DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/15 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1704z - - 1706z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.9 - - 64.0 - - 73.4 - - 77.4 - - 71.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 127 - - 334 - - 201 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 6 - - 1206 - - 3652 - - 3686 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit 590 - - 591 - - 3038 - - 2861 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top 606 - - 1806 - - 4252 - - 4286 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 380 - - 972 - - 734 - - 1156 - - 3472 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 223 - - 436 - - 371 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 15 - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 359 - - 056 - - 074 - - 059 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1020 - - -4215 - - -3796 - - -6124 - - -8342 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1626 - - 6021 - - 8049 - - 10411 - - 8950 sfcLCL ODpotential -10103 - - -10282 - - -8180 - - -9885 - - -12924 ODpotential blCL 10709 - - 12088 - - 12432 - - 14171 - - 13532 blCL maxRH 71 - - 45 - - 66 - - 45 - - 34 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.9 - - 64.0 - - 73.4 - - 77.4 - - 71.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.0 - - 40.0 - - 40.3 - - 33.9 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.8 - - 63.3 - - 71.5 - - 75.9 - - 72.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.3 - - 38.8 - - 39.3 - - 32.7 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 127 - - 334 - - 201 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 6 - - 1206 - - 3652 - - 3686 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 97471 14 306 7 233 14 268 15 253 14 312 97471 90183 11 324 2 342 7 260 7 262 12 276 90183 84548 8 321 4 032 6 311 2 331 8 304 84548 79889 7 340 7 349 4 346 1 300 8 322 79889 75883 5 030 11 315 4 007 2 348 5 280 75883 72325 6 009 7 309 4 345 7 001 4 268 72325 69089 3 294 5 310 7 276 15 323 10 328 69089 66103 14 350 10 340 8 263 20 302 21 318 66103 63326 25 316 21 321 16 287 27 287 28 305 63326 60630 25 310 27 309 23 289 29 282 33 298 60630 57804 29 301 31 299 28 291 35 284 39 301 57804 54855 35 300 36 289 40 290 42 289 46 287 54855 52047 43 298 43 290 49 291 47 289 45 287 52047 49524 56 295 51 294 56 294 53 294 51 295 49524 47275 59 288 55 289 61 291 66 294 66 285 47275 45269 58 288 57 285 64 292 69 288 70 285 45269 43456 64 288 59 285 65 293 67 287 75 286 43456 41795 65 285 60 285 67 295 68 291 79 282 41795 40258 62 285 60 282 69 291 71 293 79 281 40258 38822 61 287 60 280 67 286 75 292 77 283 38822 37466 64 288 57 281 64 284 72 287 70 284 37466 36151 65 286 60 286 60 285 65 286 64 283 36151 34815 64 285 62 287 56 283 60 288 55 283 34815 33425 61 289 62 287 57 283 58 289 52 284 33425 31982 56 293 58 286 58 282 56 284 52 286 31982 30473 54 292 55 284 56 280 51 284 49 285 30473 28887 53 290 51 284 54 280 49 288 44 286 28887 27224 52 289 48 283 52 281 47 286 39 291 27224 25481 49 290 44 281 48 286 44 285 35 293 25481 23659 46 291 42 282 43 290 38 288 31 292 23659 21759 43 290 38 284 38 295 30 290 25 291 21759 19776 40 287 36 284 32 302 22 293 19 283 19776 17708 37 285 34 283 29 304 16 301 15 269 17708 15604 35 291 30 291 28 304 16 298 14 268 15604 13576 36 302 31 302 29 305 22 290 19 271 13576 11724 39 313 31 308 28 306 23 290 18 276 11724 10069 35 316 31 320 25 315 20 297 14 278 10069 8596 29 314 27 330 20 326 17 305 10 286 8596 7285 27 314 22 328 12 325 11 307 7 283 7285 6123 25 327 20 323 11 322 7 324 3 305 6123 5096 21 331 18 341 7*014 4*055 4 117 5096 4195 15 328 15 004 8*070 6*060 8 111 4195 3402 14 343 17 032 8 072 6 061 9 101 3402 2694 18 005 21 047 9 073 7 060 11 086 2694 2068 22 021 20*056 9 075 7 059 13 073 2068 1546 22 027 17*056 9 075 7 057 14 066 1546 1145 19 025 16 056 9 076 7 057 14 063 1145 870 14 008 15 056 8 076 7 056 13 060 870 703 12 006 13 056 8 076 7 056 11*059 703 608 5*359 11 056 7 077 6 055 7*057 608 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