DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 39.0 - - 44.0 - - 49.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -54 - - -8 - - -21 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 605 - - 606 - - 606 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 605 - - 1071 - - 1310 - - 405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 262 - - 246 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -945 - - -1097 - - -1158 - - -288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1551 - - 1703 - - 1764 - - 894 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8307 - - -6000 - - -4396 - - -3961 ODpotential blCL - - - 8912 - - 6606 - - 5002 - - 4567 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 76 - - 75 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.0 - - 44.0 - - 49.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 38.6 - - 43.6 - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 44.3 - - 50.1 - - 45.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 37.8 - - 42.8 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -54 - - -8 - - -21 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95222 51 357 53 345 41 323 39 323 95222 88417 46 348 52 334 46 329 36 336 88417 83085 44 349 42 324 46 333 41 338 83085 78633 42 345 36 319 49 336 38 339 78633 74757 42 345 36 323 49 332 33 343 74757 71273 45 332 37 324 42 324 31 334 71273 68072 46 316 38 317 36 313 36 321 68072 65112 38 303 34 305 34 313 41 315 65112 62357 32 292 32 303 41 316 40 312 62357 59671 34 301 36 296 45 306 39 306 59671 56844 40 299 39 288 44 291 40 299 56844 53886 44 290 43 291 40 282 44 294 53886 51050 42 290 46 286 47 290 47 292 51050 48498 43 287 44 283 55 288 48 292 48498 46215 43 296 52 289 57 287 49 292 46215 44148 60 293 57 285 60 285 53 291 44148 42260 67 279 60 281 62 280 58 289 42260 40526 68 274 65 279 65 273 64 283 40526 38927 69 274 68 276 64 270 66 276 38927 37445 72 275 70 274 63 271 69 272 37445 36064 69 273 74 272 68 275 75 272 36064 34737 90 268 89 275 79 271 84 268 34737 33401 102 269 114 273 89 268 93 262 33401 32028 116 278 116 266 96 267 105 260 32028 30617 109 281 112 266 105 268 114 258 30617 29147 106 283 108 266 120 268 117 258 29147 27603 100 282 105 265 119 261 116 260 27603 25981 93 279 102 264 110 262 118 264 25981 24287 89 278 98 264 109 271 103 272 24287 22530 84 278 95 267 104 277 91 278 22530 20716 79 273 91 273 89 281 64 281 20716 18840 67 269 88 274 77 279 59 290 18840 16889 68 269 84 271 64 276 54 289 16889 14895 70 277 71 274 53 282 50 286 14895 12966 54 277 56 278 53 283 49 285 12966 11205 47 265 54 278 54 284 49 283 11205 9636 51 274 56 284 56 284 48 281 9636 8239 49 276 52 290 54 287 47 281 8239 6995 46 271 40 296 46 290 44 286 6995 5890 44 268 32 293 39 288 39 288 5890 4911 45 268 31 286 38 281 37 284 4911 4048 46 269 31 285 35 273 39 285 4048 3286 47 271 31 288 35 269 41 288 3286 2605 45 267 33 290 36 267 41 284 2605 2005 43 255 33 284 34 262 39 275 2005 1504 39 241 28 274 28 254 35 267 1504 1120 31 233 21 267 24 249 30 262 1120 856 24 229 18 265 21 248 22 255 856 697 20 227 15*264 17 247 19*253 697 606 12*225 10*262 12*246 9*251 606 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