DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 75.9 - - 78.0 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 217 - - 65 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 841 - - 1857 - - 3073 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 1559 - - 1686 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1441 - - 2457 - - 3673 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 401 - - 894 - - 2373 - - 225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 302 - - 247 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 289 - - 326 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2670 - - -2290 - - -3174 - - -2675 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4111 - - 4747 - - 6847 - - 3284 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8121 - - -4828 - - -6858 - - -5941 ODpotential blCL - - - 9562 - - 7285 - - 10531 - - 6549 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 67 - - 60 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 75.9 - - 78.0 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.9 - - 57.1 - - 50.1 - - 54.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 74.5 - - 77.6 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 56.5 - - 49.1 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 217 - - 65 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 841 - - 1857 - - 3073 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 9 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] 97515 42 244 40 263 39 247 46 248 97515 90239 25 246 34 255 36 253 30 265 90239 84637 14 255 28 246 32 263 22 269 84637 79965 16 266 19 252 23 270 16 274 79965 75926 19 266 15 265 17 270 19 282 75926 72358 13 278 18 282 17 271 21 278 72358 69119 17 290 21 292 16 278 18 274 69119 66123 22 282 25 283 21 287 23 284 66123 63347 20 274 27 272 30 279 29 285 63347 60663 23 285 27 266 33 266 32 286 60663 57865 25 282 24 276 32 275 33 276 57865 54968 30 287 30 286 35 269 36 273 54968 52203 36 274 34 274 41 270 48 273 52203 49715 38 273 42 273 50 267 55 267 49715 47488 47 279 49 271 52 277 60 271 47488 45469 54 276 54 274 64 280 70 273 45469 43623 56 270 58 277 65 280 65 273 43623 41929 54 276 62 281 70 281 69 287 41929 40376 61 288 67 278 73 278 83 288 40376 38936 63 281 65 276 74 276 84 279 38936 37582 55 277 64 278 73 278 82 278 37582 36271 50 289 64 281 73 282 82 283 36271 34932 48 294 64 282 72 284 79 284 34932 33539 47 289 64 282 70 285 73 285 33539 32092 56 289 62 284 67 287 70 289 32092 30578 58 289 61 287 64 287 69 291 30578 28984 56 288 61 288 63 288 68 291 28984 27308 55 286 61 286 62 290 66 291 27308 25553 54 289 59 284 60 289 65 292 25553 23719 55 295 56 284 59 287 65 292 23719 21808 56 301 55 288 59 289 63 294 21808 19812 54 303 55 292 58 291 62 294 19812 17728 50 294 52 291 57 292 58 293 17728 15600 48 289 51 291 53 290 51 292 15600 13548 47 289 48 291 48 287 46 288 13548 11686 42 282 45 291 43 290 43 290 11686 10039 36 282 36 290 31 293 33 291 10039 8583 32 291 24 286 25 287 29 296 8583 7288 28 282 18 291 22 286 27 305 7288 6137 24 267 15 298 23 301 23 309 6137 5117 21 256 16 306 18 312 20 306 5117 4218 19 254 16 305 15*319 20 309 4218 3423 16 258 15 301 14*323 20 314 3423 2710 13 271 12*293 14 325 20 320 2710 2080 14 281 11*289 14 326 18 326 2080 1553 13*272 11 288 14 327 16 332 1553 1150 9*260 10 289 14 328 15 337 1150 872 9 260 9 288 13 328 13 339 872 704 8 259 9 288 12 328 10*339 704 608 7 260 8 289 9 328 4*333 608 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