DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 5.5 - - 7.7 - - 3.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 179 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2459 - - 2452 - - 1838 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2118 - - 1885 - - 586 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3059 - - 3052 - - 2438 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 556 - - 620 - - 567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 375 - - 306 - - 77 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 24 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 286 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1662 - - -1701 - - -503 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4721 - - 4753 - - 2941 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12664 - - -10500 - - -8478 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15723 - - 13552 - - 10916 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 67 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 5.5 - - 7.7 - - 3.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -13.0 - - -10.9 - - -7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 4.3 - - 6.9 - - 3.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -13.3 - - -10.8 - - -7.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 179 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2459 - - 2452 - - 1838 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95935 17 310 4 329 14 247 95935 88884 25 262 25 278 21 287 88884 83370 26 245 32 267 32 280 83370 78753 19 262 24 257 30 261 78753 74721 27 267 27 272 29 262 74721 71107 37 260 38 271 36 260 71107 67807 39 255 39 266 34 268 67807 64746 37 259 44 268 39 270 64746 61886 47 258 50 262 46 270 61886 59101 50 251 54 261 58 264 59101 56182 56 257 61 258 64 264 56182 53153 62 259 68 263 78 269 53153 50282 71 262 75 264 83 264 50282 47711 75 259 78 258 79 259 47711 45402 74 257 76 258 75 262 45402 43304 74 261 77 258 78 267 43304 41390 77 264 76 260 83 268 41390 39631 79 266 78 265 86 268 39631 38002 82 268 85 268 89 269 38002 36488 86 269 91 268 91 269 36488 35071 91 269 93 267 92 269 35071 33712 95 267 94 265 92 269 33712 32342 97 266 93 265 92 271 32342 30934 97 265 93 267 95 272 30934 29493 98 266 97 269 99 272 29493 28008 102 268 103 269 100 271 28008 26466 103 269 104 268 97 272 26466 24873 100 270 99 270 92 274 24873 23231 96 271 93 272 87 277 23231 21535 90 273 84 275 85 279 21535 19773 84 275 78 277 81 281 19773 17936 78 277 74 279 76 285 17936 16022 73 281 70 281 68 287 16022 14072 67 286 64 285 59 286 14072 12197 61 292 57 290 55 287 12197 10494 55 296 50 294 49 286 10494 8985 48 299 45 295 44 285 8985 7652 43 299 40 295 40 288 7652 6474 40 300 37 295 38 291 6474 5435 37 305 35 296 35 293 5435 4522 36 306 33 295 32 295 4522 3725 31*299 30*288 31 293 3725 3028 27*290 25*285 27*286 3028 2411 27 289 25 286 24*285 2411 1868 26 289 25 286 23 286 1868 1416 26 289 24 287 22 286 1416 1069 25 289 23 287 20 287 1069 830 24 289 22 287 17 287 830 686 21 289 20 288 15 287 686 603 16 288 15 288 11 287 603 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