DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/29 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.5 - - 48.5 - - 59.1 - - 63.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 137 - - 267 - - 132 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 6 - - 533 - - 2811 - - 3436 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit 589 - - 590 - - 2318 - - 2449 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top 606 - - 1133 - - 3411 - - 4036 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 76 - - 542 - - 600 - - 496 - - 3608 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 169 - - 369 - - 314 - - 1 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 26 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 094 - - 103 - - 095 - - 102 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -158 - - -1105 - - -1985 - - -3589 - - -4791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 764 - - 2238 - - 5396 - - 7625 - - 5397 sfcLCL ODpotential -14460 - - -13180 - - -12425 - - -13472 - - -15259 ODpotential blCL 15066 - - 14313 - - 15836 - - 17508 - - 15865 blCL maxRH 90 - - 81 - - 65 - - 54 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.5 - - 48.5 - - 59.1 - - 63.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.9 - - 41.4 - - 38.1 - - 32.6 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.6 - - 47.6 - - 57.5 - - 62.3 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.1 - - 41.0 - - 37.1 - - 31.5 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 137 - - 267 - - 132 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 6 - - 533 - - 2811 - - 3436 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 60 - - 25 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98106 9 071 11 092 8 092 8 098 0 097 98106 90748 11 046 14 069 12 097 8 082 10 069 90748 85070 5 059 11 077 11 107 4 050 10 047 85070 80343 8 132 3 116 7 097 4 049 6 036 80343 76260 3 152 6 162 1 034 5 135 3 294 76260 72653 7 261 5 137 5 318 5 125 5 246 72653 69394 4 275 3 021 4 308 4 325 3 351 69394 66404 6 320 8 338 2 345 5 303 6 337 66404 63653 5 315 4 307 5 286 6 290 8 314 63653 61008 5 339 4 325 6 276 6 314 8 328 61008 58255 13 319 9 320 10 286 13 297 15 307 58255 55398 19 321 10 322 9 280 14 274 15 286 55398 52659 26 316 20 312 16 303 18 297 17 290 52659 50186 27 303 25 297 21 296 23 292 21 291 50186 47968 24 296 23 295 19 295 24 282 25 284 47968 45955 22 301 22 308 20 296 22 275 25 281 45955 44112 26 315 28 317 24 308 22 283 27 277 44112 42409 31 324 34 317 28 311 25 289 27 276 42409 40830 34 330 34 316 29 310 29 289 28 280 40830 39352 33 332 29 315 26 307 28 283 30 286 39352 37961 29 334 25 313 23 308 24 278 28 286 37961 36618 29 338 25 307 23 308 20 288 24 289 36618 35260 29 340 28 297 23 312 17 300 21 296 35260 33855 27 338 26 294 23 319 19 322 16 301 33855 32397 26 334 24 306 23 317 22 328 12 315 32397 30869 25 332 24 311 20 314 20 323 12 303 30869 29255 25 330 20 319 18 318 15 316 16 287 29255 27557 23 335 16 329 15 318 14 307 16 280 27557 25775 17 337 13 316 9 308 11 282 14 274 25775 23913 14 341 12 304 8 280 11 270 13 269 23913 21974 13 352 9 301 7 262 9 268 10 276 21974 19953 12 007 6 315 6 215 8 248 9 283 19953 17840 13 352 8 346 5 225 9 266 9 299 17840 15678 16 347 10 000 5 300 10 297 10 324 15678 13591 14 344 11 352 7 330 8 331 9 353 13591 11692 15 358 12 008 8 008 5 009 6 021 11692 10002 15 030 12 039 5 066 2 107 2 071 10002 8506 10 051 9 066 4 104 4 160 1 182 8506 7186 3 068 3 104 1 317 2 357 3 058 7186 6030 3 281 1 096 2 024 3 036 4 076 6030 5016 6 337 5 041 2 044 3 102 6 124 5016 4130 9 348 4 037 2*102 4*106 9 107 4130 3351 3 063 3 151 3*094 4*104 8 104 3351 2655 6 091 4 134 3 096 4 104 7 109 2655 2041 6 101 8 099 3 096 4 102 7 116 2041 1528 7 107 8*100 3 096 4 102 6 121 1528 1135 6 103 7*102 3 094 4 101 5 125 1135 865 6 086 4 104 2 093 4 101 5 128 865 700 5*081 4 105 2 096 4 100 4 130 700 606 2*094 3 104 2 095 3 099 4*130 606 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