DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 49.5 - - 49.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 29 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 927 - - 1217 - - 1182 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1527 - - 1817 - - 1782 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1349 - - 1128 - - 923 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 137 - - 106 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 020 - - 025 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 404 - - 426 - - 240 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1123 - - 1391 - - 1542 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 226 - - 250 - - -118 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 1301 - - 1567 - - 1900 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 49.5 - - 49.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 45.7 - - 44.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 49.2 - - 49.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 45.1 - - 44.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 29 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 927 - - 1217 - - 1182 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 95925 21 328 29 351 19 322 95925 88946 24 011 18 001 24 358 88946 83518 22 008 16 332 30 351 83518 79043 16 354 14 319 23 337 79043 75182 21 338 16 329 17 305 75182 71726 30 329 22 332 21 299 71726 68576 30 312 26 318 24 306 68576 65672 28 289 29 304 26 315 65672 62971 28 289 30 293 32 309 62971 60360 31 294 31 290 36 300 60360 57642 37 298 36 293 38 290 57642 54823 47 293 42 285 49 283 54823 52132 57 284 56 287 57 280 52132 49699 57 285 68 288 62 283 49699 47492 57 287 69 280 64 280 47492 45464 59 285 67 278 71 279 45464 43588 63 283 70 277 73 276 43588 41851 71 277 75 277 79 275 41851 40243 78 275 83 278 80 274 40243 38741 75 266 86 273 82 272 38741 37325 70 261 83 265 87 267 37325 35959 62 259 77 260 90 262 35959 34578 58 256 69 254 89 259 34578 33152 57 245 64 252 82 256 33152 31688 57 244 61 254 74 253 31688 30167 59 244 56 254 68 251 30167 28575 55 243 48 253 59 248 28575 26906 51 249 40 254 48 244 26906 25159 51 261 37 254 36 239 25159 23337 42 264 38 249 31 243 23337 21437 40 267 45 243 33 250 21437 19453 25 250 49 244 35 257 19453 17384 20 255 49 249 38 259 17384 15273 21 278 42 253 39 253 15273 13240 22 276 30 253 31 246 13240 11394 24 261 14 266 22 248 11394 9762 20 263 13 294 12 275 9762 8321 15 265 13 280 13 314 8321 7046 15 270 14 258 13 309 7046 5919 14 281 14 253 12 288 5919 4925 13 321 10 297 10 283 4925 4052 14 347 8 330 6 265 4052 3286 8 344 3 002 5 226 3286 2604 5 036 4 036 3 211 2604 2004 6*045 6*025 1*027 2004 1504 6*046 6*022 3*026 1504 1121 5 044 6 020 3 025 1121 858 4 044 6 020 3 025 858 698 4 044 6 019 3 024 698 606 3 044 5 018 3 025 606 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