DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 38.1 - - 40.7 - - 38.0 - - 34.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 354 - - 132 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1598 - - 2777 - - 2028 - - 1453 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1157 - - 2378 - - 1426 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2198 - - 3377 - - 2628 - - 2053 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 746 - - 966 - - 648 - - 852 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 400 - - 260 - - 77 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 10 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 022 - - 019 - - 062 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4590 - - -1862 - - -293 - - -1477 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6788 - - 5239 - - 2922 - - 3531 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13590 - - -9759 - - -7055 - - -10112 ODpotential blCL - - - 15788 - - 13136 - - 9683 - - 12165 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 91 - - 95 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.1 - - 40.7 - - 38.0 - - 34.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.9 - - 20.0 - - 27.5 - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 38.9 - - 37.0 - - 34.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.7 - - 20.2 - - 27.4 - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 354 - - 132 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1598 - - 2777 - - 2028 - - 1453 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 65 - - 82 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96529 12 077 14 109 12 146 9 159 96529 89320 17 105 16 114 9 135 8 125 89320 83729 18 098 13 140 9 212 3 239 83729 79070 9 109 10 184 8 194 10 217 79070 75045 9 193 11 237 8 253 10 197 75045 71463 7 219 20 233 25 250 17 255 71463 68218 9 291 11 250 21 242 22 257 68218 65245 20 270 16 274 18 225 15 273 65245 62474 23 287 26 283 22 270 26 285 62474 59772 37 276 39 271 36 280 36 281 59772 56954 35 261 36 265 46 272 40 271 56954 54027 31 275 36 264 42 263 48 255 54027 51199 38 282 35 277 42 277 49 268 51199 48636 48 287 51 291 53 285 59 280 48636 46350 59 285 66 285 57 286 65 279 46350 44291 65 276 71 276 65 286 64 279 44291 42424 63 267 68 271 72 284 65 284 42424 40716 57 269 65 271 76 283 77 292 40716 39145 58 278 65 283 80 284 92 290 39145 37695 63 286 77 286 85 286 96 286 37695 36344 69 290 81 284 89 286 97 285 36344 35049 74 292 80 285 90 285 98 284 35049 33737 80 293 83 288 90 284 100 282 33737 32373 77 292 90 289 90 283 100 280 32373 30958 62 278 92 288 90 282 97 279 30958 29477 70 267 87 286 90 280 92 280 29477 27921 74 272 77 281 89 279 88 283 27921 26291 67 274 75 274 89 279 82 284 26291 24586 65 266 80 274 87 282 75 282 24586 22804 64 264 71 272 79 283 69 279 22804 20947 56 268 56 266 69 280 64 278 20947 19011 59 282 60 268 62 272 58 276 19011 16993 62 281 63 275 55 266 54 269 16993 14936 60 271 65 281 50 270 51 266 14936 12954 59 265 68 275 50 277 47 274 12954 11152 55 271 63 261 49 275 36 287 11152 9551 33 277 52 241 48 256 35 284 9551 8130 21 282 29 232 45 246 38 272 8130 6873 23 280 22 236 34 243 32 254 6873 5763 25 288 14 260 22 252 22 238 5763 4789 20 318 4 322 13 275 11 234 4789 3939 14 007 9*019 6 278 2 174 3939 3194 7 040 11*021 5*072 8 060 3194 2535 10*034 12 021 10*065 18*044 2535 1955 12*024 13 019 11 063 19*044 1955 1473 12 022 13 019 11 062 19 044 1473 1103 12 021 13 018 11 062 18 043 1103 848 11 021 13 018 10 060 17 043 848 693 11 020 12 017 10 060 15 043 693 605 9 020 11 017 8 060 11 043 605 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