DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - - 74.9 - - 80.8 - - 82.5 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 211 - - 64 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1821 - - 4405 - - 5048 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1163 - - 3457 - - 3235 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2421 - - 5005 - - 5648 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3563 - - 3352 - - 3330 - - 8700 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 410 - - 305 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 171 - - 199 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -8 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -206 - - 459 - - 418 - - -4690 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2627 - - 4546 - - 5230 - - 5298 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1733 - - -681 - - -816 - - -5908 ODpotential blCL - - - 4154 - - 5686 - - 6464 - - 6516 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 73 - - 77 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 1290 - - 1240 - - 1160 - - 940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 80.8 - - 82.5 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.1 - - 62.7 - - 61.5 - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.2 - - 79.4 - - 81.9 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.0 - - 61.4 - - 60.2 - - 59.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 211 - - 64 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1821 - - 4405 - - 5048 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 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] 98488 24 078 21 075 26 075 25 067 98488 91163 30 088 17 098 19 082 26 071 91163 85498 27 092 21 107 14 105 20 075 85498 80753 21 095 20 100 15 110 11 101 80753 76670 13 098 14 097 12 123 10 110 76670 73064 8 141 7 112 7 132 6 113 73064 69782 5 171 6 157 6 170 5 225 69782 66749 9 206 10 192 10 201 11 243 66749 63939 10 213 17 195 14 208 20 238 63939 61227 15 240 17 211 17 223 25 240 61227 58392 24 240 22 234 24 236 29 234 58392 55431 31 248 27 246 28 245 25 251 55431 52597 30 243 30 246 31 248 26 258 52597 50053 23 251 22 248 26 251 22 260 50053 47794 19 255 18 253 17 253 18 262 47794 45780 9 255 10 244 13 235 15 263 45780 43969 11 029 6 049 7 158 16 227 43969 42307 19 010 16 012 4 043 17 197 42307 40751 18 001 15 353 8 315 13 237 40751 39285 17 350 17 336 18 308 20 284 39285 37898 20 345 21 329 24 310 20 293 37898 36552 24 342 22 326 28 312 24 300 36552 35181 24 344 22 329 27 311 25 299 35181 33761 22 347 21 332 20 310 24 297 33761 32294 20 348 17 332 16 311 23 291 32294 30765 16 348 13 328 15 305 23 285 30765 29158 14 351 11 320 15 295 21 287 29158 27472 15 352 11 311 12 288 21 294 27472 25706 12 360 7 333 11 301 19 299 25706 23863 11 010 6 334 14 324 15 303 23863 21947 6 359 14 354 19 330 13 314 21947 19952 5 327 12 338 17 339 15 326 19952 17872 6 325 7 293 14 343 13 336 17872 15748 8 302 7 298 12 342 13 343 15748 13700 10 289 6 308 11 328 18 348 13700 11835 10 282 7 270 9 296 17 343 11835 10179 6 253 10 257 9 283 9 299 10179 8710 6 251 9 251 8 265 11 249 8710 7402 10 252 9 245 8 258 12 239 7402 6236 9 228 8 232 7*226 11 233 6236 5201 8 216 7*197 9*208 11 227 5201 4285 9 216 8*181 9 204 11 224 4285 3476 10 219 8 175 9 200 11 219 3476 2751 11*220 8 172 9 198 11 215 2751 2109 10*217 8 170 9 196 10 211 2109 1574 10 215 8 168 9 195 10 208 1574 1162 9 213 8 167 9 194 9 203 1162 879 9 212 8 166 9 194 8 200 879 707 8 212 8 165 8 193 7 196 707 608 6 211 7 165 7 193 4*192 608 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