DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 46.6 - - 50.0 - - 50.4 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 76 - - 48 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2386 - - 4627 - - 4879 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1709 - - 2998 - - 2775 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2986 - - 5227 - - 5479 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4270 - - 4072 - - 3436 - - 7199 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 303 - - 272 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 324 - - 346 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 749 - - 1581 - - 1292 - - -3032 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2237 - - 3646 - - 4187 - - 3638 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 397 - - 581 - - 91 - - -3571 ODpotential blCL - - - 2589 - - 4646 - - 5388 - - 4177 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - 96 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 170 - - 140 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 50.0 - - 50.4 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 36.2 - - 34.3 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 49.5 - - 50.1 - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 34.9 - - 33.1 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 76 - - 48 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2386 - - 4627 - - 4879 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 65 - - 99 - - 84 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97482 13 229 18 249 19 257 19 275 97482 90088 11 224 13 234 18 248 14 263 90088 84449 9 213 10 205 13 241 12 232 84449 79777 3 185 5 231 9 232 8 210 79777 75728 3 215 4 208 6 229 5 204 75728 72126 3 205 6 189 4 241 6 260 72126 68864 6 243 8 211 10 227 12 258 68864 65849 14 257 9 257 10 244 9 271 65849 63013 15 236 15 254 21 260 17 269 63013 60236 13 251 21 242 27 252 25 273 60236 57344 25 264 26 241 32 256 32 270 57344 54355 30 268 23 253 31 252 29 254 54355 51498 40 277 37 278 32 264 34 271 51498 48931 49 270 49 273 42 268 45 272 48931 46641 51 262 49 267 47 265 47 267 46641 44559 49 263 50 266 49 264 46 266 44559 42647 51 268 54 268 51 266 50 267 42647 40881 56 270 61 268 56 267 57 267 40881 39245 60 272 66 267 61 267 62 263 39245 37723 69 273 70 264 65 264 61 261 37723 36300 78 270 75 262 70 261 61 261 36300 34936 78 267 79 261 71 260 63 260 34936 33559 75 266 82 262 71 262 64 259 33559 32141 68 268 85 262 70 261 60 261 32141 30690 62 272 78 261 66 262 51 262 30690 29194 59 272 64 263 56 265 35 269 29194 27642 53 273 51 269 44 269 18 300 27642 26029 49 276 46 273 32 272 16 324 26029 24342 46 277 42 272 29 274 16 312 24342 22578 43 276 43 274 31 272 19 296 22578 20742 38 277 46 275 33 275 23 292 20742 18829 36 280 46 276 36 280 27 288 18829 16837 37 286 43 279 38 280 28 289 16837 14810 37 288 36 285 35 282 28 297 14810 12865 35 295 32 290 33 284 32 291 12865 11111 28 302 28 296 29 287 30 284 11111 9558 28 318 22 302 26 289 26 285 9558 8175 23 329 20 310 24 296 21 292 8175 6944 22 341 18 314 20 307 17 302 6944 5851 20 351 16*318 16*319 13 312 5851 4884 19 351 13*321 14*335 10 331 4884 4030 17 347 12 323 13 340 10 335 4030 3275 15*343 11 324 13 345 10 340 3275 2599 12*340 11 325 12 348 9 344 2599 2002 11 338 10 325 12 351 9 348 2002 1503 10 338 10 326 12 352 9 351 1503 1121 10 337 10 326 12 352 8 354 1121 857 9 337 9 326 11 352 7 355 857 697 8 336 9 326 10 353 6*356 697 606 7 337 7 326 8 353 4*356 606 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