DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/29 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1326z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.3 - - 58.9 - - 65.7 - - 69.4 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 51 - - 108 - - 43 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 7 - - 7 - - 1485 - - 2014 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit 590 - - 590 - - 866 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top 607 - - 607 - - 2085 - - 2614 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 858 - - 1146 - - 499 - - 472 - - 240 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 29 - - 226 - - 192 - - 7 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 120 - - 121 - - 128 - - 119 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 486 - - 96 - - -1127 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 607 - - 607 - - 1599 - - 2518 - - 1735 sfcLCL ODpotential -159 - - 0 - - 100 - - -6292 - - -7990 ODpotential blCL 766 - - 607 - - 1985 - - 8906 - - 8598 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 88 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.3 - - 58.9 - - 65.7 - - 69.4 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 57.2 - - 58.6 - - 60.8 - - 60.4 - - 60.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.5 - - 58.4 - - 64.9 - - 68.9 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 57.4 - - 58.4 - - 60.0 - - 59.4 - - 59.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 51 - - 108 - - 43 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 7 - - 7 - - 1485 - - 2014 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 86 - - 50 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 97931 16 259 14 239 20 257 24 244 19 265 97931 90577 13 267 7 256 12 258 17 244 20 273 90577 84935 9 283 4 273 10 237 13 256 14 258 84935 80282 7 279 4 308 8 203 14 252 7 267 80282 76293 5 300 5 311 4 205 12 249 12 284 76293 72768 5 298 3 258 3 244 9 235 12 278 72768 69560 7 298 2 265 6 228 9 197 11 255 69560 66594 5 281 3 264 7 237 12 208 10 254 66594 63845 9 241 6 269 7 264 6 219 7 239 63845 61188 13 236 10 276 13 276 10 279 8 250 61188 58412 11 242 11 264 14 244 15 244 11 236 58412 55524 15 279 11 260 14 245 24 248 25 249 55524 52778 23 279 21 261 25 258 29 253 30 248 52778 50327 27 273 28 258 26 265 28 266 30 258 50327 48140 30 280 28 272 25 270 28 268 32 264 48140 46151 32 292 28 286 28 276 27 272 32 260 46151 44326 32 296 32 293 31 277 26 272 29 254 44326 42646 30 291 33 287 31 272 27 264 27 253 42646 41091 28 290 30 275 29 263 28 258 24 255 41091 39638 26 302 24 276 24 267 23 258 17 251 39638 38270 26 311 18 291 21 284 18 269 11 248 38270 36942 26 310 19 303 20 295 15 284 8 244 36942 35586 22 312 20 298 22 293 15 292 8 251 35586 34171 20 313 21 290 23 286 16 290 8 258 34171 32702 22 317 25 294 22 284 18 285 10 265 32702 31163 26 315 27 295 23 286 20 279 12 270 31163 29542 27 319 25 297 25 287 22 276 15 271 29542 27838 27 322 23 302 21 289 22 277 18 272 27838 26049 28 320 23 312 17 292 22 276 20 272 26049 24176 27 323 22 316 17 301 21 282 20 274 24176 22223 22 329 16 326 15 299 18 289 20 281 22223 20183 18 326 15 322 10 298 15 277 16 289 20183 18053 18 337 13 336 10 309 10 289 11 290 18053 15880 18 356 13 354 9 321 10 310 6 339 15880 13787 16 348 14 345 11 332 10 321 13 348 13787 11886 15 343 15 338 13 341 13 335 16 346 11886 10199 13 348 13 337 15 340 17 341 18 348 10199 8699 10 344 11 336 15 331 20 336 19 350 8699 7364 10 334 9 333 11 321 18 338 17 353 7364 6181 10 318 8 329 7 318 9 336 10 347 6181 5140 8 325 5 329 4 323 5 334 2 286 5140 4228 7 351 1 352 1 042 1 265 4 182 4228 3426 5 006 2 112 3 142 6 139 13 143 3426 2712 1 040 2 129 4*131 7*125 13 136 2712 2080 5 091 5 117 5*126 7*122 12 130 2080 1554 9 112 6 121 5 127 6 119 10 121 1554 1150 9 121 5 119 4 129 6 118 9 111 1150 872 8 120 5 120 4 130 6 118 8 099 872 703 7*120 4*120 4 131 5 118 6*088 703 608 3*120 4*121 3 131 5 116 5*081 608 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