DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/04 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 - - - 67.1 - - 75.9 - - 81.2 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 198 - - 152 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 658 - - 3823 - - 4955 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 2990 - - 3683 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1258 - - 4423 - - 5555 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 804 - - 1657 - - 2511 - - 2205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 175 - - 383 - - 380 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 158 - - 209 - - 204 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - 16 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -987 - - 335 - - -899 - - -373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2245 - - 4089 - - 6454 - - 981 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3651 - - -1885 - - -2660 - - -822 ODpotential blCL - - - 4909 - - 6308 - - 8215 - - 1430 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 76 - - 75 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 460 - - 290 - - 1350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 75.9 - - 81.2 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.2 - - 59.9 - - 54.9 - - 66.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 74.6 - - 80.2 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 58.6 - - 53.7 - - 65.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 198 - - 152 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 658 - - 3823 - - 4955 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 4 - - 0 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - 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] 98148 7 198 15 236 7 249 13 270 98148 90768 8 185 5 258 7 276 8 292 90768 85071 2 165 2 170 7 225 9 304 85071 80352 5 092 6 129 5 170 4 273 80352 76292 8 105 9 125 1 134 1 117 76292 72700 6 141 10 128 6 180 4 209 72700 69447 6 171 8 176 7 190 7 205 69447 66452 3 144 11 185 14 210 9 249 66452 63665 10 256 14 204 20 205 20 234 63665 60964 20 246 19 222 20 218 25 218 60964 58143 25 227 23 228 22 227 27 231 58143 55201 28 221 27 232 31 236 29 242 55201 52377 37 220 35 232 35 242 26 253 52377 49826 39 227 37 234 36 244 33 252 49826 47544 44 242 38 237 37 242 43 249 47544 45487 44 241 38 235 41 243 48 246 45487 43624 34 236 33 237 39 238 44 233 43624 41944 26 241 34 247 32 239 35 212 41944 40414 20 241 42 242 39 248 35 229 40414 38984 17 228 43 224 37 237 41 233 38984 37630 18 228 38 213 37 228 42 224 37630 36314 23 236 38 216 34 218 38 207 36314 34973 27 247 37 221 33 221 35 202 34973 33579 26 256 33 225 30 226 33 209 33579 32134 27 261 29 224 27 225 33 219 32134 30620 19 242 24 232 22 214 35 230 30620 29025 14 236 19 232 17 208 33 236 29025 27346 18 247 14 226 18 231 33 234 27346 25582 20 241 17 236 21 255 33 234 25582 23737 20 246 22 250 18 252 32 233 23737 21814 20 249 21 254 18 241 31 233 21814 19809 19 228 19 224 22 233 29 233 19809 17720 20 220 22 212 28 233 28 232 17720 15590 18 219 17 214 27 228 23 221 15590 13543 13 217 16 218 22 219 20 206 13543 11688 11 206 14 205 21 211 20 194 11688 10048 9 167 13 204 19 231 21 198 10048 8594 13 146 15 222 19 265 22 208 8594 7298 14 175 18 229 19 254 21 220 7298 6144 15 201 20 227 14*234 20 228 6144 5119 13 213 16*224 12*207 20 234 5119 4215 11 214 13*220 11 207 21 241 4215 3416 10 203 10 212 11 205 21 250 3416 2703 12 185 10 209 11 204 21 253 2703 2074 13 170 9 207 11 202 21 248 2074 1550 12*161 9 205 10 201 18 251 1550 1148 9*158 8 203 10 201 16 251 1148 872 9 158 8 202 9 200 14 252 872 704 8 158 7 202 9 200 12*252 704 608 7 157 6 201 7 200 9*252 608 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