DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.3 - - 32.1 - - 33.3 - - 33.5 - - 32.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 13 - - 61 - - 18 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1352 - - 1700 - - 2042 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit 546 - - 546 - - 546 - - 546 - - 546 Hcrit BL Top 563 - - 1952 - - 2300 - - 2642 - - 628 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2102 - - 729 - - 691 - - 339 - - 2375 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 108 - - 192 - - 138 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 282 - - 258 - - 246 - - 265 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -755 - - 464 - - 654 - - 957 - - -977 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1318 - - 1488 - - 1646 - - 1685 - - 1605 sfcLCL ODpotential -864 - - 308 - - 602 - - 653 - - -1106 ODpotential blCL 1427 - - 1644 - - 1698 - - 1989 - - 1734 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 CAPE Temp@2m 32.3 - - 32.1 - - 33.3 - - 33.5 - - 32.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.8 - - 27.9 - - 28.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.4 - - 32.0 - - 33.0 - - 33.3 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.8 - - 27.9 - - 28.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 13 - - 61 - - 18 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1352 - - 1700 - - 2042 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 69868 18 051 19 049 16 056 15 067 12 052 69868 59933 15 282 27 266 29 283 26 301 21 276 59933 55176 27 268 31 279 36 266 41 270 36 276 55176 50909 35 262 39 261 42 256 46 261 45 270 50909 46878 44 265 43 258 45 258 52 263 50 261 46878 42746 42 269 42 268 46 263 47 259 51 256 42746 41319 39 262 34 267 39 265 42 260 48 256 41319 40402 33 266 34 264 36 264 39 261 46 257 40402 39924 27 269 29 254 37 262 39 260 44 257 39924 39352 27 272 22 248 36 258 40 261 42 255 39352 38864 27 275 18 261 29 260 40 264 39 257 38864 38421 26 273 16 279 26 266 39 267 36 263 38421 37911 16 268 15 278 23 270 38 261 34 275 37911 37368 7 248 13 255 18 273 28 258 32 256 37368 37036 7 203 9 278 13 285 21 255 35 247 37036 36612 9 190 8 302 13 303 16 262 37 246 36612 35886 7 152 3 355 11 323 17 272 29 245 35886 35313 9 100 9 074 8 012 15 279 23 251 35313 34486 16 073 16 080 10 049 5 280 24 254 34486 33382 17 070 18 076 12 083 10 316 18 251 33382 32335 18 067 20 078 13 085 8 332 17 254 32335 30814 17 067 18 074 13 077 5 354 17 240 30814 28512 15 061 16 062 14 061 6 037 12 228 28512 25432 14 044 15 051 16 046 7 035 13 235 25432 23774 10 043 12 045 13 033 6 359 18 256 23774 22230 6 047 6 044 12 007 14 317 17 282 22230 20521 8 034 6 019 14 351 17 310 18 285 20521 18928 10 033 7 024 16 359 13 319 17 281 18928 15830 10 045 10 027 18 000 11 334 11 282 15830 15515 11 055 8 027 18 354 11 346 9 314 15515 11680 12 065 8 050 14 349 15 336 13 335 11680 9256 11 073 8 045 6 326 14 307 13 334 9256 8022 6 091 5 025 6 306 13 301 11 319 8022 6747 2 095 2 028 6 286 12 294 11 294 6747 6180 3 269 4 312 6 258 11 290 11 280 6180 5692 8 280 7 293 7 255 9 287 12 267 5692 5211 10 278 9 286 8 270 8 277 13 254 5211 4739 11 278 10 281 9 259 9 262 15 248 4739 4275 12 277 10 275 13 246 13 263 17 258 4275 3820 12 277 11 267 17 236 17 260 19 265 3820 3372 12 265 14 267 19 236 17 261 19 266 3372 2939 19 267 21 265 20 243 18*265 16 281 2939 2451 20 278 15 261 17*244 16*266 14 286 2451 2038 19 279 14*260 14*245 14 265 14 287 2038 1629 18 280 12*258 13 245 13 265 13 288 1629 1225 16 281 11 258 11 246 12 265 12 289 1225 959 15 282 11 258 11 246 11 265 11 290 959 760 13 283 10 258 9 246 10 265 10*290 760 628 11*283 9 256 8 246 9 265 9*290 628 562 9*282 7 256 7 245 7 264 7 290 562 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