DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/02 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 - - - 41.5 - - 48.9 - - 51.4 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 186 - - 64 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 2922 - - 3577 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 2258 - - 1914 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 902 - - 3522 - - 4177 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 969 - - 1512 - - 1222 - - 223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 111 - - 333 - - 250 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 12 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 216 - - 214 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -757 - - -760 - - -1798 - - -2760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1659 - - 4283 - - 5976 - - 3365 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2224 - - -10543 - - -12785 - - -15625 ODpotential blCL - - - 3126 - - 14065 - - 16962 - - 16230 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 71 - - 70 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 48.9 - - 51.4 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 32.5 - - 27.4 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 47.8 - - 50.9 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 31.4 - - 27.0 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 186 - - 64 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 2922 - - 3577 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96646 26 270 26 272 23 284 19 262 96646 89526 11 273 15 271 18 257 14 274 89526 84014 8 292 11 249 20 265 22 286 84014 79461 12 288 9 252 19 255 24 288 79461 75559 15 268 7 279 14 233 19 259 75559 72080 13 252 12 260 12 256 14 238 72080 68882 14 282 8 258 11 286 8 254 68882 65923 13 281 8 262 10 281 8 296 65923 63183 9 282 10 296 12 285 13 288 63183 60526 9 296 14 292 15 284 15 276 60526 57748 11 324 13 293 17 296 17 302 57748 54875 19 319 18 315 22 322 24 316 54875 52153 18 327 23 334 27 326 36 323 52153 49716 31 350 29 350 38 333 35 315 49716 47523 38 000 44 354 41 325 28 315 47523 45513 50 356 51 348 36 338 43 344 45513 43662 50 001 50 352 59 349 69 335 43662 41959 55 005 64 353 69 339 79 332 41959 40380 68 358 71 353 74 339 83 334 40380 38905 70 007 77 355 83 343 84 335 38905 37519 90 008 84 355 88 345 83 334 37519 36184 102 005 89 355 86 346 82 334 36184 34827 108 004 89 356 79 348 81 332 34827 33417 111 005 87 356 73 349 80 332 33417 31953 103 005 86 356 66 349 77 332 31953 30420 90 359 79 000 63 346 69 332 30420 28805 82 355 64 357 64 344 60 333 28805 27114 75 011 58 352 66 346 55 331 27114 25345 60 013 53 355 62 348 52 329 25345 23496 48 015 52 359 52 350 47 332 23496 21566 46 017 51 355 50 351 39 338 21566 19551 40 016 46 354 43 352 35 342 19551 17452 31 009 36 001 39 352 38 332 17452 15313 24 009 20 006 29 347 28 334 15313 13252 18 010 11 001 19 334 25 322 13252 11387 12 012 6 337 14 317 19 316 11387 9740 5 032 2 264 10 287 13 304 9740 8285 5 106 6 206 12 231 13 266 8285 7004 7 154 11 204 18 220 18 238 7004 5879 10 166 16 201 21 221 21 232 5879 4893 10 155 17 194 18*215 23 225 4893 4032 9 155 16*198 18*214 24 213 4032 3274 5 172 13*213 17 214 23 209 3274 2598 4 200 13 215 17 214 22 209 2598 2000 5 224 12 216 17 214 21 211 2000 1501 6 229 12 217 16 214 19 211 1501 1118 5*224 11 217 16 214 17 210 1118 856 4*225 10 217 15 213 15 207 856 697 4 228 10 216 13 213 12 203 697 605 3 228 8 217 11 213 5*194 605 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