DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/20 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0958z - - 1330z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.5 - - 58.0 - - 61.5 - - 55.5 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 44 - - 85 - - 228 - - 207 - - 54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 668 - - 972 - - 1589 - - 1093 - - 949 BL Depth Hcrit 580 - - 580 - - 1391 - - 1001 - - 580 Hcrit BL Top 1268 - - 1572 - - 2189 - - 1693 - - 1549 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 604 - - 445 - - 464 - - 393 - - 265 Hgt.Variab. W* 127 - - 180 - - 293 - - 250 - - 154 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 13 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 062 - - 069 - - 061 - - 036 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 214 - - 101 - - -93 - - -441 - - -105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1054 - - 1471 - - 2282 - - 2135 - - 1654 sfcLCL ODpotential 170 - - 106 - - -7325 - - -9310 - - -9499 ODpotential blCL 1098 - - 1466 - - 9514 - - 11003 - - 11048 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 130 - - 130 - - 70 - - 100 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.5 - - 58.0 - - 61.5 - - 55.5 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.1 - - 53.7 - - 53.7 - - 48.4 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.1 - - 57.2 - - 60.2 - - 54.2 - - 53.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.8 - - 53.2 - - 52.9 - - 47.6 - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 44 - - 85 - - 228 - - 207 - - 54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 668 - - 972 - - 1589 - - 1093 - - 949 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98025 6 073 3 243 11 210 11 296 3 291 98025 90584 3 270 8 261 11 254 11 287 7 309 90584 84870 3 263 7 251 10 294 8 281 10 311 84870 80154 1 211 4 212 8 294 6 278 10 323 80154 76117 5 012 2 218 4 250 9 279 10 328 76117 72563 12 332 1 200 0 069 9 277 13 315 72563 69366 12 297 4 334 3 259 5 265 10 276 69366 66435 14 255 12 299 7 284 3 251 3 233 66435 63705 15 238 17 262 16 273 15 270 7 284 63705 61048 21 215 21 250 17 259 17 264 12 266 61048 58290 19 239 29 231 25 245 25 253 21 252 58290 55441 27 260 29 249 29 255 22 248 23 258 55441 52716 31 252 37 251 37 251 32 251 32 257 52716 50246 33 248 40 242 45 248 35 243 36 254 50246 48021 41 236 42 240 49 239 50 239 44 255 48021 46018 45 230 49 225 49 231 50 232 48 248 46018 44212 50 234 44 240 41 228 48 224 51 240 44212 42555 50 236 46 278 35 265 51 219 51 236 42555 41008 65 261 76 283 57 274 52 211 50 236 41008 39554 76 269 82 268 58 258 47 209 50 243 39554 38182 83 267 78 267 54 246 49 236 53 249 38182 36849 82 264 77 267 48 238 53 247 54 249 36849 35488 61 256 71 260 45 235 54 245 52 244 35488 34069 49 243 66 253 44 246 53 242 47 244 34069 32591 51 238 67 253 46 252 50 239 46 247 32591 31041 55 246 67 253 54 254 48 238 43 249 31041 29407 66 259 66 252 59 262 47 244 39 248 29407 27690 54 257 58 254 51 269 44 249 36 245 27690 25891 50 254 51 258 39 262 41 248 33 247 25891 24010 47 248 51 260 37 253 39 253 30 252 24010 22052 48 247 53 260 40 253 39 260 30 256 22052 20011 46 254 49 262 40 249 37 257 38 261 20011 17885 41 255 40 252 34 251 38 250 42 267 17885 15722 39 256 36 250 27 268 41 248 38 268 15722 13642 37 261 30 250 22 263 41 247 22 275 13642 11751 32 269 22 246 20 255 42 246 15 278 11751 10072 26 280 17 236 23 240 31 234 14 271 10072 8583 15 263 20 234 22 232 15 245 15 264 8583 7259 12 230 19 234 18 232 11 267 17 263 7259 6084 9 230 19 234 16 244 14 275 13 282 6084 5046 5 196 19 234 14 245 12 296 4 306 5046 4137 6 145 14 237 13 229 12 303 6 025 4137 3340 12 116 9 215 10 202 9 305 7 049 3340 2632 19 084 10 158 5*125 6 012 11 084 2632 2012 18 070 11*112 7*068 15*041 14*068 2012 1504 15*065 11*072 8 063 14*038 14*060 1504 1116 13*063 10 069 8 059 14 037 14 058 1116 851 12 062 10 067 8 057 13 035 13 057 851 689 11 061 9 067 7 056 12 035 12 056 689 597 9 060 8 066 7 055 11 034 10 056 597 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