DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 85.5 - - 88.0 - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 217 - - 107 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 530 - - 3699 - - 4547 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 2909 - - 3141 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1130 - - 4299 - - 5147 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 484 - - 1603 - - 2453 - - 4569 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 382 - - 327 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 16 - - 52 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 222 - - 337 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2862 - - -3932 - - -3833 - - -5230 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3992 - - 8231 - - 8981 - - 5840 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7869 - - -7116 - - -6193 - - -8545 ODpotential blCL - - - 8999 - - 11415 - - 11340 - - 9154 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 76 - - 75 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 160 - - 210 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 85.5 - - 88.0 - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.2 - - 51.7 - - 50.8 - - 56.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 83.9 - - 87.0 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 50.6 - - 49.8 - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 217 - - 107 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 530 - - 3699 - - 4547 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 97928 7 175 8 227 8 275 2 283 97928 90615 3 120 6 217 10 224 6 289 90615 84997 3 043 5 221 8 215 8 263 84997 80341 2 072 3 185 5 232 9 258 80341 76313 0 178 1 075 3 232 7 269 76313 72737 4 335 2 030 4 221 7 282 72737 69496 7 325 3 295 5 227 7 284 69496 66515 5 294 5 281 3 256 6 260 66515 63743 2 280 5 270 8 292 4 265 63743 61054 3 337 3 267 12 270 6 297 61054 58268 7 304 4 296 12 263 9 292 58268 55399 8 284 8 294 10 274 11 287 55399 52670 6 266 10 287 9 275 14 283 52670 50214 14 261 13 288 13 289 14 280 50214 48007 20 227 20 273 16 301 16 271 48007 46005 14 202 24 256 14 295 7 269 46005 44189 4 172 16 221 20 265 8 315 44189 42528 9 132 11 244 21 241 12 282 42528 40980 18 129 14 198 15 226 11 259 40980 39529 24 129 18 163 15 198 9 223 39529 38161 23 128 20 152 16 171 9 207 38161 36833 21 133 26 145 22 160 8 193 36833 35476 20 143 22 153 19 162 8 188 35476 34063 19 160 17 167 15 172 9 189 34063 32597 17 168 13 186 11 177 9 178 32597 31061 11 194 12 199 10 195 9 171 31061 29442 10 216 14 214 10 214 8 172 29442 27740 10 230 14 229 10 231 8 200 27740 25955 9 237 11 247 9 238 10 220 25955 24092 9 244 9 259 9 230 13 228 24092 22152 12 248 10 242 12 223 16 238 22152 20129 14 242 13 232 16 230 15 244 20129 18018 10 240 13 235 17 233 12 245 18018 15870 4 256 10 231 13 237 11 242 15870 13806 4 305 7 256 8 246 10 241 13806 11928 8 308 6 295 6 270 8 237 11928 10253 8 311 5 315 4 293 8 240 10253 8760 5 325 4 333 4 324 5 281 8760 7433 4 350 6 329 6 336 5 318 7433 6254 4 003 5 318 5 323 5 303 6254 5211 4 345 5*271 2*301 3 289 5211 4291 3 266 5*234 2*301 1 036 4291 3480 3 239 5 225 1 310 3 073 3480 2753 4 225 5 221 1 324 4 073 2753 2110 6 208 4 218 1 348 5 073 2110 1573 6 203 4 216 1 000 6 072 1573 1162 4*200 4 216 1 011 6 073 1162 878 1*194 3 214 1 013 6 072 878 707 1 190 3 215 1 012 6*073 707 609 1 189 3 214 1 011 4*072 609 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