DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 42.9 - - 38.1 - - 37.1 - - 37.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 45 - - 42 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 1674 - - 1794 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1695 - - 2274 - - 2394 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 611 - - 1120 - - 2057 - - 3876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 158 - - 179 - - 179 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 22 - - 26 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 334 - - 325 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 743 - - 1089 - - 1102 - - -681 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 952 - - 1185 - - 1292 - - 1286 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 462 - - 562 - - 536 - - -1060 ODpotential blCL - - - 1233 - - 1712 - - 1858 - - 1665 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.9 - - 38.1 - - 37.1 - - 37.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 35.1 - - 33.8 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 37.9 - - 37.1 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 34.3 - - 33.0 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 45 - - 42 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 1674 - - 1794 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96351 10 250 7 256 9 278 13 298 96351 89282 2 207 4 188 7 303 3 248 89282 83804 3 098 6 203 6 251 10 273 83804 79218 1 181 5 204 7 216 9 257 79218 75234 8 223 14 234 19 251 13 255 75234 71716 16 258 22 244 28 242 19 246 71716 68536 26 258 29 247 26 250 21 247 68536 65590 28 244 33 244 36 248 29 259 65590 62844 34 247 40 242 47 241 46 251 62844 60179 46 256 52 242 48 247 47 245 60179 57376 59 256 53 246 54 252 45 244 57376 54438 63 247 66 247 67 245 60 250 54438 51629 70 243 73 240 75 241 76 244 51629 49101 72 245 74 240 82 241 79 241 49101 46830 73 251 81 245 91 241 89 247 46830 44771 82 254 89 245 96 238 91 244 44771 42879 93 249 97 243 99 238 88 247 42879 41133 102 244 102 242 98 239 102 248 41133 39530 114 237 107 241 101 243 116 244 39530 38048 117 233 114 238 108 244 118 238 38048 36659 111 229 122 232 114 242 115 237 36659 35316 111 225 130 229 119 238 114 236 35316 33957 110 223 134 228 126 232 116 232 33957 32554 107 223 135 227 130 228 119 229 32554 31105 103 224 134 226 120 224 122 229 31105 29593 97 223 129 224 113 223 122 229 29593 28001 95 220 128 223 110 224 119 231 28001 26330 98 222 122 226 104 228 114 234 26330 24579 109 238 99 228 103 237 108 238 24579 22750 91 241 76 231 99 244 105 241 22750 20848 76 234 67 233 94 247 106 243 20848 18866 74 235 59 232 83 240 98 246 18866 16819 58 237 60 235 73 230 65 251 16819 14764 42 239 65 236 77 231 47 255 14764 12806 38 240 66 237 69 241 43 276 12806 11034 38 240 64 241 47 250 39 294 11034 9465 36 238 59 247 35 259 32 310 9465 8074 38 238 51 249 25 301 31 326 8074 6842 38 236 48 254 24 311 35 335 6842 5753 36 235 38 258 26 317 35 340 5753 4794 32 241 23 274 35 326 35 338 4794 3954 25 254 17 320 36 326 34 334 3954 3214 20 283 23 335 36 327 32 333 3214 2553 17 327 24*335 34*326 30 332 2553 1969 17*335 24*335 32*326 28 330 1969 1482 17*334 24 334 29 325 24 328 1482 1108 16 334 22 334 26 324 21 327 1108 850 15 334 20 333 24 324 18 325 850 695 14 333 18 333 21 323 15 325 695 605 10 333 13 332 15 323 11*324 605 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