DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 17.3 - - 27.2 - - 29.1 - - 25.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 34 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4 - - 1462 - - 2626 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 587 - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 604 - - 2062 - - 3226 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 198 - - 1439 - - 472 - - 2821 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 151 - - 210 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 028 - - 027 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -398 - - -808 - - 375 - - -1245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1002 - - 2870 - - 2851 - - 1849 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10809 - - -11346 - - -8724 - - -1700 ODpotential blCL - - - 11413 - - 13408 - - 11950 - - 2304 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 95 - - 93 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.3 - - 27.2 - - 29.1 - - 25.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.6 - - 17.1 - - 19.1 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 26.9 - - 28.8 - - 26.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.8 - - 16.0 - - 18.0 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 34 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4 - - 1462 - - 2626 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 82 - - 72 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95871 58 249 60 253 54 268 49 267 95871 88727 42 267 46 259 43 273 42 267 88727 83250 32 275 33 268 36 262 37 258 83250 78713 31 289 29 273 32 268 33 270 78713 74798 33 294 31 273 35 272 34 274 74798 71308 33 297 28 274 32 272 34 274 71308 68111 34 291 28 279 32 277 35 278 68111 65144 31 281 30 280 36 276 40 279 65144 62368 34 283 30 273 36 267 41 267 62368 59658 38 276 32 277 34 261 40 262 59658 56813 40 272 36 275 42 267 42 265 56813 53849 52 275 45 273 51 268 45 268 53849 51012 61 261 51 268 57 263 48 267 51012 48453 52 263 48 268 57 258 48 267 48453 46155 61 277 51 270 56 260 49 267 46155 44072 74 273 59 272 56 265 51 267 44072 42174 74 265 64 270 56 267 53 266 42174 40437 57 264 65 266 55 268 50 265 40437 38838 54 271 65 264 53 270 46 263 38838 37354 61 277 60 266 49 273 41 263 37354 35969 64 273 51 269 46 274 36 269 35969 34650 71 266 48 265 40 273 29 268 34650 33339 66 257 43 267 29 278 16 300 33339 31998 71 260 32 277 24 311 18 330 31998 30613 76 264 28 283 24 304 19 336 30613 29166 61 268 24 288 21 308 18 334 29166 27642 39 274 23 305 19 316 16 328 27642 26040 27 293 22 313 19 318 13 317 26040 24359 26 300 22 315 17 316 11 298 24359 22595 30 288 22 303 15 320 12 287 22595 20754 39 277 25 291 17 289 20 285 20754 18830 37 278 30 289 23 289 23 295 18830 16818 37 279 32 289 24 293 22 301 16818 14767 32 287 28 290 21 290 18 296 14767 12795 29 297 22 287 19 291 16 293 12795 11006 27 283 21 299 16 305 14 308 11006 9419 30 274 19 296 15 311 13 322 9419 8017 26 291 17 285 14 304 12 324 8017 6777 19 294 16 305 13 312 11 325 6777 5682 13 293 15 330 14 329 12 334 5682 4721 9 320 14 001 13 348 11 342 4721 3884 8 345 12 035 10*022 8 356 3884 3155 9 016 11 050 10*027 11 029 3155 2509 8 038 9*047 10 027 13 033 2509 1937 7 046 8*039 10 027 13 032 1937 1461 7 037 7 027 10 027 13 030 1461 1095 7 025 6 026 9 026 13 028 1095 844 5 013 6 024 9 026 11 026 844 692 2*010 6 024 8 026 9 025 692 604 1*279 5 023 7 026 6*024 604 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