DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 46.1 - - 44.6 - - 46.2 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 144 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2121 - - 3201 - - 4150 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1507 - - 2364 - - 2347 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2721 - - 3801 - - 4750 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2408 - - 2481 - - 2619 - - 6603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 322 - - 264 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 309 - - 308 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -11 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 457 - - 988 - - 1606 - - -1593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2264 - - 2813 - - 3144 - - 2199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -411 - - 129 - - 780 - - -2176 ODpotential blCL - - - 3132 - - 3672 - - 3970 - - 2781 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 44.6 - - 46.2 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 34.8 - - 34.9 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 43.8 - - 45.8 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 33.6 - - 33.7 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 144 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2121 - - 3201 - - 4150 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 78 - - 98 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96417 28 251 27 233 32 247 30 259 96417 89107 16 266 21 259 28 256 30 264 89107 83537 10 253 21 250 17 267 22 269 83537 78938 8 268 18 260 21 281 20 272 78938 74963 7 237 13 237 19 251 20 270 74963 71431 11 277 7 289 16 242 25 255 71431 68213 25 261 15 281 15 247 30 238 68213 65239 23 246 30 288 29 291 25 293 65239 62484 23 269 36 274 37 273 40 280 62484 59813 22 271 29 270 34 258 38 276 59813 57003 36 286 37 287 40 285 42 278 57003 54055 51 280 54 280 54 284 47 278 54055 51217 55 268 58 269 59 277 53 282 51217 48663 53 273 56 269 62 274 62 284 48663 46391 62 277 58 269 64 271 68 281 46391 44349 64 277 59 271 63 268 69 273 44349 42493 70 284 61 273 68 278 66 270 42493 40790 79 282 70 285 72 277 66 272 40790 39220 86 282 88 286 76 284 67 279 39220 37764 96 278 94 280 85 285 74 285 37764 36405 94 273 91 279 87 285 81 290 36405 35099 89 277 92 284 88 287 91 294 35099 33780 90 289 97 288 90 290 97 295 33780 32414 98 294 99 288 92 292 98 295 32414 30997 102 294 100 289 92 291 98 296 30997 29513 99 291 99 289 89 289 97 296 29513 27952 93 288 96 288 87 288 95 295 27952 26316 88 286 91 287 86 289 91 294 26316 24605 85 285 88 288 84 290 87 293 24605 22818 83 288 84 289 80 292 83 292 22818 20959 80 291 79 290 80 296 79 290 20959 19018 75 294 75 293 87 293 75 290 19018 16996 72 297 73 295 91 294 76 292 16996 14933 71 299 70 297 82 299 78 293 14933 12941 69 303 70 302 71 299 73 296 12941 11133 55 304 64 305 62 298 60 301 11133 9540 43 303 51 308 54 299 46 295 9540 8138 36 305 39 311 37 304 37 297 8138 6906 30 304 28 313 27 309 20 310 6906 5820 24 294 22 312 26 310 20 313 5820 4856 20 291 21 310 25*310 21 318 4856 4007 18 306 21*310 23*309 21 322 4007 3256 19*324 19*309 20 308 21 324 3256 2584 18*324 18 309 18 308 21 326 2584 1991 18 324 18 309 17 308 21 327 1991 1496 18 324 17 309 16 307 19 327 1496 1116 17 324 17 309 15 308 17 326 1116 855 16 323 16 309 14 308 14 325 855 697 15 323 14 309 13 308 12 324 697 605 12 322 12 309 10 307 8*324 605 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