DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 71.8 - - 72.4 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 60 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1138 - - 1136 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1738 - - 1736 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 780 - - 915 - - 1629 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 196 - - 173 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 047 - - 071 - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 238 - - -44 - - -710 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1501 - - 1780 - - 1318 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4173 - - -5423 - - -5527 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5911 - - 7159 - - 6135 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 130 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.8 - - 72.4 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 66.6 - - 66.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 71.9 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 66.0 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 60 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1138 - - 1136 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 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] 99148 23 094 12 083 19 072 99148 91754 15 095 13 101 15 068 91754 86046 10 112 8 097 12 066 86046 81289 10 124 4 103 10 037 81289 77176 9 108 10 138 2 019 77176 73525 5 096 13 131 7 172 73525 70213 7 249 1 064 5 166 70213 67174 14 215 9 268 4 284 67174 64368 15 228 13 237 11 270 64368 61678 17 242 19 230 20 265 61678 58923 21 239 24 235 25 247 58923 56101 25 247 28 246 27 253 56101 53435 27 250 29 246 31 256 53435 51058 26 251 26 240 31 236 51058 48926 27 255 25 251 28 230 48926 46981 33 266 32 266 28 255 46981 45188 43 267 39 257 32 264 45188 43515 45 265 39 254 34 258 43515 41946 45 248 39 255 42 251 41946 40466 44 237 39 254 43 245 40466 39062 39 237 38 246 40 243 39062 37694 36 236 35 239 39 255 37694 36294 35 234 33 238 37 257 36294 34836 35 230 34 241 36 257 34836 33324 32 228 36 245 32 257 33324 31738 27 230 35 252 31 259 31738 30063 27 255 35 262 32 259 30063 28302 31 264 33 263 35 258 28302 26457 29 261 30 253 32 244 26457 24531 27 255 31 259 26 241 24531 22530 33 257 33 263 24 247 22530 20444 38 259 35 260 31 250 20444 18275 38 258 35 249 39 255 18275 16073 38 255 35 248 44 257 16073 13957 36 255 34 247 44 259 13957 12033 34 259 35 250 41 260 12033 10322 25 266 36 252 40 261 10322 8802 18 264 33 255 34 264 8802 7451 17 271 23 250 25 258 7451 6253 17 273 14 248 21 250 6253 5195 14 267 11 285 19 241 5195 4265 7 257 8 287 13 232 4265 3446 6 230 5 223 8 206 3446 2719 5 199 3 196 7 140 2719 2082 3*071 7*076 11 085 2082 1554 6*048 7*073 12 071 1554 1150 6 048 7 072 11 067 1150 873 6 046 7 071 10 065 873 704 6 047 6 070 9 063 704 608 5 046 5 070 6*062 608 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