DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - - 39.8 - - 47.6 - - 52.8 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 55 - - 24 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 1106 - - 2096 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 589 - - 590 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 605 - - 1706 - - 2696 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 737 - - 1000 - - 675 - - 440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 162 - - 156 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 263 - - 288 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 348 - - 269 - - -316 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 605 - - 1358 - - 2427 - - 922 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 215 - - -3035 - - -5502 ODpotential blCL - - - 605 - - 1491 - - 5731 - - 6108 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.8 - - 47.6 - - 52.8 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 43.9 - - 44.4 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 47.3 - - 52.7 - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 43.3 - - 43.8 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 55 - - 24 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5 - - 1106 - - 2096 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 87 - - 39 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] 96709 26 081 30 054 22 067 21 056 96709 89587 28 079 27 082 21 084 13 070 89587 84003 22 078 24 097 12 085 10 047 84003 79333 17 076 15 107 3 093 7 360 79333 75298 7 067 3 056 2 047 7 349 75298 71715 3 057 3 294 9 288 14 327 71715 68470 6 317 8 294 11 266 15 290 68470 65483 18 299 19 290 21 294 22 297 65483 62711 29 291 27 278 29 277 27 277 62711 60024 32 286 30 286 28 278 26 286 60024 57197 38 287 45 276 39 278 43 280 57197 54256 54 276 38 270 58 284 57 280 54256 51462 52 278 55 290 72 286 63 292 51462 48947 63 292 75 284 79 286 77 289 48947 46695 71 286 80 281 82 283 85 290 46695 44654 73 282 77 282 78 282 91 291 44654 42780 71 278 78 284 75 286 95 292 42780 41050 67 274 78 287 80 289 96 291 41050 39453 60 277 74 287 85 289 94 293 39453 37980 58 282 73 289 87 290 92 296 37980 36612 57 281 73 290 91 294 95 299 36612 35307 57 287 70 293 95 297 98 300 35307 33986 62 296 70 299 94 300 97 301 33986 32618 68 300 74 302 91 302 90 302 32618 31203 67 295 75 302 88 304 86 308 31203 29726 59 289 73 302 85 307 86 308 29726 28172 50 281 69 301 82 309 84 302 28172 26536 52 272 63 298 76 311 77 302 26536 24822 59 270 58 295 67 311 68 303 24822 23033 58 277 56 294 59 309 57 309 23033 21172 47 287 52 296 54 310 50 314 21172 19234 40 284 47 301 48 310 45 313 19234 17218 37 299 42 305 41 309 40 311 17218 15166 37 316 40 314 36 313 35 322 15166 13187 29 323 40 325 35 326 34 329 13187 11380 19 331 33 322 35 335 32 334 11380 9768 15 333 25 315 32 334 28 336 9768 8333 14 336 21 312 26 326 24 333 8333 7061 14 331 19 307 22 318 20 331 7061 5936 13 319 19 302 21 316 17 333 5936 4942 14 311 18 299 22 318 15 332 4942 4068 17 311 14 300 20 318 17 331 4068 3297 16 303 15 301 17*311 17 327 3297 2612 9 252 16 291 12*290 14 305 2612 2010 10 275 14*280 11 288 12 278 2010 1508 14 295 11*266 11 287 12 269 1508 1123 13 297 10 263 10 286 11 261 1123 858 9 298 9 262 10 287 10 251 858 698 7 298 8 261 9 286 8*241 698 606 5*296 7 260 7 286 5*226 606 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