DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 55.7 - - 61.4 - - 61.7 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 120 - - 33 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 1722 - - 1679 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1133 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1281 - - 2322 - - 2279 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 660 - - 731 - - 831 - - 1571 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 149 - - 239 - - 156 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 073 - - 098 - - 085 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1820 - - -2875 - - -3351 - - -2856 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3101 - - 5197 - - 5631 - - 3463 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7925 - - -7792 - - -8775 - - -9193 ODpotential blCL - - - 9206 - - 10114 - - 11054 - - 9800 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 100 - - 100 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 61.4 - - 61.7 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.7 - - 41.3 - - 39.7 - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 60.5 - - 61.4 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 40.9 - - 39.4 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 120 - - 33 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 1722 - - 1679 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - 100 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96223 61 255 78 258 77 259 69 262 96223 89230 45 263 51 258 55 257 50 267 89230 83833 32 265 33 261 38 254 42 266 83833 79321 28 266 25 268 28 265 30 264 79321 75414 27 266 28 271 27 272 25 282 75414 71940 27 260 31 265 30 270 29 296 71940 68782 23 272 25 254 27 270 31 279 68782 65867 27 285 19 269 29 267 29 269 65867 63138 27 278 32 278 24 255 30 259 63138 60476 37 269 35 276 33 275 36 272 60476 57699 44 261 51 274 48 268 48 270 57699 54824 49 262 59 262 58 267 52 270 54824 52097 57 263 64 259 68 265 61 267 52097 49658 60 267 65 256 69 261 63 261 49658 47489 67 267 59 262 64 262 66 268 47489 45543 74 266 71 271 69 268 71 271 45543 43779 74 266 85 270 77 274 83 275 43779 42166 68 273 82 267 92 277 101 272 42166 40663 72 278 76 273 98 272 94 268 40663 39238 73 278 73 277 99 277 92 267 39238 37882 73 280 70 274 90 282 92 270 37882 36560 76 281 68 268 85 286 87 273 36560 35207 74 282 70 270 81 284 77 274 35207 33796 66 281 73 276 71 274 68 276 33796 32328 58 275 65 281 70 270 66 279 32328 30787 59 266 62 278 60 272 62 279 30787 29165 56 262 60 271 56 270 55 272 29165 27464 49 265 55 262 54 259 54 267 27464 25686 45 268 38 265 47 258 53 270 25686 23826 42 268 36 273 47 272 46 268 23826 21888 41 270 38 279 39 280 41 276 21888 19864 38 272 39 268 32 277 35 285 19864 17752 37 269 43 252 26 273 26 283 17752 15606 31 276 39 258 27 273 23 279 15606 13542 25 286 21 256 34 267 22 279 13542 11665 16 282 10 235 31 256 19 272 11665 9994 13 259 12 218 24 226 18 271 9994 8512 8 271 9 225 18 203 17 269 8512 7200 6 252 6 205 10 176 11 232 7200 6045 2 233 5 150 7 155 13 154 6045 5029 6 064 9 104 10 144 15 141 5029 4136 11 058 12 094 13 126 16 134 4136 3350 11 056 12 094 13 111 16 123 3350 2650 13 061 10*096 11*090 17 112 2650 2034 16 074 10*096 11*086 18 106 2034 1524 15*074 10 097 11 085 18 099 1524 1132 13*074 9 098 11 085 15 094 1132 863 9 073 9 098 10 085 13 092 863 700 8 073 8 099 9 084 10*090 700 607 6 073 7 099 7 084 5*086 607 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