DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 11.9 - - 19.1 - - 23.3 - - 20.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 55 - - 18 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 486 - - 904 - - 1358 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 587 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1086 - - 1504 - - 1958 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 440 - - 602 - - 2177 - - 3074 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 150 - - 120 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 340 - - 340 - - 352 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -637 - - -79 - - 268 - - -718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1723 - - 1583 - - 1690 - - 1322 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8530 - - -1755 - - -109 - - -1816 ODpotential blCL - - - 9616 - - 3259 - - 2067 - - 2420 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.9 - - 19.1 - - 23.3 - - 20.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.1 - - 14.9 - - 18.6 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.8 - - 18.8 - - 23.2 - - 22.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 14.1 - - 17.9 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 55 - - 18 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 486 - - 904 - - 1358 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 103 - - 86 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95209 84 235 93 234 98 236 107 242 95209 88006 78 242 79 238 80 242 88 249 88006 82511 70 256 69 248 67 253 66 256 82511 77924 69 269 60 256 61 265 59 269 77924 73931 60 266 57 267 60 277 57 278 73931 70387 53 264 56 270 60 279 59 282 70387 67172 52 267 48 269 55 276 54 283 67172 64208 45 272 40 275 51 277 48 292 64208 61452 42 273 39 290 48 281 48 301 61452 58779 45 282 44 298 45 291 51 310 58779 55987 47 296 45 295 42 305 50 310 55987 53079 49 304 40 306 45 311 45 312 53079 50290 44 305 44 313 44 313 42 318 50290 47772 39 310 45 316 42 319 43 323 47772 45512 36 319 42 321 43 325 43 324 45512 43462 36 331 37 330 41 329 43 326 43462 41589 40 336 36 340 40 335 44 330 41589 39870 36 336 41 345 44 342 45 333 39870 38288 29 352 45 347 51 345 47 340 38288 36829 40 001 48 350 56 351 50 347 36829 35478 49 356 51 353 60 353 49 354 35478 34194 47 350 52 357 66 000 54 003 34194 32906 42 352 49 002 75 005 62 006 32906 31576 42 360 50 009 74 006 66 003 31576 30201 42 012 54 016 65 012 66 003 30201 28762 45 021 57 020 64 015 63 002 28762 27252 51 026 58 022 60 010 56 001 27252 25665 56 026 56 021 53 008 52 359 25665 24000 57 030 52 020 46 004 50 357 24000 22259 56 033 48 019 41 003 46 353 22259 20447 52 033 45 018 38 005 43 348 20447 18557 47 033 44 017 36 009 37 350 18557 16586 42 031 43 022 35 015 33 354 16586 14577 40 027 41 024 34 018 32 359 14577 12644 38 026 38 024 32 018 30 003 12644 10889 36 025 34 023 30 017 27 008 10889 9330 36 022 32 021 28 015 25 013 9330 7949 37 019 30 021 27 014 24 017 7949 6726 36 025 30 026 26 017 24 016 6726 5644 37 027 29 023 26 024 22 016 5644 4691 31 025 22 016 23 024 19 028 4691 3864 21 026 17 008 19 015 18 034 3864 3143 18 031 16 005 19 014 17 029 3143 2498 18 030 15 002 17*005 16 021 2498 1929 21 014 16*352 15*357 15 004 1929 1455 21*356 13*342 13 353 15 351 1455 1092 17*343 12 341 12 350 14 345 1092 842 14 339 11 339 11 349 12 341 842 691 13 338 10 339 10 348 10 339 691 604 9 337 8 338 8 348 5*336 604 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