DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/21 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 - - - 53.4 - - 65.8 - - 70.4 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 184 - - 52 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 143 - - 1314 - - 2682 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1100 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 743 - - 1914 - - 3282 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 289 - - 1508 - - 1845 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 253 - - 213 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 22 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 216 - - 283 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2298 - - -3233 - - -4111 - - -4409 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3041 - - 5148 - - 7393 - - 5016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11676 - - -9355 - - -10304 - - -12224 ODpotential blCL - - - 12419 - - 11269 - - 13586 - - 12831 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 57 - - 45 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 65.8 - - 70.4 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 45.7 - - 40.5 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 64.6 - - 69.8 - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 45.2 - - 39.8 - - 40.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 184 - - 52 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 143 - - 1314 - - 2682 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97222 1 209 8 270 7 292 1 314 97222 90028 7 053 2 204 2 251 7 054 90028 84508 3 020 4 110 2 233 5 021 84508 79918 1 288 2 343 5 320 4 025 79918 75960 2 250 2 301 8 286 7 338 75960 72458 1 068 2 344 8 275 10 309 72458 69291 9 321 4 341 7 284 11 298 69291 66387 17 320 10 321 9 300 11 301 66387 63696 26 300 18 308 15 305 15 308 63696 61087 27 281 23 299 16 301 17 287 61087 58364 27 288 25 289 22 294 23 296 58364 55536 31 289 29 285 32 287 33 295 55536 52833 35 289 36 287 38 291 35 294 52833 50388 37 288 42 289 41 294 36 296 50388 48182 35 289 44 288 44 291 43 300 48182 46174 34 292 44 286 47 291 50 300 46174 44327 35 294 45 286 51 293 54 298 44327 42611 37 295 47 288 51 293 55 297 42611 41005 41 298 46 289 50 295 56 297 41005 39493 41 302 46 293 51 297 57 299 39493 38065 42 308 46 299 53 298 57 301 38065 36684 40 310 47 304 52 299 56 302 36684 35280 41 311 49 308 51 299 55 301 35280 33824 40 310 45 308 48 305 54 308 33824 32324 34 309 43 307 43 311 51 315 32324 30777 32 305 37 302 40 315 49 323 30777 29165 20 302 29 298 32 316 49 327 29165 27476 18 310 19 285 25 329 38 323 27476 25702 17 315 10 277 15 309 30 319 25702 23844 13 338 12 288 12 295 22 316 23844 21912 14 322 15 303 15 305 18 307 21912 19899 18 318 17 306 20 310 22 316 19899 17796 15 318 16 316 21 310 22 317 17796 15650 10 303 14 311 18 304 20 310 15650 13583 7 316 11 282 17 299 19 310 13583 11703 6 312 10 272 17 302 18 315 11703 10035 6 290 9 277 15 302 17 324 10035 8559 4 262 7 274 11 298 16 331 8559 7252 4 219 6 267 9 297 13 329 7252 6096 4 233 7 272 9 302 12 313 6096 5078 5 275 6 277 8 298 11 290 5078 4183 6 293 5 277 6 283 9 288 4183 3393 7 281 5 272 4*273 7 294 3393 2687 6 254 4 253 3*273 5 307 2687 2062 7 231 3*225 3 278 4 333 2062 1542 6 212 2*219 2 284 4 008 1542 1142 6 187 2 215 2 290 5 031 1142 868 4*173 2 216 2 297 6 040 868 702 3*170 2 212 2 296 6 045 702 607 2 169 2 214 1 297 5*046 607 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