DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.8 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 455 - - 328 - - 33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2834 - - 2437 - - 1501 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2501 - - 2109 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3434 - - 3037 - - 2101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 674 - - 902 - - 447 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 441 - - 377 - - 150 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 045 - - 051 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1474 - - -2782 - - -1779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4909 - - 5819 - - 3880 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7590 - - -8563 - - -9282 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11024 - - 11600 - - 11383 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 56 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.8 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.8 - - 40.5 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 61.9 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 39.9 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 455 - - 328 - - 33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2834 - - 2437 - - 1501 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97258 26 239 35 246 29 243 97258 89912 28 248 24 242 22 247 89912 84282 19 229 18 246 14 266 84282 79599 9 215 14 248 13 279 79599 75549 3 257 8 232 11 247 75549 71962 4 302 4 240 11 249 71962 68725 5 316 7 287 9 276 68725 65759 11 306 9 295 11 298 65759 62999 15 280 14 280 16 282 62999 60316 11 276 12 266 17 261 60316 57507 17 285 11 263 15 256 57507 54564 20 245 17 279 16 269 54564 51727 26 247 28 256 23 259 51727 49167 27 235 31 244 31 262 49167 46894 22 240 31 248 38 265 46894 44853 30 262 36 255 35 263 44853 43000 41 260 38 260 28 265 43000 41304 38 252 36 256 26 269 41304 39737 29 251 30 258 29 267 39737 38281 28 275 30 270 31 268 38281 36924 35 286 33 276 33 273 36924 35627 36 282 37 280 33 272 35627 34319 37 279 38 281 30 265 34319 32961 37 275 33 285 26 269 32961 31550 33 268 27 295 24 269 31550 30073 24 262 23 291 21 269 30073 28519 11 287 18 285 16 259 28519 26886 11 335 8 308 11 250 26886 25172 13 319 6 008 8 223 25172 23376 6 293 5 301 4 209 23376 21504 5 097 7 181 10 202 21504 19550 7 101 8 163 13 187 19550 17506 5 104 4 170 10 171 17506 15414 7 076 4 129 7 166 15414 13391 8 074 4 090 5 160 13391 11546 3 077 5 040 2 093 11546 9904 6 317 10 012 8 084 9904 8444 12 350 14 020 11 061 8444 7147 16 009 16 022 16 059 7147 6002 19 011 18 033 17 056 6002 4991 19 024 19 053 14 070 4991 4102 16*042 16 055 12 070 4102 3319 14*044 14*049 15 049 3319 2625 14 044 14*050 18*034 2625 2018 14 045 14 051 18*034 2018 1514 14 046 14 051 17 034 1514 1127 14 046 14 051 17 035 1127 861 13 046 14 052 16 035 861 699 12 047 13 053 14 035 699 606 10 047 11 053 11 035 606 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