DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 25.7 - - 40.5 - - 48.3 - - 41.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 225 - - 112 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 626 - - 1527 - - 2008 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 1329 - - 1310 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1226 - - 2127 - - 2608 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 455 - - 443 - - 360 - - 1251 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 284 - - 247 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 187 - - 203 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1091 - - -3762 - - -4037 - - -3166 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2317 - - 5890 - - 6646 - - 3772 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15984 - - -15801 - - -13390 - - -13389 ODpotential blCL - - - 17210 - - 17928 - - 15998 - - 13995 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 63 - - 70 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.7 - - 40.5 - - 48.3 - - 41.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 17.3 - - 21.8 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 39.2 - - 47.6 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 16.6 - - 21.5 - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 225 - - 112 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 626 - - 1527 - - 2008 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96500 25 295 24 339 14 335 34 317 96500 89519 30 012 21 016 25 021 26 355 89519 84021 25 016 15 030 24 012 26 011 84021 79420 22 018 13 046 16 357 24 021 79420 75419 23 356 12 025 13 350 20 006 75419 71851 18 329 17 352 17 347 19 350 71851 68613 18 322 20 326 22 337 23 334 68613 65637 20 324 23 307 25 320 28 314 65637 62878 28 316 27 295 26 304 26 297 62878 60204 32 308 28 292 27 303 25 309 60204 57401 40 303 33 296 35 297 39 306 57401 54492 46 305 37 293 45 290 46 293 54492 51715 55 300 43 292 49 288 52 292 51715 49199 54 295 49 293 56 288 52 285 49199 46926 54 296 52 293 61 292 52 288 46926 44861 55 300 57 294 68 297 54 295 44861 42986 54 301 66 295 73 298 69 298 42986 41285 53 292 67 293 84 293 83 291 41285 39719 41 285 59 295 81 290 82 291 39719 38277 34 324 63 306 75 291 86 303 38277 36940 78 322 72 313 89 308 97 304 36940 35652 86 324 82 312 90 311 98 302 35652 34337 86 324 77 313 88 310 96 300 34337 32966 78 321 64 312 82 301 92 298 32966 31543 60 318 60 310 75 296 87 296 31543 30050 51 319 56 303 68 292 83 293 30050 28478 48 319 53 298 66 293 79 291 28478 26826 43 307 54 297 64 294 74 292 26826 25094 38 297 54 297 60 293 68 293 25094 23286 38 291 56 299 56 290 60 293 23286 21404 33 292 51 298 52 288 55 294 21404 19441 40 302 44 297 45 289 54 288 19441 17389 37 303 41 295 43 287 52 279 17389 15295 34 307 35 293 37 290 48 279 15295 13279 31 299 29 298 33 287 44 281 13279 11444 27 298 26 291 33 288 40 277 11444 9815 24 306 24 283 31 286 36 276 9815 8370 22 314 21 291 28 282 31 278 8370 7089 18 308 18 300 26 284 30 276 7089 5949 15 285 14 292 24 287 28 275 5949 4939 14 262 12 271 22 284 24 274 4939 4051 13 222 13 236 19 265 21 272 4051 3271 12 203 16 205 16*233 17 258 3271 2584 10 208 14*193 14*205 17 223 2584 1987 13 193 11*188 13 204 18 199 1987 1492 13*172 11 187 13 203 19 187 1492 1114 9*161 10 186 12 202 19 182 1114 853 8 161 9 185 12 202 17 178 853 695 7 161 9 186 11 201 14*176 695 606 6 161 8 185 9 202 7*172 606 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