DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 70.2 - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 81 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2337 - - 2848 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1888 - - 1728 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2937 - - 3448 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 625 - - 559 - - 1544 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 257 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 100 - - 096 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2531 - - -3417 - - -2746 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5468 - - 6866 - - 3353 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10024 - - -13155 - - -10224 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12961 - - 16603 - - 10831 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 80 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 70.2 - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 42.7 - - 50.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 69.5 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.7 - - 41.4 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 81 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2337 - - 2848 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 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] 98535 4 251 3 228 13 301 98535 91155 4 263 8 253 9 325 91155 85439 4 259 6 267 4 287 85439 80681 3 091 3 304 2 026 80681 76588 7 089 1 067 2 010 76588 72995 3 083 0 009 0 051 72995 69750 2 024 2 277 6 012 69750 66768 2 006 2 095 8 344 66768 64011 4 317 6 065 4 045 64011 61334 3 271 6 332 6 031 61334 58544 2 017 7 313 8 323 58544 55669 6 346 9 323 13 313 55669 52934 14 324 13 313 16 310 52934 50468 28 315 17 321 17 316 50468 48250 27 306 18 308 16 314 48250 46233 31 293 19 290 23 307 46233 44396 28 295 22 287 25 295 44396 42724 24 308 21 308 19 304 42724 41179 27 303 23 309 19 341 41179 39728 28 298 21 301 22 334 39728 38351 27 298 20 305 25 322 38351 37010 26 307 22 330 26 318 37010 35637 27 323 24 334 26 333 35637 34203 27 330 23 329 27 338 34203 32712 26 320 24 326 27 333 32712 31149 27 318 26 324 26 324 31149 29503 25 324 25 326 26 317 29503 27774 21 330 20 330 21 331 27774 25968 16 348 15 341 14 346 25968 24085 13 004 12 357 12 353 24085 22122 14 017 13 008 12 001 22122 20070 14 045 11 032 9 006 20070 17928 9 062 5 041 8 332 17928 15751 6 048 5 037 4 052 15751 13664 7 129 9 124 10 128 13664 11772 7 154 8 160 11 132 11772 10092 2 142 2 161 4 119 10092 8600 3 095 2 123 0 355 8600 7274 4 114 5 141 2 262 7274 6103 4 113 5 156 2 226 6103 5072 3 105 6 167 3 202 5072 4172 5 104 6*139 7 145 4172 3383 7*102 5*102 9 121 3383 2679 7*101 5 097 8 108 2679 2057 7 100 5 095 9 088 2057 1539 6 100 5 094 11 072 1539 1141 6 100 4 093 12 062 1141 867 6 100 4 092 11 056 867 702 5 100 4 091 9 052 702 607 5 100 4 092 4*047 607 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