DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 52.3 - - 59.1 - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 62 - - 101 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1729 - - 2036 - - 4165 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1112 - - 590 - - 2869 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2329 - - 2636 - - 4765 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1877 - - 1606 - - 1347 - - 6525 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 237 - - 211 - - 318 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 301 - - 280 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -14 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1035 - - -1591 - - -817 - - -5882 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3364 - - 4227 - - 5583 - - 6488 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8654 - - -10585 - - -6999 - - -12584 ODpotential blCL - - - 10983 - - 13221 - - 11764 - - 13190 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 87 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 52.3 - - 59.1 - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 35.8 - - 36.6 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 51.8 - - 58.4 - - 57.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 34.6 - - 35.2 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 62 - - 101 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1729 - - 2036 - - 4165 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 95 - - 50 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97897 10 231 9 244 10 281 6 291 97897 90487 7 200 10 225 15 227 11 238 90487 84776 2 189 11 189 9 222 12 246 84776 80013 11 187 11 212 9 230 14 229 80013 75882 5 180 12 205 16 214 14 215 75882 72209 12 241 14 230 17 241 7 271 72209 68879 8 244 10 216 21 242 16 273 68879 65832 16 264 11 268 17 246 21 252 65832 63013 22 267 14 295 23 282 19 250 63013 60271 31 267 33 280 34 277 25 287 60271 57403 39 269 36 256 41 263 41 277 57403 54437 37 254 33 268 43 257 52 265 54437 51634 38 284 52 279 44 261 56 266 51634 49132 59 286 68 270 54 276 62 267 49132 46895 77 279 73 267 74 278 73 267 46895 44879 82 269 78 264 92 274 84 265 44879 43052 82 266 80 268 100 274 89 266 43052 41373 80 270 90 275 111 277 96 268 41373 39809 87 276 107 282 125 275 108 269 39809 38346 99 278 117 282 130 273 118 269 38346 36968 101 275 117 279 127 271 120 268 36968 35634 95 271 116 277 119 268 120 269 35634 34277 87 265 110 274 109 264 118 269 34277 32873 81 259 104 262 99 259 105 266 32873 31431 77 254 86 249 95 252 86 257 31431 29932 75 250 73 244 97 247 80 252 29932 28354 76 246 67 244 94 251 75 248 28354 26697 78 246 66 245 84 248 72 233 26697 24959 76 252 62 247 68 237 74 230 24959 23140 68 255 54 254 55 224 74 230 23140 21245 57 255 53 261 47 229 69 238 21245 19274 49 258 53 253 44 247 61 249 19274 17222 51 267 33 239 40 264 46 247 17222 15136 51 267 34 243 37 260 38 252 15136 13128 45 264 33 255 32 249 37 262 13128 11307 41 259 34 262 27 257 30 263 11307 9697 43 253 35 258 27 265 27 263 9697 8275 38 236 33 247 27 257 24 267 8275 7023 35 264 24 260 17 265 16 303 7023 5920 25 293 15 269 14 297 17 313 5920 4942 14 311 12 301 14*300 17 314 4942 4078 10 283 10 316 14*295 17 314 4078 3314 11 272 9*316 13 289 16 314 3314 2629 11*290 7*310 11 278 16 314 2629 2023 10*311 6 302 10 274 15 314 2023 1517 10 315 6 299 10 272 15 313 1517 1129 10 316 5 299 9 270 14 313 1129 862 9 317 5 297 9 269 12 311 862 699 8 317 4 295 8 268 10 310 699 606 7 317 4 295 7 267 6*309 606 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