DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 25.0 - - 28.5 - - 28.9 - - 26.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 28 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 534 - - 2295 - - 2542 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1134 - - 2895 - - 3142 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1173 - - 1159 - - 762 - - 3284 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 168 - - 118 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 283 - - 277 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -144 - - 992 - - 674 - - -1057 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1278 - - 1903 - - 2469 - - 1662 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1385 - - 598 - - 300 - - -1717 ODpotential blCL - - - 2519 - - 2297 - - 2842 - - 2322 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.0 - - 28.5 - - 28.9 - - 26.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 22.6 - - 20.5 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 27.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 21.6 - - 19.9 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 28 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 534 - - 2295 - - 2542 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95596 83 225 76 235 79 243 80 250 95596 88484 72 247 58 247 62 245 62 253 88484 83051 47 257 44 261 45 257 50 258 83051 78538 37 281 38 272 43 275 37 259 78538 74630 32 295 36 280 42 281 34 272 74630 71159 34 306 36 284 39 286 37 285 71159 68007 40 311 36 293 34 297 37 290 68007 65094 44 309 37 304 36 298 41 293 65094 62371 45 298 40 307 37 295 43 289 62371 59709 41 294 42 306 43 301 40 291 59709 56897 45 304 53 303 46 300 42 299 56897 53944 56 303 54 299 50 291 48 287 53944 51117 59 313 57 307 49 292 50 280 51117 48576 72 315 63 302 55 294 57 280 48576 46306 74 306 58 304 62 287 61 283 46306 44251 74 309 66 303 63 288 67 285 44251 42379 79 314 73 300 67 294 68 288 42379 40668 87 308 80 298 77 294 78 296 40668 39087 88 308 85 296 86 292 94 294 39087 37621 91 309 89 298 88 293 96 287 37621 36261 97 311 96 300 95 297 100 287 36261 34961 104 312 101 300 106 298 114 288 34961 33644 105 313 103 300 107 295 119 285 33644 32280 94 311 101 301 106 293 120 286 32280 30871 85 312 97 302 106 294 120 285 30871 29395 81 314 87 303 104 295 111 286 29395 27839 77 313 78 302 100 296 104 289 27839 26207 73 313 75 301 95 297 96 290 26207 24497 65 313 70 301 85 296 88 290 24497 22711 61 313 66 304 75 295 84 288 22711 20852 60 309 65 308 73 297 74 288 20852 18921 60 309 67 308 72 300 66 293 18921 16912 60 315 64 313 65 303 60 296 16912 14861 61 315 53 310 59 303 50 296 14861 12876 54 311 48 310 49 304 46 300 12876 11069 46 308 42 310 45 303 41 299 11069 9466 41 307 35 307 41 305 39 303 9466 8049 35 306 31 306 34 304 35 307 8049 6797 29 298 27 308 28 303 30 307 6797 5692 27 290 24 304 24 302 25 308 5692 4724 21 286 20 300 22 299 21 307 4724 3887 17 291 15 291 16 291 14 297 3887 3162 14 299 14*288 13*284 12 296 3162 2514 14 301 13*286 12*282 12 291 2514 1941 14 299 13 284 11 279 12 284 1941 1463 14*288 13 283 11 277 13 277 1463 1097 12*276 12 282 10 275 12 269 1097 845 10 271 11 281 10 275 10 261 845 692 9 270 10 281 9 273 9*258 692 605 7 269 8 281 7 273 5*254 605 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