DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 12.8 - - 14.9 - - 14.2 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 155 - - 93 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2239 - - 3335 - - 3360 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 2458 - - 2126 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2839 - - 3935 - - 3960 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1070 - - 804 - - 802 - - 3453 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 171 - - 326 - - 275 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 23 - - 23 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 299 - - 310 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -111 - - 203 - - 225 - - -2775 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2951 - - 3732 - - 3735 - - 3379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14045 - - -14026 - - -12947 - - -14849 ODpotential blCL - - - 16884 - - 17961 - - 16907 - - 15453 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 86 - - 85 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.8 - - 14.9 - - 14.2 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 2.2 - - 0.7 - - 0.1 - - -2.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.7 - - 14.3 - - 13.9 - - 12.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.8 - - -0.3 - - -1.0 - - -2.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 155 - - 93 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2239 - - 3335 - - 3360 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 43 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94768 164 232 131 232 154 236 160 235 94768 87652 131 236 118 239 132 241 131 241 87652 82274 110 238 105 242 117 242 114 243 82274 77784 92 245 93 249 104 243 106 247 77784 73867 80 253 86 255 93 248 101 256 73867 70383 73 258 82 256 86 251 96 260 70383 67221 70 257 79 255 82 251 88 260 67221 64299 68 255 75 255 81 255 84 259 64299 61566 64 256 73 254 80 259 79 261 61566 58894 62 259 69 257 77 259 79 265 58894 56088 64 266 67 263 75 263 83 266 56088 53165 73 271 73 268 75 267 83 263 53165 50363 82 270 78 268 78 271 81 262 50363 47838 85 266 79 266 80 270 80 266 47838 45585 80 265 79 263 82 266 80 270 45585 43553 75 268 74 265 78 268 79 272 43553 41695 80 275 77 269 75 271 79 273 41695 39984 86 278 75 275 71 274 80 274 39984 38399 91 280 81 281 73 281 79 278 38399 36932 100 280 93 280 81 284 81 283 36932 35576 107 278 102 275 88 283 82 284 35576 34284 109 278 106 274 92 280 81 284 34284 32977 110 281 108 277 93 279 81 287 32977 31623 113 283 113 280 95 280 83 288 31623 30224 114 283 116 282 97 282 86 288 30224 28763 114 284 117 283 102 283 89 288 28763 27223 113 284 117 284 110 283 90 288 27223 25606 111 283 116 283 112 282 89 288 25606 23908 107 284 112 284 107 282 87 289 23908 22133 105 286 107 284 102 283 88 290 22133 20284 104 284 99 284 98 286 91 293 20284 18366 105 284 95 288 90 294 80 300 18366 16382 98 285 87 290 73 292 58 295 16382 14373 82 286 76 291 63 290 48 294 14373 12440 73 289 65 293 52 296 38 299 12440 10682 70 290 61 295 49 299 35 300 10682 9127 67 291 57 296 46 301 34 305 9127 7758 62 291 53 297 42 305 33 314 7758 6555 56 294 48 298 38 311 30 317 6555 5501 47 300 39 301 35 310 27 315 5501 4582 36 307 27*299 30*302 25 299 4582 3783 31 306 25*299 26*305 23 299 3783 3081 31*306 24 299 26 307 22 303 3081 2452 30*304 24 299 25 309 22 306 2452 1898 29 302 24 299 24 311 21 307 1898 1435 27 301 23 299 23 312 20 308 1435 1080 24 299 22 299 22 313 18 309 1080 836 22 299 21 298 21 314 14 308 836 688 19 298 19 298 18 314 11*306 688 604 14 298 15 298 14 314 6*304 604 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