DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 34.0 - - 38.9 - - 43.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 334 - - 277 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2685 - - 3684 - - 4217 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1954 - - 3057 - - 3383 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3285 - - 4284 - - 4817 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 438 - - 770 - - 577 - - 3933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 296 - - 435 - - 425 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 354 - - 007 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 697 - - 308 - - -1140 - - -4307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2589 - - 3976 - - 5957 - - 4913 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 341 - - -117 - - -12275 - - -14580 ODpotential blCL - - - 2944 - - 4401 - - 17092 - - 15185 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 68 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.0 - - 38.9 - - 43.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 24.0 - - 19.4 - - 20.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 37.2 - - 41.7 - - 39.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 22.8 - - 18.7 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 334 - - 277 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2685 - - 3684 - - 4217 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96409 17 252 18 272 19 269 20 269 96409 89218 11 262 11 251 18 270 21 265 89218 83695 9 239 10 223 17 258 23 270 83695 79105 10 255 11 262 18 254 20 259 79105 75115 17 256 18 264 23 264 23 274 75115 71569 23 245 22 261 28 265 33 268 71569 68350 28 257 27 258 27 253 30 265 68350 65386 33 258 31 271 29 270 32 286 65386 62640 28 262 33 272 34 281 40 284 62640 59977 32 281 35 268 41 269 40 273 59977 57180 41 275 39 264 44 268 41 277 57180 54256 51 273 53 271 58 275 54 283 54256 51460 62 269 65 269 66 273 59 280 51460 48948 67 264 68 271 66 274 61 281 48948 46705 69 272 72 273 69 275 65 281 46705 44678 80 276 76 275 71 276 67 280 44678 42828 84 275 76 275 73 282 68 279 42828 41129 83 272 77 283 78 286 72 282 41129 39564 81 275 86 286 82 286 79 283 39564 38113 86 285 92 283 86 285 85 282 38113 36759 99 289 92 281 90 284 90 284 36759 35458 110 287 93 282 92 284 93 287 35458 34138 113 287 95 282 92 284 93 287 34138 32765 113 288 97 282 92 284 91 287 32765 31340 111 289 97 282 91 284 89 287 31340 29843 107 290 94 285 85 284 84 286 29843 28266 100 291 91 287 79 284 82 284 28266 26611 96 291 88 287 74 287 78 283 26611 24877 93 292 83 290 70 291 70 286 24877 23063 88 293 81 296 69 295 65 292 23063 21174 83 293 79 300 69 300 62 298 21174 19203 79 295 75 301 70 305 62 301 19203 17144 78 296 70 303 70 307 61 303 17144 15041 71 300 64 309 62 311 56 310 15041 13018 61 309 53 312 49 313 44 314 13018 11191 49 318 44 318 39 312 34 310 11191 9581 42 330 39 323 34 318 27 306 9581 8161 40 338 38 326 34 326 23 322 8161 6901 39 340 37 330 31 331 20 340 6901 5788 38 339 31 338 24*340 16 345 5788 4816 33 348 17*349 13*003 8 342 4816 3970 24*360 14*353 13 005 6 346 3970 3225 18*004 14 354 12 007 5 033 3225 2559 17 004 14 354 12 008 8 064 2559 1972 17 004 13 355 12 009 12 073 1972 1483 17 005 13 355 12 010 13 074 1483 1109 16 005 12 355 12 010 13 074 1109 851 15 005 12 355 11 010 12 075 851 695 14 004 11 355 11 011 11 075 695 605 11 005 9 355 9 011 8*074 605 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