DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 72.5 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 161 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3065 - - 3608 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2513 - - 2687 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3665 - - 4208 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1408 - - 1237 - - 3202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 341 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 22 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 213 - - 221 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5952 - - -4732 - - -6238 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9618 - - 8940 - - 6846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12702 - - -9365 - - -10845 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16367 - - 13573 - - 11453 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 80 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 72.5 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.9 - - 35.4 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 71.6 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.7 - - 34.7 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 161 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3065 - - 3608 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96297 19 249 23 243 35 260 96297 89124 25 273 26 276 15 290 89124 83596 26 275 23 263 19 291 83596 78992 15 275 21 261 29 291 78992 75053 23 282 26 275 31 289 75053 71586 30 308 26 297 28 294 71586 68438 35 303 33 307 35 307 68438 65552 46 307 53 294 48 302 65552 62875 53 299 54 286 51 293 62875 60260 51 301 54 305 55 301 60260 57522 59 318 67 315 63 306 57522 54680 77 320 79 313 73 308 54680 51958 82 314 84 313 82 310 51958 49496 84 313 91 311 89 312 49496 47281 88 314 94 308 94 313 47281 45274 94 314 95 307 96 311 45274 43453 98 314 99 310 98 310 43453 41800 99 314 101 311 98 308 41800 40281 99 313 98 308 96 307 40281 38854 97 313 97 308 93 306 38854 37500 95 315 97 309 92 304 37500 36183 94 316 95 310 91 304 36183 34838 92 316 90 310 89 304 34838 33437 89 314 86 309 87 304 33437 31983 87 312 84 309 84 305 31983 30460 85 311 83 309 83 306 30460 28858 83 310 78 306 79 306 28858 27176 76 306 75 302 70 304 27176 25417 66 296 71 294 61 302 25417 23583 64 294 67 293 61 297 23583 21678 57 299 56 296 58 295 21678 19698 51 302 48 302 51 293 19698 17635 47 299 46 306 45 294 17635 15531 39 297 46 306 44 299 15531 13503 38 300 39 301 42 305 13503 11657 42 298 39 298 37 300 11657 10015 42 295 38 288 32 301 10015 8556 27 288 35 279 29 302 8556 7255 23 272 29 275 30 295 7255 6100 27 249 24 260 36 272 6100 5078 25 227 24*241 34 260 5078 4182 22*213 23*217 32 243 4182 3393 21*210 23 215 32 230 3393 2687 21 209 23 214 32 227 2687 2064 20 208 22 213 32 226 2064 1544 20 207 22 211 30 225 1544 1144 19 207 21 211 27 224 1144 869 18 206 20 211 22 223 869 703 16 206 18 210 18*222 703 608 13 206 14 210 11*221 608 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