DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/23 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 58.5 - - 58.0 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 26 - - 85 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 985 - - 1348 - - 1451 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 590 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1585 - - 1948 - - 2051 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 789 - - 4213 - - 1053 - - 2783 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 181 - - 151 - - 212 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 12 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 209 - - 204 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -374 - - -254 - - 290 - - -1664 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1960 - - 2202 - - 1761 - - 2271 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4103 - - -1328 - - -2098 - - -3419 ODpotential blCL - - - 5688 - - 3276 - - 4149 - - 4026 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 87 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 20 - - 180 - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 58.5 - - 58.0 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.7 - - 50.8 - - 52.3 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 58.4 - - 57.5 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 49.7 - - 51.1 - - 51.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 26 - - 85 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 985 - - 1348 - - 1451 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 100 - - 49 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 98087 27 249 21 243 23 227 19 248 98087 90628 24 228 24 223 23 226 20 237 90628 84838 19 227 20 237 20 227 22 225 84838 80011 12 196 22 216 22 243 22 243 80011 75867 16 279 14 250 18 243 19 257 75867 72215 16 256 19 262 19 249 18 265 72215 68905 14 300 17 281 17 278 26 280 68905 65863 30 302 25 282 26 265 32 275 65863 63045 26 286 24 278 22 266 26 285 63045 60297 25 289 39 279 42 282 29 286 60297 57412 36 282 38 271 43 271 34 290 57412 54408 40 281 39 278 37 274 50 288 54408 51545 38 286 48 277 47 273 57 283 51545 48993 40 289 47 267 53 273 61 278 48993 46730 56 292 49 283 54 272 52 266 46730 44686 67 281 61 288 56 277 40 272 44686 42807 64 271 66 284 63 285 50 292 42807 41071 62 270 84 283 78 286 67 290 41071 39470 75 279 99 276 96 277 84 284 39470 37993 87 281 98 274 102 272 99 278 37993 36619 92 283 97 271 102 270 106 275 36619 35301 95 284 96 268 104 270 110 275 35301 33969 89 281 96 266 104 269 115 275 33969 32591 79 275 95 265 105 269 115 273 32591 31165 73 270 94 264 104 268 114 270 31165 29676 79 272 92 264 101 267 113 270 29676 28108 88 272 89 264 96 265 110 270 28108 26466 88 269 86 263 92 261 100 268 26466 24754 84 265 81 261 91 258 89 265 24754 22974 82 258 75 254 91 256 83 268 22974 21125 80 249 76 254 93 254 80 271 21125 19194 68 237 82 257 97 255 81 271 19194 17177 55 225 84 258 93 258 74 274 17177 15130 46 217 81 259 73 262 62 280 15130 13169 29 218 74 253 57 266 51 283 13169 11391 14 272 51 237 49 268 35 277 11391 9809 16 289 26 236 47 270 33 280 9809 8397 19 288 22 297 41 273 33 288 8397 7137 21 286 27 306 35 277 34 293 7137 6014 23 286 25 297 35 280 34 294 6014 5017 25 286 22 288 32 278 33 291 5017 4137 27 283 17 275 25 272 30 285 4137 3358 30 275 13 256 16 262 28 275 3358 2661 31 265 12 242 11*237 26 263 2661 2045 30*254 12*222 12*211 24 249 2045 1531 26*243 13*212 13 204 22 239 1531 1137 24 239 13 209 13 203 20 230 1137 866 22 237 12 208 13 202 17 225 866 701 20 236 12 206 12 202 15 222 701 607 15 235 9 205 9 201 10*219 607 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