DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 63.2 - - 56.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 70 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1481 - - 2156 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1076 - - 1025 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2081 - - 2756 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 747 - - 1564 - - 503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 241 - - 227 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 158 - - 119 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1131 - - -1183 - - -608 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3213 - - 3939 - - 1215 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5113 - - -4373 - - -4095 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7194 - - 7129 - - 4702 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 68 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 63.2 - - 56.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.1 - - 48.1 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 62.5 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 46.8 - - 52.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 70 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1481 - - 2156 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 96528 10 222 15 250 7 289 96528 89449 4 186 10 203 7 282 89449 83974 2 350 3 212 8 291 83974 79414 5 278 7 300 9 317 79414 75473 6 351 3 355 8 287 75473 71963 17 331 12 349 9 335 71963 68758 15 295 19 315 15 326 68758 65801 16 288 21 297 23 322 65801 63064 19 286 22 297 26 313 63064 60408 19 274 22 285 28 298 60408 57601 14 289 19 284 31 305 57601 54657 30 314 36 312 39 325 54657 51827 41 317 45 327 57 336 51827 49281 58 321 68 333 67 322 49281 47016 74 321 77 321 61 330 47016 44966 76 317 68 319 75 337 44966 43099 74 327 73 334 92 335 43099 41396 92 332 102 335 104 330 41396 39831 106 325 109 325 108 327 39831 38377 98 321 89 324 103 328 38377 37018 89 329 99 337 105 332 37018 35711 98 335 125 340 113 334 35711 34384 102 336 125 337 115 334 34384 33001 97 334 109 335 113 335 33001 31566 89 333 97 333 103 334 31566 30068 80 333 90 333 84 334 30068 28501 72 333 80 334 70 336 28501 26859 64 332 74 335 70 335 26859 25139 60 333 69 337 66 332 25139 23341 58 335 55 344 55 326 23341 21472 48 336 46 345 42 321 21472 19521 41 331 44 339 38 318 19521 17481 32 323 42 336 40 317 17481 15395 32 317 34 324 31 319 15395 13384 27 314 27 312 23 308 13384 11555 17 310 20 310 21 283 11555 9927 13 300 15 299 17 275 9927 8480 15 284 14 282 16 268 8480 7195 16 275 15 283 18 260 7195 6054 9 273 16 263 21 243 6054 5045 8 288 12 237 18 220 5045 4155 10 286 8 213 16 204 4155 3370 7 256 6*196 15 197 3370 2667 6*215 5*138 13 184 2667 2047 4*170 5 122 11 149 2047 1531 4 159 5 117 13 118 1531 1136 4 155 5 113 13 103 1136 865 3 151 4 111 12 094 865 700 3 149 4 110 10*089 700 607 3 149 4 108 5*082 607 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