DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 71.7 - - 74.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 121 - - 65 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 708 - - 2683 - - 4299 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 1959 - - 2777 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1308 - - 3283 - - 4899 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1633 - - 2821 - - 2405 - - 4289 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 297 - - 297 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 024 - - 322 - - 338 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 7 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -240 - - 755 - - -357 - - -2991 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1548 - - 2528 - - 5256 - - 3600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1986 - - 43 - - -2315 - - -4859 ODpotential blCL - - - 3294 - - 3240 - - 7214 - - 5467 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 86 - - 65 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 680 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 71.7 - - 74.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.2 - - 62.6 - - 53.7 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 70.8 - - 73.9 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 61.3 - - 52.4 - - 56.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 121 - - 65 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 708 - - 2683 - - 4299 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98602 16 113 12 062 14 106 7 104 98602 91086 10 093 13 125 8 080 6 069 91086 85314 12 076 9 077 10 106 10 039 85314 80548 11 058 9 059 12 102 9 044 80548 76442 9 059 7 075 5 060 10 056 76442 72819 6 066 6 045 6 025 9 046 72819 69544 6 030 2 030 5 320 9 003 69544 66537 1 101 2 243 7 266 5 304 66537 63750 4 264 5 220 6 235 7 311 63750 61044 8 272 6 222 11 255 11 262 61044 58206 16 247 12 235 14 231 12 244 58206 55262 22 227 22 244 20 243 22 251 55262 52474 29 242 30 246 26 248 25 242 52474 49977 40 235 40 236 35 249 28 257 49977 47754 45 228 44 240 44 242 43 251 47754 45748 53 230 58 242 54 248 48 254 45748 43918 69 231 72 232 65 242 59 255 43918 42245 80 226 77 226 72 234 70 245 42245 40696 87 223 78 228 70 228 71 234 40696 39236 90 223 80 229 68 240 68 235 39236 37852 89 225 79 225 74 244 68 245 37852 36510 85 219 75 224 71 243 70 248 36510 35145 75 216 72 229 67 239 70 246 35145 33727 64 232 73 237 66 235 66 244 33727 32260 56 226 68 240 65 238 64 243 32260 30725 56 217 60 233 62 244 61 244 30725 29110 58 219 55 227 57 242 57 247 29110 27416 56 217 49 229 54 238 53 247 27416 25641 52 211 50 226 49 240 47 248 25641 23788 45 215 47 231 43 247 42 255 23788 21859 44 226 42 226 42 252 40 258 21859 19850 40 236 40 221 38 259 40 266 19850 17755 27 227 34 230 34 267 36 278 17755 15623 27 225 30 246 24 279 30 289 15623 13575 24 236 21 257 17 275 20 296 13575 11716 19 247 16 264 12 292 12 294 11716 10063 18 235 14 269 16 324 14 325 10063 8596 12 242 15 275 23 329 19 332 8596 7293 13 268 14 289 23 331 19 332 7293 6137 13 284 14 319 18 336 17 333 6137 5114 14 290 14 323 13*337 14 337 5114 4212 13 292 13 324 10*336 12 341 4212 3416 11 299 11*322 8 337 9 345 3416 2705 8 320 8*321 7 338 5 353 2705 2076 5 353 6 322 6 339 3 002 2076 1552 4*005 6 323 6 339 3 005 1552 1149 2*024 5 323 6 339 3 007 1149 872 2 023 5 323 5 341 3 010 872 704 2 025 4 323 5 340 2*010 704 608 2 025 4 323 4 341 2*014 608 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