 58 267 54 253 37053 35673 47 267 56 267 51 255 35673 34233 50 262 51 271 44 253 34233 32738 51 262 43 281 38 249 32738 31173 46 266 41 270 34 259 31173 29523 41 261 42 265 32 258 29523 27787 43 257 38 265 29 255 27787 25971 38 266 37 267 23 254 25971 24080 29 269 28 269 19 252 24080 22117 30 263 22 250 19 254 22117 20074 31 255 24 251 20 262 20074 17947 25 255 23 261 19 271 17947 15781 19 258 18 268 17 267 15781 13695 21 266 18 278 14 272 13695 11799 22 263 18 285 6 309 11799 10117 15 244 16 281 5 307 10117 8624 5 161 8 253 4 320 8624 7300 6 116 6 105 6 011 7300 6126 5 065 8 052 7 022 6126 5089 5 040 9 036 8 015 5089 4180 5 069 9 039 14 041 4180 3382 8 062 12 051 21 056 3382 2674 15 052 19 055 29 055 2674 2052 17 047 22 046 28 051 2052 1536 17*045 21*043 26 048 1536 1140 16*045 19*040 22 046 1140 867 14 044 17 039 19*045 867 702 12 043 14 038 16*044 702 607 9 042 10 037 11 043 607 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