DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/30 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 16.1 - - 23.0 - - 26.3 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 218 - - 64 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 967 - - 2017 - - 2320 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 1657 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1567 - - 2617 - - 2920 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 646 - - 520 - - 894 - - 1873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 181 - - 306 - - 214 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 272 - - 269 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1464 - - -1311 - - -2304 - - -3789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3031 - - 3929 - - 5224 - - 4393 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10684 - - -8040 - - -7980 - - -11181 ODpotential blCL - - - 12251 - - 10657 - - 10900 - - 11785 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 81 - - 60 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.1 - - 23.0 - - 26.3 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.3 - - 8.2 - - 5.7 - - 3.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.6 - - 21.9 - - 26.0 - - 21.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.2 - - 8.1 - - 5.3 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 218 - - 64 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 967 - - 2017 - - 2320 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 25 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96334 63 259 71 264 65 254 70 255 96334 89176 49 268 51 269 44 273 53 261 89176 83583 39 270 37 259 39 277 42 281 83583 78911 32 289 30 264 38 271 42 286 78911 74844 33 297 28 267 34 274 43 287 74844 71217 36 287 31 281 37 285 38 285 71217 67900 40 281 40 287 40 281 34 291 67900 64825 41 276 42 282 41 279 39 299 64825 61964 39 271 43 281 44 285 49 293 61964 59195 40 279 47 281 51 290 53 289 59195 56300 51 281 54 279 54 290 54 289 56300 53288 60 275 57 273 54 290 56 289 53288 50411 58 274 55 276 57 288 60 287 50411 47827 55 279 63 283 60 283 63 287 47827 45520 60 279 67 280 63 282 65 289 45520 43437 63 275 65 277 64 284 66 291 43437 41539 63 278 64 278 65 288 67 292 41539 39797 66 283 65 282 67 293 69 293 39797 38187 69 285 65 286 71 293 71 293 38187 36689 70 284 67 287 75 290 72 293 36689 35290 71 281 68 286 75 286 74 294 35290 33952 69 278 68 285 69 285 76 293 33952 32612 68 280 69 284 65 288 76 291 32612 31238 75 281 68 282 66 289 72 290 31238 29837 79 276 67 281 68 286 66 291 29837 28394 83 274 70 281 69 283 64 293 28394 26896 88 274 70 279 68 280 64 294 26896 25338 84 278 70 278 64 280 61 287 25338 23715 74 282 72 277 59 282 58 284 23715 22020 67 286 70 275 56 282 57 286 22020 20246 61 289 65 275 55 279 54 288 20246 18393 58 282 53 278 51 280 53 284 18393 16458 53 287 47 279 49 284 49 284 16458 14479 52 287 45 279 47 288 45 287 14479 12569 51 291 45 286 41 290 42 287 12569 10832 49 295 45 292 40 290 40 288 10832 9289 45 296 43 293 41 292 39 291 9289 7919 39 294 41 292 40 294 37 295 7919 6704 36 293 38 290 37 296 35 293 6704 5630 35 296 36 292 33 295 31 292 5630 4686 33 299 32 294 30 292 27 290 4686 3860 27 300 27 292 26 283 25 286 3860 3135 20 301 20*285 21*271 26 281 3135 2491 15 303 14*273 18*269 23 279 2491 1924 15*300 14 272 18 269 21 282 1924 1452 12*284 13 272 17 269 19 286 1452 1090 12 282 13 272 16 270 17 287 1090 841 11 282 12 272 15 270 14 287 841 690 10 282 11 272 14 270 11 287 690 604 8 282 10 272 11 270 5*283 604 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