DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 55.4 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 67 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 453 - - 1552 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1053 - - 2152 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 758 - - 748 - - 2419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 100 - - 195 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 252 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 283 - - 109 - - -330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 770 - - 2043 - - 937 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 218 - - -5541 - - -1071 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 835 - - 7693 - - 1678 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 55.4 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.3 - - 48.6 - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.2 - - 54.9 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.0 - - 47.9 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 67 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 453 - - 1552 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96106 20 266 30 261 33 262 96106 88967 33 247 34 265 29 273 88967 83502 21 268 22 244 26 256 83502 78973 29 279 27 289 18 273 78973 75077 36 256 35 265 33 287 75077 71640 27 242 33 252 30 277 71640 68513 35 282 44 278 41 287 68513 65626 49 282 52 278 51 280 65626 62938 56 278 54 276 56 273 62938 60330 59 272 55 276 57 275 60330 57593 58 272 58 275 59 276 57593 54733 64 277 63 274 67 271 54733 51988 71 276 65 269 67 268 51988 49502 66 274 63 268 65 266 49502 47256 58 274 64 270 62 267 47256 45208 56 273 66 268 63 270 45208 43338 55 271 67 266 64 273 43338 41627 52 270 67 264 63 270 41627 40054 55 265 59 265 60 266 40054 38600 65 261 58 267 57 266 38600 37240 63 256 59 268 58 267 37240 35930 56 258 59 272 60 267 35930 34602 60 260 62 272 62 267 34602 33221 64 257 63 270 61 267 33221 31791 64 253 62 270 56 268 31791 30299 64 251 58 274 51 269 30299 28729 58 254 54 278 47 269 28729 27079 51 256 53 280 45 268 27079 25344 35 256 50 283 39 270 25344 23526 26 248 44 291 36 269 23526 21628 21 242 35 306 30 265 21628 19643 22 239 30 306 26 265 19643 17568 22 238 26 297 23 262 17568 15451 19 236 16 298 21 255 15451 13415 18 223 9 300 18 237 13415 11564 19 230 9 270 17 225 11564 9919 18 245 14 257 16 227 9919 8457 20 245 17 254 15 242 8457 7159 20 241 18 251 12 255 7159 6010 20 242 17 253 12 250 6010 4995 21 246 17 251 13 239 4995 4103 18 247 17 241 12 232 4103 3324 12 228 14 233 9 196 3324 2633 12 211 9*237 6 164 2633 2025 6 228 7*248 5 137 2025 1518 4 319 6 251 6 105 1518 1129 3*321 5 254 7 089 1129 862 3*322 5 255 7 082 862 700 3 322 5 256 6*078 700 607 3 321 4 256 4*074 607 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