DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 39.4 - - 37.6 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 40 - - -17 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 3369 - - 167 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 605 - - 3969 - - 767 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1429 - - 1094 - - 4475 - - 4204 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 223 - - 39 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 25 - - 16 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 348 - - 333 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 17 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -495 - - 1678 - - -1421 - - -1310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1100 - - 2291 - - 2188 - - 1915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2423 - - 830 - - -1834 - - -1835 ODpotential blCL - - - 3028 - - 3139 - - 2601 - - 2440 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 39.4 - - 37.6 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 31.5 - - 30.3 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 39.4 - - 38.1 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 30.3 - - 29.4 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 40 - - -17 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 3369 - - 167 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 101 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96050 30 257 47 265 40 264 43 261 96050 88930 20 285 27 260 32 273 30 292 88930 83471 25 314 18 283 28 266 29 300 83471 78945 23 309 18 303 21 270 25 285 78945 74987 22 297 23 305 19 283 22 291 74987 71445 23 297 26 296 29 301 24 313 71445 68218 28 318 27 306 39 297 36 315 68218 65245 35 309 35 309 47 295 46 308 65245 62496 35 296 40 303 49 299 51 302 62496 59841 32 307 47 302 55 295 57 297 59841 57053 51 319 55 305 56 292 55 294 57053 54128 66 311 63 305 57 305 58 304 54128 51325 67 307 72 306 79 312 78 308 51325 48805 69 309 83 307 92 308 90 311 48805 46538 78 313 90 308 95 309 99 313 46538 44471 91 316 95 311 99 309 106 309 44471 42575 98 315 97 312 105 310 110 308 42575 40828 99 314 97 313 111 312 113 311 40828 39214 99 316 102 316 116 315 118 315 39214 37716 105 321 109 319 120 315 125 316 37716 36316 115 325 116 321 125 315 132 317 36316 34974 126 326 122 322 129 315 139 316 34974 33622 134 324 129 324 135 318 141 315 33622 32227 139 322 137 324 140 319 139 316 32227 30788 140 322 142 325 140 319 137 317 30788 29287 142 323 142 325 137 318 137 318 29287 27710 147 322 140 325 136 317 137 318 27710 26053 144 318 137 326 133 317 136 319 26053 24322 132 319 127 326 124 318 135 320 24322 22524 120 323 115 326 112 322 122 324 22524 20667 106 323 110 331 106 324 116 330 20667 18737 79 322 96 332 101 325 113 331 18737 16725 57 326 75 328 92 327 101 329 16725 14683 54 325 58 325 78 327 83 325 14683 12724 54 327 53 328 67 323 73 323 12724 10947 53 334 53 331 61 323 67 325 10947 9374 50 338 52 333 55 326 63 328 9374 7985 46 339 47 335 50 329 56 333 7985 6762 44 341 41 336 43 332 43 337 6762 5686 41 343 35 342 33 333 33 339 5686 4741 37 343 31*352 31 334 28 345 4741 3913 38 347 30*352 31 334 29 343 3913 3183 39 354 29 351 31 335 31 341 3183 2530 37 359 27 349 31 334 32 341 2530 1953 35 357 25 347 30 334 31 340 1953 1471 30 352 24 346 28 334 30 339 1471 1102 25 348 22 345 26 334 27 338 1102 847 20 345 20 345 23*334 22 337 847 693 18*345 18 344 19*333 19*336 693 605 12*344 14 343 14 333 13*336 605 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