DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 82.0 - - 84.3 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 187 - - 107 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 675 - - 2148 - - 2991 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 1729 - - 2049 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1275 - - 2748 - - 3591 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 537 - - 940 - - 1130 - - 2888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 307 - - 287 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 084 - - 091 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1092 - - -1581 - - -1238 - - -2217 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2367 - - 4329 - - 4829 - - 2826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6690 - - -5667 - - -4868 - - -6357 ODpotential blCL - - - 7965 - - 8415 - - 8459 - - 6966 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 71 - - 72 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 760 - - 700 - - 1080 - - 980 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 82.0 - - 84.3 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.2 - - 65.0 - - 65.1 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 80.6 - - 83.3 - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 64.1 - - 64.4 - - 66.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 187 - - 107 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 675 - - 2148 - - 2991 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98213 8 079 8 032 6 110 5 073 98213 90903 8 086 12 107 1 130 7 079 90903 85245 11 069 10 126 6 104 5 076 85245 80530 9 068 9 093 10 101 9 106 80530 76462 6 104 9 106 3 101 11 077 76462 72877 10 079 9 109 4 156 10 055 72877 69649 8 051 7 096 8 098 5 055 69649 66685 8 066 3 098 10 076 1 013 66685 63931 10 075 4 086 7 074 3 050 63931 61264 13 055 8 063 4 087 6 063 61264 58490 13 018 11 045 6 072 6 046 58490 55623 14 347 12 027 10 052 5 012 55623 52896 13 346 13 008 12 033 6 022 52896 50446 15 351 16 355 14 012 9 039 50446 48256 19 351 17 351 17 357 15 022 48256 46285 24 353 18 351 17 354 18 356 46285 44489 30 356 20 355 19 355 17 350 44489 42829 35 354 23 357 20 355 16 359 42829 41280 37 354 24 359 20 353 16 012 41280 39823 36 354 22 008 15 003 17 016 39823 38445 28 356 19 015 12 016 16 010 38445 37108 16 012 15 012 11 016 12 010 37108 35746 12 042 7 020 10 007 10 019 35746 34326 13 058 8 054 10 016 11 027 34326 32849 16 058 13 058 12 031 12 034 32849 31301 19 050 17 059 14 045 15 048 31301 29670 19 042 18 061 16 057 15 067 29670 27958 15 038 16 061 15 065 15 084 27958 26162 12 036 13 053 14 073 14 094 26162 24285 14 035 12 053 14 067 12 088 24285 22328 16 039 14 060 14 068 13 081 22328 20288 14 044 13 057 12 073 13 085 20288 18157 14 001 8 037 8 051 10 070 18157 15984 19 339 15 001 12 008 9 034 15984 13896 22 336 15 356 15 353 14 014 13896 12000 24 331 16 344 17 340 18 354 12000 10310 19 335 19 342 20 346 19 360 10310 8804 18 342 18 341 19 347 17 360 8804 7463 19 346 17 348 16 352 12 002 7463 6273 19 350 14 357 11 001 6 021 6273 5220 18 350 10 001 7 022 5 064 5220 4294 15 349 9 017 7*083 8 109 4294 3480 9 017 6*065 8*090 11 106 3480 2753 4 088 6*083 9 091 12 099 2753 2110 7 103 6 084 9 091 12 099 2110 1573 7*098 6 085 9 091 12 100 1573 1162 6*096 6 084 9 091 11 098 1162 878 6 097 5 084 8 091 10 097 878 707 5 096 5 085 8 092 8*094 707 609 5 096 4 085 7 091 4*093 609 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