DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/31 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 - - - 58.3 - - 59.7 - - 60.9 - - 55.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 20 - - -7 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 539 - - 638 - - 7 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 591 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1139 - - 1238 - - 607 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 481 - - 722 - - 1614 - - 313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 111 - - 12 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 122 - - 056 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2351 - - -1029 - - -1101 - - -692 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3490 - - 2267 - - 1708 - - 1299 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8354 - - -6044 - - -4887 - - -6766 ODpotential blCL - - - 9493 - - 7282 - - 5494 - - 7373 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 96 - - 100 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 280 - - 270 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 59.7 - - 60.9 - - 55.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 52.3 - - 55.8 - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 59.6 - - 61.5 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 51.0 - - 54.7 - - 52.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 20 - - -7 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 539 - - 638 - - 7 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 83 - - 100 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 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] 96046 63 256 79 251 79 263 79 268 96046 89157 41 267 48 256 54 263 49 268 89157 83819 34 276 35 264 37 261 41 269 83819 79341 34 281 31 276 28 272 31 275 79341 75453 32 281 36 283 27 286 28 284 75453 71993 29 278 40 281 31 287 31 292 71993 68833 27 274 35 281 31 281 35 286 68833 65903 28 281 28 280 29 280 33 284 65903 63163 28 279 29 282 31 281 33 282 63163 60495 32 281 29 275 31 279 28 276 60495 57714 39 276 30 270 31 278 32 282 57714 54843 43 269 33 259 38 267 39 280 54843 52117 49 269 37 260 37 266 38 272 52117 49666 46 269 47 256 42 264 37 271 49666 47474 44 268 40 261 41 257 34 260 47474 45509 47 266 44 262 41 257 31 260 45509 43734 62 262 61 247 53 240 40 249 43734 42108 70 254 69 234 53 226 42 243 42108 40599 65 255 57 236 52 224 41 244 40599 39177 59 259 51 241 49 224 40 243 39177 37826 57 261 51 246 47 225 39 245 37826 36511 58 259 52 253 47 227 33 251 36511 35165 56 256 54 251 45 230 30 255 35165 33759 53 261 53 249 43 236 31 254 33759 32295 45 258 45 248 42 246 32 252 32295 30757 37 257 39 244 41 252 29 249 30757 29135 33 267 34 240 29 253 25 245 29135 27431 33 269 29 245 22 240 22 236 27431 25646 30 268 17 270 15 244 21 232 25646 23781 23 278 13 266 8 232 22 242 23781 21842 19 277 6 293 7 173 21 236 21842 19823 13 276 11 322 6 084 14 207 19823 17729 13 267 7 273 6 084 12 169 17729 15604 15 259 12 237 9 169 9 211 15604 13563 15 269 17 230 22 196 18 191 13563 11709 12 264 27 226 24 201 18 189 11709 10060 9 247 27 230 24 215 17 195 10060 8592 11 240 21 231 16 234 15 207 8592 7284 11 228 16 226 6 238 14 210 7284 6119 10 208 12 217 6 207 9 233 6119 5088 10 184 6 178 6 191 3 274 5088 4180 11 163 9 169 7 165 3 086 4180 3381 12 161 12 164 7 156 6 103 3381 2671 17 163 14 156 8 145 13 127 2671 2048 21 155 18 140 10 127 17 126 2048 1531 20*144 17*132 8 103 15 117 1531 1135 17*139 13*124 7 087 15 095 1135 864 13 134 11 122 6 073 15 075 864 700 11 133 10 121 5 063 13*073 700 607 8 133 8 121 4*056 6*071 607 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