DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 318 - - 118 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 918 - - 718 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 875 - - 800 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 54 - - 18 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 133 - - 137 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -105 - - 110 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1023 - - 608 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5994 - - -4927 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6912 - - 5645 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 290 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.8 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 64.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 318 - - 118 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - 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] 97441 19 261 22 283 97441 90242 9 272 13 246 90242 84665 11 284 7 229 84665 80025 8 241 10 246 80025 76034 10 193 15 248 76034 72510 11 183 15 246 72510 69323 7 215 13 238 69323 66399 13 270 11 245 66399 63696 22 254 18 254 63696 61089 28 246 27 255 61089 58382 31 245 34 256 58382 55576 42 253 44 257 55576 52908 62 245 65 249 52908 50527 65 237 74 240 50527 48394 66 241 72 238 48394 46439 73 245 76 245 46439 44628 80 245 83 247 44628 42940 87 246 88 245 42940 41358 93 245 91 244 41358 39866 88 241 90 243 39866 38454 80 238 89 242 38454 37086 73 240 89 240 37086 35690 76 246 87 237 35690 34238 77 249 81 235 34238 32735 68 242 74 237 32735 31165 66 239 76 240 31165 29515 65 237 76 242 29515 27785 63 233 71 242 27785 25974 62 237 66 236 25974 24084 48 252 60 233 24084 22124 53 241 54 232 22124 20090 53 241 45 233 20090 17973 53 240 36 238 17973 15813 53 239 42 228 15813 13732 53 239 51 232 13732 11841 45 234 45 238 11841 10163 28 222 42 241 10163 8671 27 218 37 231 8671 7344 21 211 36 219 7344 6168 17 192 36 210 6168 5129 17 187 33 205 5129 4216 18 191 30 200 4216 3413 20 185 27 193 3413 2695 22 170 25 185 2695 2065 22 154 24 172 2065 1542 18 146 22 153 1542 1142 12*135 19 143 1142 868 10*134 15*139 868 702 9 133 12*137 702 608 6 133 9 136 608 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