DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - - 68.0 - - 69.3 - - 71.4 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 27 - - 12 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1153 - - 1526 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 918 - - 1753 - - 2126 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2786 - - 1596 - - 2914 - - 3286 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 142 - - 136 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 226 - - 215 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - 11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -64 - - 809 - - 852 - - -210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 982 - - 944 - - 1274 - - 817 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -563 - - 305 - - -112 - - -902 ODpotential blCL - - - 1481 - - 1448 - - 2238 - - 1509 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 910 - - 1480 - - 1820 - - 1470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 69.3 - - 71.4 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.3 - - 66.7 - - 67.4 - - 66.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 69.2 - - 71.3 - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 66.2 - - 66.5 - - 66.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 27 - - 12 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1153 - - 1526 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 94 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 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] 96783 14 231 15 296 9 265 19 258 96783 89569 9 260 17 253 17 273 16 288 89569 84077 10 226 18 231 24 248 18 272 84077 79536 12 219 12 238 23 231 18 256 79536 75614 13 238 14 243 18 241 15 274 75614 72124 15 229 20 234 19 243 17 258 72124 68941 13 234 21 244 14 251 10 246 68941 65989 18 249 26 245 25 271 21 279 65989 63235 26 238 30 229 40 245 41 264 63235 60573 25 221 27 229 42 223 48 238 60573 57793 26 238 28 249 31 235 40 235 57793 54898 33 254 32 274 42 254 50 245 54898 52137 58 258 61 251 55 245 56 241 52137 49642 60 248 67 238 52 236 56 244 49642 47398 65 248 53 234 68 252 65 246 47398 45379 70 247 64 252 89 248 77 246 45379 43559 80 249 93 251 90 244 87 247 43559 41905 101 250 109 243 97 244 102 247 41905 40389 113 247 110 237 102 240 108 243 40389 38976 99 247 105 237 100 238 96 234 38976 37637 89 245 103 235 95 239 83 233 37637 36335 91 244 101 236 94 236 69 230 36335 35002 87 243 100 238 96 233 63 226 35002 33609 79 240 98 238 95 231 63 223 33609 32159 78 239 94 239 90 233 62 221 32159 30638 81 242 85 240 80 234 60 221 30638 29033 77 242 74 239 70 232 56 222 29033 27347 70 240 64 237 65 236 53 223 27347 25577 67 234 56 244 54 241 50 224 25577 23727 57 231 51 244 57 244 49 223 23727 21802 49 234 51 238 46 241 47 222 21802 19797 42 239 47 236 36 237 44 221 19797 17708 38 239 45 233 42 240 40 224 17708 15579 38 241 42 229 43 247 35 232 15579 13529 35 242 37 238 40 250 34 240 13529 11671 33 244 31 250 36 249 31 255 11671 10029 31 251 30 257 33 243 27 260 10029 8575 30 260 33 263 34 235 26 250 8575 7280 29 263 31 268 32 235 29 237 7280 6128 25 260 29 268 25 237 31 223 6128 5108 23 249 29 255 19 226 34 215 5108 4209 22 235 30 244 19 220 36 214 4209 3416 22 228 28 238 19 219 36 212 3416 2705 22 225 25 229 19*218 33 210 2705 2076 21 224 24*229 18*218 30 209 2076 1552 20 221 21*227 15 215 26 206 1552 1149 17*219 19 226 13 214 21 203 1149 872 16*217 17 226 12 213 17 201 872 704 13 216 14 226 11 212 15 200 704 607 10 214 11 226 8 211 9*199 607 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