DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 7.3 - - 13.4 - - 17.3 - - 11.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 191 - - 95 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 1912 - - 2565 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 1535 - - 1586 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1179 - - 2512 - - 3165 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 923 - - 713 - - 818 - - 2039 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 117 - - 289 - - 254 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 283 - - 292 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1081 - - -518 - - -1167 - - -2429 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2260 - - 3031 - - 4333 - - 3033 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12686 - - -9844 - - -10701 - - -11338 ODpotential blCL - - - 13865 - - 12356 - - 13866 - - 11942 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 77 - - 62 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.3 - - 13.4 - - 17.3 - - 11.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.1 - - 2.4 - - 0.5 - - 0.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.1 - - 12.5 - - 16.9 - - 14.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.5 - - 1.4 - - -0.6 - - 0.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 191 - - 95 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 579 - - 1912 - - 2565 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94672 143 227 121 230 139 236 134 240 94672 87565 123 242 111 235 118 246 108 248 87565 82016 117 251 104 242 114 249 105 253 82016 77380 105 254 100 251 98 255 100 259 77380 73400 104 262 95 261 88 264 97 266 73400 69918 100 265 96 267 88 271 90 275 69918 66791 93 264 91 268 91 274 86 283 66791 63918 86 266 85 272 88 276 85 284 63918 61236 79 274 80 277 86 279 84 283 61236 58619 78 282 78 284 85 284 86 284 58619 55883 79 286 80 290 83 291 93 287 55883 53044 80 285 82 293 88 296 101 292 53044 50325 76 285 86 294 96 295 107 295 50325 47868 69 290 88 294 99 294 108 294 47868 45660 69 296 88 293 99 297 106 293 45660 43653 74 297 84 294 100 300 105 296 43653 41819 76 299 82 299 100 301 110 299 41819 40144 80 301 86 303 102 303 121 299 40144 38615 85 304 94 305 112 306 135 302 38615 37198 93 306 103 307 131 310 145 303 37198 35859 98 305 111 309 147 311 147 302 35859 34555 100 307 120 313 151 311 147 302 34555 33221 105 312 130 314 151 313 145 305 33221 31831 112 314 133 315 147 313 142 307 31831 30389 116 315 131 314 142 312 137 306 30389 28884 117 314 127 313 140 311 132 307 28884 27304 112 309 121 311 140 310 133 307 27304 25650 105 306 115 309 140 308 131 308 25650 23922 99 306 112 308 135 308 126 309 23922 22128 92 306 110 310 124 307 124 309 22128 20268 81 299 106 308 115 307 119 307 20268 18337 78 297 97 303 110 306 106 307 18337 16341 72 299 88 300 98 305 93 306 16341 14327 65 302 79 299 84 304 77 307 14327 12410 62 301 70 299 71 305 58 310 12410 10680 58 299 64 303 61 305 45 311 10680 9149 52 302 54 305 51 305 40 312 9149 7798 45 306 46 303 43 306 37 313 7798 6605 40 309 41 303 39 309 34 314 6605 5552 37 307 35 306 33 313 31 315 5552 4625 36 305 31 304 29 311 28 316 4625 3812 35 301 28 300 26*304 26 313 3812 3099 32 300 26*296 21*294 23 302 3099 2466 29 302 20*288 20 293 21 303 2466 1906 27 300 17 282 20 293 20 305 1906 1440 22*295 16 282 19 292 19 307 1440 1083 17*289 16 281 18 292 17 306 1083 837 15 286 15 281 17 292 14 304 837 689 14 286 14 281 15 291 11*301 689 604 11 285 11 281 12 291 5*293 604 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