DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 82.4 - - 85.0 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 232 - - 105 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 594 - - 3024 - - 4510 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 2435 - - 3099 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1194 - - 3624 - - 5110 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 349 - - 1840 - - 1026 - - 4009 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 365 - - 324 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 111 - - 083 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2369 - - -3852 - - -3697 - - -5009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3563 - - 7476 - - 8808 - - 5617 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8619 - - -9231 - - -8154 - - -9555 ODpotential blCL - - - 9813 - - 12855 - - 13264 - - 10163 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 75 - - 78 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 82.4 - - 85.0 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.4 - - 51.9 - - 48.7 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 80.8 - - 84.0 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 50.9 - - 47.6 - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 232 - - 105 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 594 - - 3024 - - 4510 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98157 8 041 6 151 4 336 11 208 98157 90807 5 029 2 198 7 273 1 034 90807 85167 3 359 1 112 10 206 8 345 85167 80482 4 034 7 102 7 192 12 322 80482 76419 2 068 5 108 0 112 5 320 76419 72841 5 098 3 137 5 038 1 347 72841 69615 9 078 4 137 4 099 5 291 69615 66634 7 041 1 017 6 143 5 271 66634 63854 5 321 3 314 1 111 1 236 63854 61160 6 297 1 167 3 287 1 012 61160 58363 4 297 3 074 2 233 2 248 58363 55479 1 265 2 352 1 272 3 238 55479 52743 1 053 5 262 7 287 5 327 52743 50288 5 327 7 265 11 269 10 305 50288 48086 10 323 7 297 8 265 12 273 48086 46088 15 307 8 299 6 268 11 253 46088 44262 21 288 15 293 13 305 4 301 44262 42586 17 281 16 284 25 281 9 003 42586 41033 2 341 11 328 15 290 14 003 41033 39582 11 042 8 328 10 337 20 019 39582 38212 13 045 6 330 10 329 22 023 38212 36883 16 047 12 342 15 323 19 018 36883 35526 15 041 18 348 16 334 16 016 35526 34111 11 012 14 359 11 341 11 005 34111 32640 7 355 8 005 7 307 9 350 32640 31099 4 341 9 318 10 294 7 348 31099 29474 4 309 7 292 12 280 7 312 29474 27768 4 308 7 293 10 280 8 300 27768 25982 6 313 8 286 8 279 4 290 25982 24120 4 339 9 272 8 270 6 247 24120 22184 5 335 9 265 7 264 9 244 22184 20163 9 309 11 274 11 277 10 249 20163 18048 8 305 10 280 9 284 10 254 18048 15888 4 334 7 268 7 283 7 278 15888 13811 6 010 2 315 5 286 7 330 13811 11925 7 018 6 029 4 358 8 341 11925 10246 10 030 7 038 7 019 8 346 10246 8751 12 032 10 039 9 029 8 356 8751 7419 13 034 10 042 10 045 10 020 7419 6237 14 039 10 060 6 066 13 035 6237 5193 11 043 10 070 5*076 10 030 5193 4276 7 060 7*093 5*078 4 051 4276 3468 4 088 4*108 5 079 4 074 3468 2744 3 096 4 110 4 082 4 078 2744 2104 4 087 4 111 4 085 4 081 2104 1570 3*073 4 111 4 086 4 084 1570 1160 2*057 4 113 4 086 4 086 1160 877 2 055 3 114 4 088 4 089 877 706 2 052 3 114 4 086 4 091 706 608 1 051 3 113 3 089 3*092 608 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