DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 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 - - - 61.8 - - 69.8 - - 70.2 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 185 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 567 - - 2010 - - 3552 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 1618 - - 2223 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1167 - - 2610 - - 4152 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 367 - - 2125 - - 1464 - - 1109 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 297 - - 276 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 318 - - 314 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1531 - - -1033 - - -650 - - -1515 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2698 - - 3644 - - 4802 - - 2122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6670 - - -2992 - - -6813 - - -7352 ODpotential blCL - - - 7837 - - 5602 - - 10965 - - 7959 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 75 - - 66 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 69.8 - - 70.2 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.3 - - 56.0 - - 51.4 - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 68.5 - - 69.6 - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 55.1 - - 50.5 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 185 - - 81 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 567 - - 2010 - - 3552 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 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] 97945 22 239 22 251 20 237 21 236 97945 90598 14 228 23 240 26 241 18 257 90598 84932 5 228 22 231 21 254 16 267 84932 80235 6 252 15 214 14 255 13 253 80235 76193 10 252 11 230 13 281 12 269 76193 72625 9 278 10 258 15 250 15 279 72625 69392 9 289 11 301 14 262 20 285 69392 66421 11 311 16 290 19 265 25 285 66421 63675 17 305 16 287 21 271 28 271 63675 61005 26 289 27 284 29 274 30 280 61005 58215 36 285 36 278 43 284 42 287 58215 55330 47 274 47 269 51 275 45 284 55330 52578 53 268 53 269 53 274 59 280 52578 50100 59 270 60 270 61 273 66 267 50100 47863 65 269 64 266 64 271 64 274 47863 45820 70 266 65 267 64 270 68 282 45820 43957 73 265 73 271 66 269 69 283 43957 42251 77 265 78 271 70 272 67 278 42251 40677 78 266 75 268 70 274 64 274 40677 39211 77 265 71 270 64 276 62 276 39211 37833 72 266 69 274 62 280 62 281 37833 36505 66 269 68 275 65 279 64 280 36505 35159 61 269 66 275 65 276 68 280 35159 33761 57 271 64 275 65 277 68 281 33761 32310 59 274 66 275 64 281 64 286 32310 30789 59 276 67 274 61 283 60 287 30789 29188 57 278 63 278 55 284 54 285 29188 27506 57 281 57 281 46 288 48 286 27506 25740 57 283 50 279 42 299 44 293 25740 23890 53 285 49 279 43 302 43 303 23890 21957 46 283 47 280 45 298 44 308 21957 19937 41 283 43 282 44 300 41 306 19937 17823 35 293 38 286 42 302 38 306 17823 15664 27 298 34 286 40 299 36 303 15664 13586 25 288 27 288 34 295 34 298 13586 11697 27 291 24 292 29 295 33 304 11697 10024 26 296 24 301 26 297 31 309 10024 8545 25 301 25 309 22 304 29 313 8545 7236 25 312 22 316 18 312 27 317 7236 6079 22 320 18 316 15 313 22 324 6079 5060 18 316 16 310 14 308 19 330 5060 4166 16 316 15 314 14*309 19 329 4166 3379 13 323 13 319 14*311 19 323 3379 2677 12 324 11*319 14 313 18 323 2677 2056 12 327 11*319 14 314 16 326 2056 1538 12*321 11 318 14 315 15 328 1538 1141 10*306 10 318 14 315 14 329 1141 868 7 295 9 318 13 316 11 328 868 702 6 294 9 318 12 316 9*326 702 607 5 293 7 318 9 316 4*321 607 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