DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/03 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 - - - 86.7 - - 92.0 - - 93.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 125 - - 47 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 652 - - 2189 - - 3705 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 593 - - 1629 - - 2082 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1252 - - 2789 - - 4305 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 651 - - 6741 - - 6416 - - 3761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 281 - - 258 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 223 - - 219 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2337 - - -2138 - - -770 - - -1583 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3589 - - 4927 - - 5075 - - 2192 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5188 - - -3623 - - -2432 - - -3962 ODpotential blCL - - - 6440 - - 6412 - - 6737 - - 4571 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 67 - - 80 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 2330 - - 2680 - - 3050 - - 4560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.7 - - 92.0 - - 93.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.7 - - 72.2 - - 72.5 - - 78.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 91.0 - - 92.7 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.8 - - 71.0 - - 71.5 - - 77.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 125 - - 47 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 652 - - 2189 - - 3705 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 21 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] 99114 11 159 8 163 1 314 7 042 99114 91625 5 115 8 148 5 190 2 199 91625 85863 8 085 4 178 9 154 4 166 85863 81096 8 057 6 162 5 168 5 075 81096 76986 7 061 7 126 5 165 5 022 76986 73355 6 035 10 095 8 140 5 314 73355 70083 2 013 6 046 8 093 3 263 70083 67080 1 190 7 311 7 022 4 115 67080 64293 3 220 11 241 8 301 6 310 64293 61617 2 005 9 247 13 266 17 281 61617 58866 13 284 15 257 20 253 22 257 58866 56035 24 279 17 272 24 258 24 258 56035 53347 36 267 30 269 34 270 38 272 53347 50940 42 261 38 265 46 268 48 266 50940 48782 51 277 47 266 52 265 54 260 48782 46807 57 282 58 268 57 265 59 264 46807 44984 57 277 62 269 61 269 62 267 44984 43287 55 271 63 269 64 272 63 269 43287 41698 55 272 61 272 63 273 65 270 41698 40203 56 277 56 273 59 271 62 268 40203 38795 54 279 51 275 53 268 55 265 38795 37433 50 280 46 270 49 268 52 261 37433 36043 45 282 42 260 49 269 49 261 36043 34597 39 277 38 254 48 267 44 266 34597 33099 37 266 37 255 44 261 40 267 33099 31531 35 258 35 257 40 259 39 263 31531 29882 32 260 32 256 38 256 37 266 29882 28149 28 273 29 254 36 258 36 273 28149 26337 25 263 30 251 35 266 34 276 26337 24449 29 253 31 264 32 270 32 272 24449 22485 32 261 33 275 27 267 31 268 22485 20438 29 264 29 267 28 262 29 268 20438 18302 21 256 28 250 29 258 28 274 18302 16120 15 262 24 247 25 263 22 286 16120 14015 13 285 15 235 18 254 16 288 14015 12105 6 258 14 223 18 253 16 269 12105 10416 5 206 12 222 19 256 19 255 10416 8913 8 205 11 243 15 253 18 251 8913 7571 10 224 11 244 14 250 14 252 7571 6375 10 238 12 240 14 248 11 250 6375 5314 10 239 13 243 16 243 11 239 5314 4377 11 243 14 244 15*240 12 225 4377 3548 13 244 14 242 13*227 13 216 3548 2804 15 245 12*234 12 220 12 206 2804 2147 16 244 11*225 12 218 10 192 2147 1598 15*239 10 224 12 217 9 183 1598 1176 12*234 10 223 11 217 8 177 1176 886 9 228 9 222 11 215 7 171 886 710 8 228 9 222 10 215 6 165 710 609 7 227 7 221 8 215 4*161 609 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