DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/02 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 - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 57.8 - - 59.5 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 4 - - -10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 859 - - 926 - - 7 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1459 - - 1526 - - 607 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1276 - - 903 - - 1812 - - 1204 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 88 - - 74 - - 10 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 171 - - 157 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 136 - - 353 - - -568 - - -97 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1323 - - 1173 - - 1175 - - 704 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -178 - - 53 - - -1088 - - -867 ODpotential blCL - - - 1637 - - 1473 - - 1695 - - 1474 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 57.8 - - 59.5 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 54.8 - - 56.4 - - 57.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 57.9 - - 59.9 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 54.6 - - 56.2 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 4 - - -10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 859 - - 926 - - 7 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 96044 63 275 62 265 65 271 68 269 96044 89177 39 274 43 280 37 277 43 275 89177 83838 24 281 28 286 27 293 23 288 83838 79377 19 293 15 287 24 301 18 303 79377 75500 18 304 11 304 17 300 18 310 75500 72046 18 299 14 326 12 296 16 315 72046 68895 12 316 17 327 11 305 16 325 68895 65979 17 338 20 310 15 306 19 317 65979 63259 21 319 19 302 16 309 20 307 63259 60618 23 302 16 314 21 315 19 302 60618 57875 20 298 22 317 21 312 20 308 57875 55052 28 322 23 313 27 310 22 315 55052 52385 37 305 34 314 32 306 31 308 52385 50016 32 297 36 312 30 309 34 303 50016 47900 39 319 38 323 33 316 35 300 47900 45968 41 309 42 316 37 311 31 293 45968 44189 40 305 33 306 38 302 28 284 44189 42536 42 306 37 291 32 290 28 278 42536 40992 41 308 42 285 28 273 29 268 40992 39539 38 316 40 283 28 265 28 257 39539 38163 34 321 34 287 27 257 27 248 38163 36824 31 323 26 288 25 251 26 242 36824 35455 30 317 19 279 18 237 24 241 35455 34026 25 299 16 283 20 223 24 244 34026 32542 20 276 14 282 23 230 22 247 32542 30991 20 269 19 260 26 245 22 244 30991 29358 24 274 26 261 27 267 20 237 29358 27644 27 276 28 266 27 265 20 220 27644 25845 26 283 24 263 25 261 26 237 25845 23967 25 285 23 265 26 261 23 247 23967 22016 21 270 20 272 29 253 32 254 22016 19986 21 243 20 273 30 252 42 244 19986 17868 27 241 20 256 29 250 39 237 17868 15703 25 244 19 250 24 246 31 233 15703 13620 19 244 20 252 22 227 23 219 13620 11734 16 252 21 241 26 227 26 223 11734 10062 16 233 19 215 27 220 27 225 10062 8580 20 208 24 209 25 222 25 226 8580 7265 19 197 24 213 26 226 28 221 7265 6102 17 197 27 215 28 225 32 215 6102 5076 13 221 29 209 27 215 32 209 5076 4174 15 228 29 208 28 208 32 207 4174 3378 16 205 27 204 28 204 31 198 3378 2667 23 186 25 192 26 193 32 188 2667 2044 22 181 22*182 23 183 31 178 2044 1529 19*175 18*173 19 168 26 166 1529 1135 17*173 17 172 17 164 22 160 1135 865 15 171 15 170 14 160 18 156 865 701 13 170 12 170 12*159 15*155 701 607 9 169 9 169 8*157 10*153 607 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