DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - - 50.1 - - 54.5 - - 57.3 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 122 - - 103 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1452 - - 2518 - - 2509 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1808 - - 1725 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2052 - - 3118 - - 3109 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1503 - - 785 - - 626 - - 3960 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 180 - - 285 - - 273 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 285 - - 298 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 750 - - 1190 - - 635 - - -1432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1302 - - 1928 - - 2474 - - 2038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 313 - - 779 - - -176 - - -1916 ODpotential blCL - - - 1739 - - 2339 - - 3285 - - 2522 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.5 - - 57.3 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.6 - - 48.2 - - 48.5 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 53.7 - - 56.7 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 46.8 - - 47.2 - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 122 - - 103 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1452 - - 2518 - - 2509 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 71 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 97490 18 232 33 257 22 268 24 259 97490 90067 16 244 18 244 21 258 22 267 90067 84419 8 241 3 221 18 235 17 282 84419 79788 5 349 3 309 7 243 9 313 79788 75826 8 341 8 263 6 325 6 334 75826 72317 3 296 5 241 8 260 8 316 72317 69113 9 004 5 349 10 251 10 310 69113 66151 17 327 8 355 8 260 14 276 66151 63406 15 286 6 313 6 222 16 227 63406 60716 18 263 16 266 13 249 14 229 60716 57861 19 243 29 232 32 265 21 273 57861 54883 44 206 39 230 43 246 36 252 54883 52025 26 201 40 219 36 233 34 249 52025 49438 39 262 38 244 44 261 44 260 49438 47128 63 256 50 256 62 255 60 262 47128 45054 67 251 56 257 64 252 67 258 45054 43178 63 249 67 253 69 250 73 257 43178 41459 61 251 70 250 68 248 77 255 41459 39872 65 255 68 256 66 247 80 254 39872 38396 72 255 65 259 66 251 81 253 38396 37020 75 251 63 261 67 256 81 255 37020 35702 73 251 69 262 73 259 85 255 35702 34372 74 255 72 260 79 259 89 250 34372 32995 72 258 74 259 83 258 87 250 32995 31571 65 259 74 258 84 259 86 251 31571 30085 61 253 72 258 80 260 86 250 30085 28521 55 246 67 256 72 257 83 250 28521 26878 49 249 63 251 71 253 81 251 26878 25152 47 261 59 249 75 255 83 252 25152 23346 44 267 57 254 72 258 82 254 23346 21466 42 267 52 259 62 258 77 256 21466 19505 39 267 51 260 58 261 70 259 19505 17456 39 268 50 261 54 262 66 256 17456 15359 40 269 42 265 47 265 53 241 15359 13335 39 275 41 271 45 263 34 229 13335 11493 40 278 37 273 40 261 23 240 11493 9857 38 281 35 278 30 264 21 265 9857 8401 34 288 28 285 21 267 19 268 8401 7107 29 292 21 289 14 264 15 265 7107 5965 24 299 14 292 11 250 12 278 5965 4964 21 304 12 303 8 249 8 311 4964 4091 19 290 12 291 10 293 6 318 4091 3323 18 279 13*286 12*299 6 313 3323 2635 17*278 14*286 12*299 5 303 2635 2027 17*276 14 285 12 299 4 282 2027 1520 16 275 13 285 12 298 4 266 1520 1130 15 275 13 285 12 298 4 258 1130 862 14 274 13 284 11 298 3 251 862 700 13 274 12 285 10 297 3 247 700 606 10 273 10 285 8 298 2*244 606 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