DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 30.2 - - 26.5 - - 25.2 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 180 - - 181 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2896 - - 2738 - - 2951 - - 4041 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 2113 - - 2262 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3496 - - 3338 - - 3551 - - 4641 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1615 - - 3534 - - 3126 - - 552 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 198 - - 323 - - 330 - - 205 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 33 - - 33 - - 30 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 348 - - 347 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1285 - - 1230 - - 1595 - - 1288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2211 - - 2108 - - 1956 - - 3353 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 553 - - 537 - - 1153 - - 670 ODpotential blCL - - - 2943 - - 2801 - - 2398 - - 3971 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.2 - - 26.5 - - 25.2 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.7 - - 19.5 - - 19.0 - - 9.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 25.8 - - 24.5 - - 22.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 18.3 - - 18.0 - - 9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 180 - - 181 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2896 - - 2738 - - 2951 - - 4041 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 102 - - 104 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95593 30 335 24 337 31 310 35 323 95593 88831 27 359 37 346 26 332 25 332 88831 83494 33 353 21 350 34 344 30 346 83494 78994 33 350 23 349 31 340 30 348 78994 75084 40 353 37 342 20 327 22 344 75084 71585 45 348 40 346 19 335 19 329 71585 68365 42 339 40 347 25 343 20 325 68365 65357 36 328 41 338 32 344 18 335 65357 62522 28 319 39 326 33 338 26 337 62522 59755 29 316 35 311 31 327 27 331 59755 56857 31 309 32 307 32 316 32 331 56857 53831 31 314 27 308 32 310 38 320 53831 50941 32 316 25 313 30 310 37 313 50941 48346 36 310 31 311 29 311 33 313 48346 46021 39 300 39 301 29 311 31 318 46021 43909 36 291 40 290 28 312 35 319 43909 41974 32 286 35 281 28 314 38 318 41974 40189 29 288 30 276 29 314 39 319 40189 38536 30 293 29 279 33 313 37 321 38536 36993 38 292 33 290 37 310 34 325 36993 35546 43 285 39 290 37 307 35 330 35546 34153 45 278 40 284 34 306 39 331 34153 32751 45 275 38 280 30 309 43 329 32751 31315 47 270 36 284 31 314 43 327 31315 29852 48 267 35 289 37 313 43 329 29852 28345 47 268 38 291 42 315 46 334 28345 26786 50 276 39 290 50 325 53 334 26786 25174 57 276 37 288 57 332 57 334 25174 23509 59 271 35 291 60 338 61 336 23509 21788 56 266 35 299 64 346 63 338 21788 20006 51 262 37 307 70 352 64 341 20006 18152 48 262 38 314 71 353 65 344 18152 16215 45 265 38 323 66 350 66 345 16215 14243 40 271 38 328 57 346 62 346 14243 12352 35 276 37 331 53 347 52 343 12352 10646 32 288 36 333 53 354 45 339 10646 9137 28 307 36 332 52 358 43 340 9137 7796 26 311 28 331 52 359 41 347 7796 6606 23 312 26 334 35 350 37 348 6606 5555 25 317 27 334 32 346 33*341 5555 4636 32 333 30 338 32 346 30*341 4636 3831 36*335 34*345 32*346 29 342 3831 3120 36*335 35*347 32*346 28 343 3120 2483 36 335 35 348 32 346 27 344 2483 1920 35 334 35 348 31 347 26 344 1920 1450 33 334 34 349 30 347 25 344 1450 1089 31 333 33 349 29 347 23 345 1089 841 27 332 30 348 27 347 21 344 841 690 24 332 26 348 24 347 18 344 690 604 17 331 20 348 18 347 14 344 604 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