DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - - 41.9 - - 45.8 - - 51.2 - - 47.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 252 - - 329 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2467 - - 3152 - - 3552 - - 1655 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2014 - - 2549 - - 2946 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3067 - - 3752 - - 4152 - - 2255 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 572 - - 565 - - 859 - - 1950 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 376 - - 426 - - 137 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 020 - - 024 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 324 - - 54 - - -1410 - - -2754 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2743 - - 3698 - - 5562 - - 5009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 157 - - -7954 - - -8330 - - -10579 ODpotential blCL - - - 2910 - - 11706 - - 12482 - - 12834 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - 73 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.8 - - 51.2 - - 47.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 32.0 - - 29.1 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 44.4 - - 49.3 - - 47.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.0 - - 28.4 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 252 - - 329 - - 22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2467 - - 3152 - - 3552 - - 1655 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 63 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98305 14 240 20 214 27 235 21 258 98305 90840 20 234 22 237 23 242 21 248 90840 85026 23 235 23 240 20 244 21 252 85026 80187 18 240 20 238 23 248 21 250 80187 76033 13 268 18 271 15 247 18 281 76033 72377 17 276 22 279 17 286 22 274 72377 69062 14 276 19 264 21 288 18 264 69062 65996 23 303 21 290 29 296 31 306 65996 63165 34 285 26 292 39 292 45 301 63165 60436 31 277 27 296 41 285 45 293 60436 57582 37 293 34 302 36 291 43 294 57582 54604 47 295 44 302 40 298 44 299 54604 51754 49 294 49 297 47 301 49 300 51754 49197 48 296 49 293 51 298 55 298 49197 46918 50 296 51 293 54 297 58 296 46918 44863 52 295 56 298 58 298 58 295 44863 42992 53 297 63 297 64 297 60 299 42992 41276 56 300 69 293 68 295 65 302 41276 39695 62 301 69 292 70 297 73 302 39695 38227 67 299 68 295 75 301 75 302 38227 36854 69 297 69 298 80 303 78 306 36854 35539 68 296 72 300 83 303 84 308 35539 34209 69 297 75 300 83 303 87 308 34209 32828 71 298 76 299 81 304 86 307 32828 31395 72 299 74 299 78 305 80 307 31395 29896 69 301 71 299 72 304 73 308 29896 28321 63 302 68 300 66 303 68 310 28321 26669 55 302 62 302 63 304 62 309 26669 24943 49 304 51 304 55 306 55 309 24943 23140 45 306 43 303 46 308 48 309 23140 21263 41 307 38 303 39 309 41 310 21263 19306 37 308 35 306 35 307 35 311 19306 17264 36 312 31 307 32 306 31 309 17264 15181 36 314 29 308 29 306 29 306 15181 13169 32 314 28 308 27 307 27 308 13169 11334 27 316 25 309 25 310 24 315 11334 9709 25 322 21 314 21 314 19 322 9709 8272 23 328 18 319 18 321 16 334 8272 7000 21 330 16 320 16 324 14 344 7000 5874 19 328 14 329 11 333 14 336 5874 4887 19 328 11 348 6*350 10 314 4887 4025 17 331 10*012 6*010 6 305 4025 3268 13*014 10*016 7 017 3 335 3268 2592 14*019 10 018 7 023 5*059 2592 1996 14 020 10 020 7 026 10*070 1996 1499 14 021 10 022 8 029 10 071 1499 1118 13 021 10 023 8 031 11 071 1118 856 13 022 9 023 7 032 10 070 856 697 12 022 9 024 7 032 10 070 697 606 10 022 8 024 6 032 8 070 606 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