DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 75.7 - - 84.6 - - 87.3 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 157 - - 105 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 656 - - 3288 - - 3948 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 2497 - - 2757 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1256 - - 3888 - - 4548 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 691 - - 1660 - - 1482 - - 3181 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 147 - - 340 - - 319 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 194 - - 200 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -468 - - 306 - - 413 - - -970 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1724 - - 3582 - - 4135 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3102 - - -1148 - - -2606 - - -2603 ODpotential blCL - - - 4358 - - 5036 - - 7154 - - 3212 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 83 - - 79 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 2090 - - 2200 - - 2850 - - 3860 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 84.6 - - 87.3 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.9 - - 70.6 - - 71.0 - - 75.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.3 - - 83.7 - - 86.7 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.4 - - 69.6 - - 70.2 - - 75.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 157 - - 105 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 656 - - 3288 - - 3948 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 31 - - 14 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 19 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] 99562 26 088 25 089 23 093 20 066 99562 92037 23 081 21 107 18 089 19 072 92037 86221 19 081 19 106 13 079 20 078 86221 81402 17 086 17 100 13 099 15 081 81402 77247 14 088 14 101 14 099 12 087 77247 73564 14 099 10 083 16 094 11 104 73564 70239 14 088 6 110 12 076 11 112 70239 67191 10 045 6 102 5 113 4 024 67191 64371 6 017 0 327 1 063 5 284 64371 61651 6 289 4 306 6 353 2 191 61651 58822 6 238 9 273 13 272 14 269 58822 55909 18 294 8 262 19 258 21 257 55909 53141 32 280 24 283 24 255 26 263 53141 50656 36 264 33 271 32 273 40 277 50656 48447 33 266 34 275 44 270 44 276 48447 46447 33 270 37 283 43 263 44 270 46447 44616 35 266 37 270 38 263 44 262 44616 42926 34 259 31 252 38 271 44 257 42926 41353 31 251 31 246 38 264 46 260 41353 39880 29 262 37 250 40 254 52 258 39880 38492 31 275 41 252 37 247 57 252 38492 37147 34 282 41 255 31 256 57 250 37147 35777 44 284 40 264 40 264 53 252 35777 34348 48 279 41 258 41 267 48 254 34348 32865 44 270 40 245 37 268 44 258 32865 31312 48 276 36 252 35 268 37 257 31312 29677 39 277 42 268 35 270 35 259 29677 27961 32 277 27 281 32 270 37 265 27961 26161 26 270 25 291 27 273 38 271 26161 24282 24 266 24 272 28 285 32 284 24282 22330 22 264 23 255 31 290 31 292 22330 20302 21 269 22 262 29 289 29 295 20302 18191 19 279 20 261 29 276 28 299 18191 16037 19 269 21 254 29 276 26 294 16037 13953 20 247 25 253 23 292 32 285 13953 12049 20 233 26 259 17 298 37 275 12049 10353 23 236 23 260 13 298 31 262 10353 8843 24 244 20 257 11 283 27 256 8843 7502 21 244 16 248 13 255 18 239 7502 6311 16 257 13 234 18 229 17 217 6311 5257 18 257 12 224 21*212 22 208 5257 4328 20 240 13*217 20*203 26 205 4328 3508 19 227 13*201 19 202 28 198 3508 2774 18 209 13 196 19 200 28 190 2774 2125 18 193 13 193 18 199 25 185 2125 1584 17*184 13 192 18 199 22 183 1584 1168 12*168 12 191 17 198 19 179 1168 882 11 167 12 190 16 198 14 173 882 708 10 166 11 190 14 198 11*171 708 609 8 166 9 190 11 198 6*168 609 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