DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 19.4 - - 23.6 - - 25.5 - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 285 - - 176 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4055 - - 4226 - - 4065 - - 3346 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2976 - - 3415 - - 3072 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4655 - - 4826 - - 4665 - - 3946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1016 - - 1066 - - 940 - - 877 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 434 - - 366 - - 185 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 294 - - 237 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 3 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1037 - - 898 - - 1039 - - 753 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3618 - - 3928 - - 3626 - - 3193 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5068 - - -179 - - 62 - - -226 ODpotential blCL - - - 9723 - - 5005 - - 4603 - - 4172 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 77 - - 82 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.4 - - 23.6 - - 25.5 - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.8 - - 8.7 - - 11.9 - - 13.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 22.1 - - 24.4 - - 25.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.7 - - 7.6 - - 10.8 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 285 - - 176 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4055 - - 4226 - - 4065 - - 3346 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 30 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96540 2 190 8 254 16 266 12 253 96540 89406 2 162 5 124 9 244 11 294 89406 83894 4 105 5 117 7 185 11 274 83894 79278 4 008 3 105 8 149 6 281 79278 75266 7 337 7 309 1 038 6 341 75266 71697 2 329 14 281 13 291 17 316 71697 68445 5 345 12 280 13 280 16 310 68445 65431 19 301 15 300 20 305 21 301 65431 62621 24 287 20 286 25 295 22 311 62621 59891 18 296 18 286 28 311 32 317 59891 57035 28 309 23 314 35 307 34 320 57035 54060 30 304 35 308 35 317 38 326 54060 51209 37 308 36 313 40 317 50 329 51209 48641 40 309 44 314 46 321 57 315 48641 46352 40 315 48 315 57 317 53 314 46352 44277 42 318 54 315 55 318 55 318 44277 42377 44 321 54 312 58 324 60 315 42377 40628 50 325 51 319 69 322 59 314 40628 39012 58 327 59 332 73 322 65 316 39012 37513 63 333 79 334 83 323 77 318 37513 36118 76 340 100 336 98 325 83 318 36118 34784 101 340 118 335 104 326 83 317 34784 33440 112 337 125 335 108 326 81 317 33440 32055 108 339 125 335 108 326 76 317 32055 30633 114 349 113 333 98 325 73 315 30633 29155 127 350 95 329 86 319 70 314 29155 27603 131 346 96 332 81 313 67 313 27603 25975 131 347 99 333 73 316 62 313 25975 24269 129 347 99 335 61 321 58 316 24269 22485 124 348 95 338 59 318 60 314 22485 20622 105 349 90 342 61 323 55 309 20622 18678 86 347 78 342 61 321 46 305 18678 16653 66 341 60 335 59 317 45 306 16653 14592 47 333 48 327 52 309 47 308 14592 12612 37 323 41 319 47 306 49 308 12612 10822 31 318 36 314 41 307 46 306 10822 9251 27 321 32 312 33 305 30 299 9251 7875 25 327 26 311 25 298 23 293 7875 6665 24 326 19 310 17 286 21 279 6665 5601 22*317 12*301 10*252 18 260 5601 4669 18*315 10*296 9*235 15*217 4669 3855 16 320 10 295 9 235 13*209 3855 3138 15 321 10 294 9 235 13 208 3138 2496 14 321 10 293 9 237 12 209 2496 1929 13 320 10 293 9 238 11 209 1929 1456 13 319 10 293 9 239 11 210 1456 1092 12 319 10 292 9 239 10 211 1092 842 11 318 9 292 8 239 10 211 842 691 11 318 9 293 8 240 9 211 691 604 9 317 8 293 7 240 7 211 604 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