DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.4 - - 64.1 - - 72.6 - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 252 - - 222 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 261 - - 1910 - - 2607 - - 1541 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1659 - - 2111 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 861 - - 2510 - - 3207 - - 2141 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1626 - - 782 - - 685 - - 895 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 324 - - 342 - - 75 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 19 - - 15 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 173 - - 185 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2096 - - -1620 - - -2009 - - -2107 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2957 - - 4130 - - 5216 - - 4249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11491 - - -9906 - - -7584 - - -8685 ODpotential blCL - - - 12352 - - 12416 - - 10791 - - 10826 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 85 - - 80 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 0 - - 230 - - 940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.4 - - 64.1 - - 72.6 - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 48.1 - - 51.9 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 62.8 - - 71.3 - - 69.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 47.0 - - 51.2 - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 252 - - 222 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 261 - - 1910 - - 2607 - - 1541 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 41 - - 21 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98293 5 132 1 151 4 253 12 282 98293 90861 7 139 10 225 8 258 10 270 90861 85114 7 088 9 207 10 227 6 325 85114 80349 1 071 4 186 5 234 7 303 80349 76240 5 192 3 231 1 185 9 249 76240 72607 6 185 4 249 2 291 5 235 72607 69329 5 213 3 265 10 286 6 279 69329 66317 5 249 7 320 10 292 8 270 66317 63518 4 318 8 279 8 290 10 297 63518 60815 9 324 10 256 9 297 10 309 60815 58002 14 316 13 287 15 289 14 305 58002 55099 22 320 16 306 14 277 14 291 55099 52352 23 316 20 327 12 308 12 289 52352 49891 27 328 19 313 18 311 12 283 49891 47673 26 317 17 268 20 289 15 265 47673 45644 24 301 18 279 24 261 25 273 45644 43778 26 300 25 292 29 255 34 272 43778 42067 28 288 35 291 28 266 35 271 42067 40499 32 283 38 283 29 279 37 265 40499 39055 34 281 34 277 32 276 34 257 39055 37703 37 279 31 270 30 269 31 252 37703 36394 39 270 28 268 28 267 31 253 36394 35055 42 257 25 266 31 268 32 268 35055 33659 45 253 30 268 35 272 35 270 33659 32207 42 261 34 276 36 274 36 260 32207 30688 43 275 37 280 37 272 39 259 30688 29088 42 281 40 278 39 269 42 265 29088 27408 40 282 43 274 43 268 43 271 27408 25647 36 283 50 274 45 273 40 278 25647 23809 36 284 51 277 50 279 40 286 23809 21900 37 287 45 280 46 279 36 283 21900 19911 37 294 33 288 32 282 32 288 19911 17837 31 293 35 291 36 287 34 290 17837 15717 30 284 37 280 41 280 38 281 15717 13666 30 286 40 275 39 276 38 281 13666 11793 28 287 38 283 29 279 25 278 11793 10127 32 265 33 294 23 293 12 275 10127 8646 20 248 25 295 16 283 12 243 8646 7327 14 264 20 267 15 279 15 228 7327 6155 19 266 12 244 21 252 10 227 6155 5116 26 252 16 235 19 231 10 238 5116 4202 30 235 26 216 18 218 16 213 4202 3399 28 218 28 198 16*198 21 194 3399 2688 29 204 25*183 16*188 22*183 2688 2064 30 195 21*175 16 185 21*178 2064 1544 26 190 20 173 15 184 20 177 1544 1145 21 186 19 172 15 183 19 176 1145 870 17*183 18 172 14 182 18 174 870 703 15*183 16 171 13 183 15 174 703 607 10 182 13 171 11 181 11 174 607 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