DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.0 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2420 - - 3271 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1820 - - 593 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3020 - - 3871 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1913 - - 1764 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 134 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 218 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2572 - - -2396 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5592 - - 6267 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5373 - - -5990 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8393 - - 9861 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 380 - - 520 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.0 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 60.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.1 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2420 - - 3271 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 97041 38 270 34 283 97041 89978 31 276 34 286 89978 84511 21 275 26 274 84511 79950 19 289 18 272 79950 76016 18 297 12 283 76016 72538 19 305 17 296 72538 69388 18 312 17 296 69388 66499 17 308 16 301 66499 63829 17 295 17 301 63829 61246 19 302 16 319 61246 58564 32 295 32 302 58564 55804 34 288 36 293 55804 53168 37 296 40 293 53168 50781 44 297 44 290 50781 48620 47 301 45 288 48620 46631 55 305 49 285 46631 44785 56 297 52 285 44785 43061 56 291 57 288 43061 41443 56 290 61 288 41443 39914 56 289 59 287 39914 38464 54 287 58 288 38464 37058 49 285 58 290 37058 35630 47 284 59 291 35630 34152 47 286 57 289 34152 32633 46 286 53 286 32633 31071 43 281 43 281 31071 29447 41 280 42 280 29447 27746 38 280 48 282 27746 25965 36 274 47 286 25965 24105 39 271 37 282 24105 22171 39 276 34 270 22171 20154 28 278 29 258 20154 18053 25 270 20 267 18053 15910 22 286 20 289 15910 13839 27 295 26 296 13839 11950 30 279 33 282 11950 10268 28 269 33 269 10268 8773 23 258 31 262 8773 7443 21 246 29 251 7443 6263 22 242 27 239 6263 5219 24 233 28 230 5219 4300 27 230 27*222 4300 3488 26*230 25*220 3488 2760 21*225 25 219 2760 2116 20 224 24 218 2116 1578 20 223 22 217 1578 1165 19 223 21 216 1165 880 18 222 19 216 880 707 16 222 16 215 707 609 13 222 12 215 609 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