DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/05 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 0727z - - 1037z - - 1338z - - 1605z - - 1904z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.2 - - 60.9 - - 70.6 - - 74.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 87 - - 134 - - 16 - - -83 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 454 - - 3479 - - 3999 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 546 - - 546 - - 2569 - - 546 - - 546 Hcrit BL Top 563 - - 1054 - - 4079 - - 4599 - - 563 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 284 - - 731 - - 541 - - 713 - - 474 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 143 - - 332 - - 221 - - 20 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 6 - - 12 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 288 - - 256 - - 195 - - 187 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -7 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -385 - - -2190 - - -529 - - 308 - - -2127 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 948 - - 3244 - - 4608 - - 4292 - - 2690 sfcLCL ODpotential -8390 - - -7642 - - -4274 - - -3307 - - -5014 ODpotential blCL 8953 - - 8696 - - 8353 - - 7906 - - 5577 blCL maxRH 87 - - 86 - - 97 - - 95 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.2 - - 60.9 - - 70.6 - - 74.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.0 - - 48.7 - - 52.3 - - 57.2 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.3 - - 60.1 - - 69.8 - - 74.0 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.0 - - 48.7 - - 52.3 - - 57.2 - - 59.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 87 - - 134 - - 16 - - -83 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 454 - - 3479 - - 3999 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 48 - - 43 - - 86 - - 81 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 71812 29 196 29 211 28 200 28 201 29 209 71812 60148 27 295 20 330 12 303 16 281 21 278 60148 55208 28 293 23 280 35 275 40 272 35 285 55208 51232 46 296 36 304 37 289 48 280 50 294 51232 47092 45 289 42 285 44 279 56 277 51 277 47092 44472 51 296 43 295 45 285 51 284 56 295 44472 42671 48 299 46 292 47 290 49 290 63 297 42671 41104 47 302 41 290 46 293 54 302 63 301 41104 40162 49 304 37 294 45 299 57 305 62 303 40162 39461 49 305 37 302 44 303 62 306 63 304 39461 38797 47 305 41 306 42 306 64 307 63 305 38797 38087 46 304 44 308 42 305 64 307 59 300 38087 37597 44 306 44 312 43 303 64 307 59 299 37597 37199 46 308 42 314 44 302 61 307 57 299 37199 36779 47 306 42 319 47 303 57 304 55 299 36779 35959 48 303 46 322 50 303 53 300 51 296 35959 35322 48 303 51 323 48 304 46 295 45 294 35322 32077 45 305 42 312 41 302 39 293 45 286 32077 26855 43 306 39 313 38 309 34 298 36 281 26855 21977 45 306 40 308 37 297 33 296 34 282 21977 20566 45 307 39 306 39 295 35 292 35 281 20566 19628 43 307 36 304 38 295 38 289 36 278 19628 18831 39 306 36 302 35 297 35 290 37 275 18831 16334 35 306 35 300 32 297 33 289 33 279 16334 12863 32 304 35 295 32 294 31 283 35 267 12863 11114 33 302 38 297 38 291 24 277 32 259 11114 9130 34 297 39 296 34 286 20 260 28 256 9130 7497 38 299 36 298 29 287 22 257 26 246 7497 6740 38 300 33 303 24 287 25 266 26 240 6740 6232 38 304 31 304 19 298 18 263 22 232 6232 5901 37 307 31 302 22 279 14 260 20 225 5901 5573 34 306 26 304 22 280 13 254 19 220 5573 5248 29 313 22 288 20 276 13 244 18 214 5248 4926 20 310 21 273 19 261 16*218 18 209 4926 4607 16 307 19 278 19 245 19*198 19 206 4607 4291 15 302 18 281 18*234 20 190 21 204 4291 3978 14 297 16 279 15*209 20 189 24 202 3978 3668 13 298 16 272 14 199 20 188 27 199 3668 3361 13 298 16 266 13 198 20 188 27 195 3361 3056 13 298 15 263 13 196 19 187 27 194 3056 2754 13 299 14 263 13 196 19 187 27 193 2754 2455 14 299 13 264 13 195 19 186 26 191 2455 2157 14 296 11 266 12 194 19 186 26 191 2157 1862 15 292 11 272 12 193 18 185 26 190 1862 1569 16 286 12 275 12 193 18 185 25 189 1569 1278 16 282 12*270 11 191 17 184 23 187 1278 990 13 284 7*258 10 190 16 184 20 184 990 775 6 287 6 256 9 189 14 183 17 181 775 633 4*290 5 254 8 189 12 183 13*179 633 562 2*288 5 254 7 189 10 183 9*178 562 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