DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 1010z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.3 - - 73.6 - - 81.3 - - 82.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 3 - - 65 - - 70 - - -56 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1101 - - 4340 - - 0 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 581 - - 583 - - 2942 - - 583 - - 583 Hcrit BL Top 598 - - 1701 - - 4940 - - 600 - - 600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 254 - - 931 - - 2654 - - 8109 - - 1112 Hgt.Variab. W* 16 - - 184 - - 315 - - 0 - - 19 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 12 - - 20 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 108 - - 222 - - 199 - - 219 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 4 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -277 - - -954 - - 796 - - -3447 - - -1397 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 875 - - 2655 - - 4145 - - 4047 - - 1998 sfcLCL ODpotential -11708 - - -3360 - - -1600 - - -4590 - - -3938 ODpotential blCL 12306 - - 5061 - - 6540 - - 5190 - - 4538 blCL maxRH 100 - - 78 - - 77 - - 90 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 210 - - 240 - - 1150 - - 1980 - - 1310 CAPE Temp@2m 50.3 - - 73.6 - - 81.3 - - 82.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.5 - - 63.7 - - 64.8 - - 66.5 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.5 - - 73.1 - - 80.9 - - 82.9 - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.4 - - 62.3 - - 62.8 - - 64.6 - - 66.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 3 - - 65 - - 70 - - -56 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1101 - - 4340 - - 0 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 13 - - 9 - - 59 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 - - 14 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] 98053 17 090 27 094 32 099 13 123 24 080 98053 90671 22 088 29 100 24 097 21 102 20 088 90671 85036 25 082 27 099 19 102 25 090 20 096 85036 80360 24 087 23 097 16 108 24 089 17 095 80360 76301 21 097 18 097 14 115 18 091 17 092 76301 72685 15 098 13 094 13 113 13 121 12 075 72685 69402 8 089 7 113 10 103 14 132 7 102 69402 66377 3 086 7 132 4 122 8 145 8 120 66377 63572 4 314 4 125 6 153 4 172 6 150 63572 60874 9 277 4 261 5 206 3 247 3 206 60874 58071 12 249 6 232 10 242 10 240 11 257 58071 55177 13 256 13 239 18 236 20 246 19 258 55177 52437 20 268 17 243 20 244 24 265 23 277 52437 49971 26 251 32 261 30 262 28 267 28 261 49971 47748 31 249 41 259 38 266 27 255 31 239 47748 45744 40 258 48 255 45 256 41 253 25 230 45744 43924 43 265 43 251 46 239 55 239 30 241 43924 42249 42 260 36 252 48 229 51 219 33 233 42249 40701 42 252 38 238 51 227 50 218 37 233 40701 39255 41 246 42 233 51 227 51 220 46 230 39255 37888 40 242 40 231 49 229 51 221 51 231 37888 36558 37 242 37 230 47 229 52 219 46 226 36558 35201 33 245 36 228 44 228 52 216 40 213 35201 33789 31 249 36 229 40 223 50 213 44 207 33789 32325 31 251 37 230 39 216 48 210 46 206 32325 30793 31 249 39 229 40 215 47 209 45 208 30793 29182 31 245 43 227 42 220 47 213 43 213 29182 27490 33 241 44 230 42 228 45 220 44 219 27490 25718 36 243 43 238 41 236 42 227 47 223 25718 23866 34 243 42 243 42 240 34 231 49 224 23866 21937 32 244 39 245 38 241 32 228 51 224 21937 19930 29 248 36 246 36 245 33 229 47 225 19930 17842 26 240 28 245 33 243 32 241 41 218 17842 15713 27 232 26 246 30 235 36 252 35 217 15713 13660 28 227 29 243 30 232 33 251 23 223 13660 11794 27 222 32 236 31 232 21 251 22 210 11794 10139 21 216 28 228 30 226 21 226 26 207 10139 8671 16 225 25 212 28 223 26 202 32 206 8671 7364 20 238 19 205 27 219 26 199 33 206 7364 6198 22 240 17 226 28 213 27 202 32 206 6198 5163 25 237 20 232 27*211 28 207 28 206 5163 4250 27 236 21 235 25*207 28 210 21 205 4250 3443 29 235 22 234 23 204 29 213 12 204 3443 2721 29 233 23 231 20 198 28 214 8 218 2721 2083 26 231 22*228 19 196 28 216 8 236 2083 1552 16 214 17*224 18 195 26 216 11 233 1552 1146 8 183 12 222 17 194 24 217 12 227 1146 866 5 116 10 222 16 193 21 218 11 223 866 697 4*111 9 221 14 193 18*219 9*221 697 599 4*108 7 222 11 192 13*219 5*218 599 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