DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - - 45.3 - - 53.8 - - 56.9 - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 117 - - 18 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 551 - - 1487 - - 1516 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 952 - - 590 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1151 - - 2087 - - 2116 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 416 - - 447 - - 1342 - - 151 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 230 - - 131 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 272 - - 285 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -364 - - -248 - - -1339 - - -816 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1516 - - 2335 - - 3455 - - 1422 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11006 - - -9344 - - -9709 - - -10827 ODpotential blCL - - - 12157 - - 11431 - - 11825 - - 11433 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 85 - - 67 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 53.8 - - 56.9 - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 45.7 - - 44.0 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 53.0 - - 56.8 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 44.9 - - 43.4 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 117 - - 18 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 551 - - 1487 - - 1516 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95925 67 258 73 259 73 262 68 261 95925 88909 40 270 43 256 45 264 45 273 88909 83531 28 269 27 271 28 268 31 270 83531 79044 18 283 18 279 22 273 25 276 79044 75140 15 310 12 275 17 272 23 287 75140 71664 17 311 9 280 11 264 18 288 71664 68499 22 302 15 292 13 279 17 290 68499 65580 23 291 17 294 16 278 18 288 65580 62864 21 283 14 298 14 267 20 278 62864 60216 17 284 19 305 14 286 23 274 60216 57441 25 288 27 293 23 299 19 287 57441 54560 25 285 31 284 30 300 28 298 54560 51810 24 307 28 275 34 282 32 292 51810 49336 32 301 23 282 32 285 39 301 49336 47117 40 291 33 306 36 298 38 290 47117 45097 47 288 46 298 42 307 38 312 45097 43259 43 290 43 300 55 320 55 325 43259 41588 52 292 64 303 65 311 60 316 41588 40049 50 287 61 288 63 311 58 311 40049 38614 40 302 49 291 59 318 59 310 38614 37266 51 326 49 315 57 317 59 313 37266 35963 65 324 59 328 55 314 58 315 35963 34638 64 310 59 322 51 312 54 318 34638 33260 65 303 55 308 49 312 51 321 33260 31830 65 303 58 297 48 312 51 324 31830 30331 63 303 66 295 49 309 51 323 30331 28749 61 303 66 295 51 306 51 318 28749 27084 59 305 62 293 54 306 51 315 27084 25336 55 305 59 293 55 307 51 314 25336 23511 54 305 57 295 55 304 52 310 23511 21612 50 308 56 295 53 302 53 307 21612 19631 45 306 54 297 51 302 52 308 19631 17563 44 299 52 301 50 300 48 306 17563 15450 42 299 46 308 47 301 45 302 15450 13409 37 296 41 303 44 303 43 302 13409 11548 36 291 44 299 44 305 43 305 11548 9892 37 286 48 309 42 311 39 310 9892 8425 36 289 36 313 35 316 30 310 8425 7130 36 291 27 291 27 308 27 307 7130 5988 37 290 30 293 30 294 29 306 5988 4981 36 286 30 295 33 300 30 309 4981 4098 32 282 28 294 32 303 29 315 4098 3323 25 284 25 292 29 298 29 315 3323 2633 20 288 23*288 26*292 27 307 2633 2024 21 280 18*277 21*286 27 296 2024 1517 22*260 16 272 20 285 26 291 1517 1127 18*251 15 271 19 285 24 286 1127 860 16 249 14 270 17 285 19 278 860 698 14 248 13 270 15 285 16*276 698 606 11 247 10 270 11 285 6*269 606 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