DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 41.5 - - 41.9 - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 157 - - 56 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 600 - - 2654 - - 2760 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 1985 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1200 - - 3254 - - 3360 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 914 - - 691 - - 882 - - 2703 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 305 - - 219 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 319 - - 325 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -778 - - 450 - - 467 - - -862 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1978 - - 2804 - - 2893 - - 1468 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2929 - - 60 - - 277 - - -1224 ODpotential blCL - - - 4129 - - 3194 - - 3083 - - 1829 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 93 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 41.5 - - 41.9 - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 31.6 - - 31.7 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 40.4 - - 41.5 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 30.6 - - 31.1 - - 34.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 157 - - 56 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 600 - - 2654 - - 2760 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 72 - - 89 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96296 32 237 37 246 40 241 36 243 96296 89118 16 237 24 241 34 248 21 260 89118 83593 4 232 15 213 17 245 14 263 83593 79009 5 257 10 203 3 207 9 244 79009 75042 3 285 6 198 3 192 9 242 75042 71518 5 307 4 217 5 265 5 279 71518 68314 7 255 9 251 11 268 9 293 68314 65362 6 297 12 251 14 269 10 301 65362 62620 11 317 10 261 19 266 17 299 62620 59960 20 314 11 307 20 259 21 288 59960 57170 25 308 23 301 18 264 20 289 57170 54255 32 312 27 299 23 292 26 292 54255 51458 34 309 33 306 28 298 28 293 51458 48942 36 310 38 306 34 299 34 305 48942 46696 38 315 40 310 35 298 37 303 46696 44661 41 314 41 312 35 312 35 314 44661 42804 38 315 44 317 40 321 37 322 42804 41101 38 325 47 315 47 320 40 328 41101 39529 43 331 44 316 47 318 43 333 39529 38071 47 335 42 323 46 325 41 336 38071 36709 48 340 44 328 49 331 40 346 36709 35401 51 344 46 331 48 334 40 350 35401 34074 50 342 48 333 46 341 39 358 34074 32697 46 344 47 334 48 347 42 006 32697 31271 44 348 44 332 50 346 45 013 31271 29780 43 352 39 328 48 346 46 018 29780 28213 39 356 35 324 44 345 44 020 28213 26569 36 358 32 323 38 343 40 017 26569 24849 34 359 29 326 32 337 36 012 24849 23053 32 000 28 327 30 337 32 012 23053 21178 30 000 28 328 29 338 28 009 21178 19220 29 003 27 333 30 337 25 355 19220 17175 27 004 26 338 30 338 25 347 17175 15091 27 358 25 341 28 340 25 344 15091 13086 26 355 24 342 24 341 23 341 13086 11265 25 350 23 342 23 338 21 341 11265 9649 21 350 21 345 22 334 19 343 9649 8217 18 354 17 346 19 328 17 343 8217 6949 16 342 14 344 17 325 16 339 6949 5827 15 316 14 339 16 322 16 333 5827 4842 15 294 14 335 14 323 15 324 4842 3982 15 305 13*335 12*324 11 323 3982 3230 16 319 12*323 12*325 10 338 3230 2563 19 333 12 320 11 325 11 343 2563 1976 19 337 12 318 11 325 11 338 1976 1486 18*337 12 317 11 325 10 330 1486 1110 13*334 11 316 11 324 10 325 1110 852 12 333 11 316 10 324 9 318 852 695 11 333 10 316 10 324 7 313 695 605 8 332 8 315 8 324 4*308 605 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