DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 84.5 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4624 - - 4859 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3517 - - 3136 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5224 - - 5459 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1090 - - 1173 - - 4876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 389 - - 305 - - 3 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 263 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 364 - - -161 - - -2244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4861 - - 5620 - - 2853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5009 - - -3696 - - -3390 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10233 - - 9155 - - 3999 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 80 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 340 - - 1820 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 84.5 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.8 - - 61.8 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.1 - - 83.9 - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 60.8 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4624 - - 4859 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 19 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 15 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] 98807 9 263 5 230 3 298 98807 91416 6 235 8 229 1 227 91416 85685 6 245 8 226 5 251 85685 80926 6 196 9 235 8 261 80926 76811 7 233 10 230 13 272 76811 73158 8 233 12 220 17 268 73158 69850 8 229 12 229 15 246 69850 66801 14 243 18 255 17 270 66801 63981 20 236 22 244 25 251 63981 61274 19 215 25 230 24 244 61274 58480 24 253 29 254 31 251 58480 55600 33 236 35 254 31 247 55600 52860 36 236 46 242 53 256 52860 50417 39 244 49 237 63 243 50417 48232 44 254 53 243 56 236 48232 46233 52 256 60 250 57 251 46233 44398 54 253 65 250 67 252 44398 42711 50 248 58 242 66 246 42711 41142 44 245 50 236 56 242 41142 39665 40 248 43 239 50 243 39665 38270 40 251 41 248 47 237 38270 36919 40 250 41 248 47 230 36919 35545 40 244 46 246 47 229 35545 34120 35 236 46 246 43 240 34120 32648 29 240 43 245 47 264 32648 31109 31 258 43 249 50 269 31109 29486 30 259 41 247 48 272 29486 27780 31 259 38 254 44 279 27780 25993 33 251 36 260 40 283 25993 24124 34 248 38 263 34 281 24124 22177 30 244 32 269 35 283 22177 20154 26 248 23 276 29 288 20154 18051 22 265 22 295 27 288 18051 15911 19 279 20 307 22 300 15911 13847 19 301 18 309 24 309 13847 11962 24 299 17 307 21 313 11962 10279 17 292 17 303 16 318 10279 8780 11 293 17 290 14 332 8780 7447 10 287 17 273 11 339 7447 6264 10*262 13*261 9 302 6264 5220 11*239 12*261 10 282 5220 4300 11 238 12 262 10 282 4300 3487 11 237 11 263 10 282 3487 2759 11 237 11 263 9 283 2759 2115 10 237 10 264 9 284 2115 1577 10 237 10 264 9 284 1577 1164 10 237 10 264 8 283 1164 879 9 238 9 264 6 277 879 707 8 237 8 265 5*269 707 609 7 236 7 264 2*240 609 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