DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/19 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0705z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.1 - - 69.5 - - 72.2 - - 86.4 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 105 - - -21 - - 102 - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 7 - - 1068 - - 8 - - 5952 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit 591 - - 591 - - 592 - - 4206 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top 607 - - 1668 - - 608 - - 6552 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 341 - - 599 - - 2558 - - 2658 - - 7937 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 206 - - 17 - - 364 - - 17 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 10 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 210 - - 212 - - 191 - - 203 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -203 - - -289 - - -1578 - - -1799 - - -5068 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 810 - - 1957 - - 2186 - - 8352 - - 5677 sfcLCL ODpotential -5643 - - -4292 - - -5401 - - -4425 - - -6273 ODpotential blCL 6250 - - 5960 - - 6009 - - 10977 - - 6881 blCL maxRH 92 - - 87 - - 78 - - 74 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 450 - - 470 - - 1300 - - 80 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m 58.1 - - 69.5 - - 72.2 - - 86.4 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 56.3 - - 62.6 - - 64.1 - - 51.4 - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.3 - - 68.8 - - 73.2 - - 85.7 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 56.1 - - 61.4 - - 63.4 - - 50.1 - - 57.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 105 - - -21 - - 102 - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 7 - - 1068 - - 8 - - 5952 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 70 - - 49 - - 14 - - 0 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 - - 11 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] 98128 13 064 12 097 12 137 3 150 6 069 98128 90601 8 091 12 128 13 118 15 154 6 171 90601 84789 7 133 14 107 14 120 13 163 9 120 84789 79966 2 090 12 086 11 111 10 163 3 116 79966 75835 1 124 5 083 5 055 6 070 7 165 75835 72199 1 108 3 212 6 279 4 317 3 096 72199 68914 6 293 2 287 9 254 8 246 7 324 68914 65906 11 272 6 275 14 240 15 265 16 281 65906 63123 19 294 14 286 14 269 18 272 16 261 63123 60421 26 293 25 279 24 271 21 269 15 257 60421 57595 32 276 32 269 28 261 24 270 22 279 57595 54676 36 262 35 265 35 251 36 265 36 271 54676 51914 41 272 40 274 35 252 37 252 43 260 51914 49438 46 282 48 275 39 274 40 267 42 258 49438 47234 46 284 48 271 48 274 47 266 47 265 47234 45277 48 287 48 277 58 276 58 276 60 277 45277 43529 60 285 61 290 73 275 84 271 71 271 43529 41922 70 276 72 285 93 274 83 256 65 256 41922 40411 62 273 81 281 93 265 83 252 65 251 40411 38978 55 283 67 277 94 267 82 255 63 249 38978 37619 52 291 61 274 93 270 75 263 59 254 37619 36299 51 293 58 274 68 274 57 275 43 253 36299 34957 53 294 56 276 57 276 50 287 33 260 34957 33561 56 296 54 275 55 273 47 286 32 268 33561 32110 56 297 53 274 54 271 44 278 34 269 32110 30590 55 296 52 275 50 269 42 273 36 267 30590 28990 52 293 48 275 49 267 39 270 37 264 28990 27311 51 289 45 273 53 262 36 274 34 267 27311 25552 52 286 45 270 56 261 37 265 27 272 25552 23718 53 282 48 268 56 264 40 261 25 268 23718 21806 54 275 51 270 51 268 42 268 32 271 21806 19816 51 270 48 271 47 266 38 275 27 281 19816 17749 45 277 41 270 39 256 35 257 21 262 17749 15643 41 285 36 273 31 259 34 245 24 249 15643 13616 37 295 31 279 29 272 27 233 20 254 13616 11774 38 302 28 281 27 270 20 233 20 239 11774 10136 34 296 26 274 23 255 20 225 24 243 10136 8677 27 273 26 269 22 236 23 212 24 229 8677 7376 27 268 25 265 26 225 23*208 27 206 7376 6216 30 271 24 264 28 217 21*205 31 201 6216 5187 31 268 23 270 24 218 20 205 33 202 5187 4276 32 268 21 275 21 214 20 204 34 201 4276 3471 32 267 19 278 22 208 19 203 35 201 3471 2747 33 265 17 274 21 202 19 203 34 201 2747 2107 31 260 12*262 20 199 18 202 34 200 2107 1573 27 255 6*217 19 196 17 202 32 199 1573 1162 20 246 6 213 18 194 17 202 29 198 1162 879 12 231 5 211 16 193 16 202 24 197 879 707 8*219 5 209 14 192 15 201 20 196 707 608 5*210 5 208 10*191 12 201 13*195 608 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