DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - - 10.0 - - 16.3 - - 19.6 - - 17.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 188 - - 79 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1875 - - 2221 - - 2593 - - 324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 1747 - - 1385 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2475 - - 2821 - - 3193 - - 924 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 397 - - 561 - - 776 - - 2616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 302 - - 238 - - 47 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 225 - - 218 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -480 - - -1069 - - -1868 - - -676 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2956 - - 3890 - - 5061 - - 1600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12356 - - -11065 - - -11720 - - -904 ODpotential blCL - - - 14831 - - 13886 - - 14913 - - 1828 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 83 - - 88 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.0 - - 16.3 - - 19.6 - - 17.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.7 - - 1.4 - - -0.6 - - 13.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.5 - - 15.3 - - 19.2 - - 17.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.9 - - 1.4 - - -0.6 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 188 - - 79 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1875 - - 2221 - - 2593 - - 324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 32 - - 52 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96139 22 352 26 352 20 343 10 317 96139 89175 15 353 8 003 13 337 14 299 89175 83693 13 351 9 343 8 311 15 293 83693 79057 6 309 12 296 10 283 20 288 79057 75027 18 301 15 283 20 277 25 276 75027 71441 29 286 23 276 25 283 27 262 71441 68171 33 274 29 268 33 271 27 274 68171 65146 36 276 32 262 37 266 38 274 65146 62328 44 275 35 268 38 266 43 258 62328 59579 42 264 39 268 42 272 37 258 59579 56693 36 271 41 266 47 271 36 269 56693 53688 46 275 43 265 41 270 43 272 53688 50813 47 268 46 270 45 274 54 263 50813 48221 45 265 51 267 47 258 57 253 48221 45894 41 260 43 255 49 259 58 251 45894 43782 32 276 39 271 53 262 58 253 43782 41847 40 288 48 280 50 266 58 255 41847 40064 49 284 57 278 52 273 56 271 40064 38415 54 277 61 272 57 272 60 270 38415 36881 51 271 58 270 58 271 56 267 36881 35443 46 268 55 274 58 272 54 271 35443 34062 41 271 54 275 57 273 57 275 34062 32671 38 273 52 273 55 273 60 277 32671 31246 34 274 45 270 52 275 59 275 31246 29792 35 272 39 269 53 278 54 272 29792 28299 37 265 36 276 55 280 50 270 28299 26757 36 261 38 280 55 279 47 267 26757 25162 33 261 39 278 52 277 44 260 25162 23510 29 248 36 273 49 276 40 250 23510 21797 30 248 34 265 49 279 39 247 21797 20022 31 263 36 267 47 279 39 255 20022 18172 31 274 40 275 45 273 36 263 18172 16239 32 279 36 272 43 266 35 265 16239 14264 29 281 32 273 39 259 37 266 14264 12364 26 274 32 274 35 255 36 263 12364 10642 33 262 31 263 34 262 33 252 10642 9122 30 257 32 256 34 264 25 249 9122 7779 30 252 33 248 31 265 19 271 7779 6591 30 255 33 245 28 263 25 271 6591 5543 30 259 32 245 27 260 27 265 5543 4620 30 264 29 247 25 251 24 251 4620 3812 28 265 25 244 21*233 24 233 3812 3102 24*262 19*234 16*218 21 227 3102 2468 20*257 16*226 16 218 19 228 2468 1909 16 253 15 226 15 218 18 229 1909 1442 15 251 15 225 15 218 16 229 1442 1085 14 251 14 225 14 218 14*230 1085 839 13 250 13 225 13 218 12*229 839 689 11 250 12 225 12 217 11 229 689 604 9 249 10 225 10 217 8 229 604 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