DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 7.3 - - 9.7 - - 7.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 82 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1012 - - 925 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 900 - - 587 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1612 - - 1525 - - 603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 558 - - 556 - - 1284 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 237 - - 170 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 302 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1626 - - -1506 - - -1522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3239 - - 3032 - - 2125 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -20590 - - -20228 - - -21683 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22202 - - 21753 - - 22286 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 71 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 7.3 - - 9.7 - - 7.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -4.2 - - -0.9 - - 0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 6.2 - - 9.2 - - 7.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -5.0 - - -1.3 - - 0.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 82 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1012 - - 925 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94876 73 270 69 262 60 279 94876 88164 45 281 51 283 59 295 88164 82959 36 283 44 292 52 311 82959 78597 40 293 45 309 45 314 78597 74755 42 298 49 315 45 317 74755 71298 36 303 46 311 48 323 71298 68145 32 309 40 303 52 322 68145 65243 35 311 40 303 50 319 65243 62544 41 308 44 313 45 321 62544 59905 42 309 48 314 44 317 59905 57114 46 314 44 312 49 316 57114 54192 47 312 48 315 58 319 54192 51409 48 316 56 321 65 324 51409 48920 61 314 67 326 67 323 48920 46692 69 313 74 326 66 322 46692 44666 78 316 76 323 65 322 44666 42803 79 316 74 324 72 320 42803 41088 80 320 78 329 82 316 41088 39513 86 322 91 327 87 314 39513 38063 88 322 102 318 86 309 38063 36708 91 325 103 312 81 312 36708 35403 99 325 98 318 84 320 35403 34085 104 325 103 327 91 324 34085 32717 104 328 109 331 89 322 32717 31293 105 333 111 331 85 318 31293 29797 109 334 112 333 80 313 29797 28215 109 333 107 333 74 312 28215 26549 108 331 97 332 68 316 26549 24796 104 333 91 331 67 314 24796 22958 100 335 92 331 71 313 22958 21040 101 334 90 332 69 319 21040 19036 98 334 87 335 59 325 19036 16946 85 339 80 338 49 331 16946 14825 66 338 63 339 46 329 14825 12797 50 333 50 334 41 324 12797 10965 43 336 42 329 37 321 10965 9351 38 341 34 330 32 323 9351 7934 32 350 27 335 24 326 7934 6690 30 359 22 341 17 332 6690 5600 25 001 19 345 12 331 5600 4645 19 008 13 344 9 325 4645 3811 17 003 10 347 4 331 3811 3084 15 347 10 341 3 339 3084 2444 14 332 12 324 6 309 2444 1886 12*323 11*309 9 279 1886 1426 10*313 9*303 9 263 1426 1075 10 313 9 302 8 261 1075 833 9 312 9 302 7 257 833 687 9 311 8 302 6*251 687 603 8 312 7 301 3*245 603 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