DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/16 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 - - - 24.7 - - 35.3 - - 36.6 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 61 - - -9 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4 - - 565 - - 5 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 589 - - 588 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 604 - - 1165 - - 605 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 318 - - 476 - - 974 - - 352 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 135 - - 10 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 212 - - 199 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -938 - - -751 - - -1179 - - -564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1542 - - 1916 - - 1784 - - 1169 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18510 - - -15260 - - -14529 - - -15636 ODpotential blCL - - - 19114 - - 16425 - - 15134 - - 16241 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 77 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.7 - - 35.3 - - 36.6 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 29.2 - - 31.0 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 35.0 - - 36.9 - - 32.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.3 - - 28.4 - - 30.5 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 61 - - -9 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4 - - 565 - - 5 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 20 - - 9 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95429 53 309 63 299 60 313 49 306 95429 88667 57 298 53 301 54 305 54 298 88667 83383 48 307 39 295 40 295 44 298 83383 78931 43 312 33 296 34 294 36 300 78931 75032 43 310 32 298 34 299 32 299 75032 71551 40 307 32 296 34 292 34 291 71551 68409 38 311 28 301 34 288 31 292 68409 65515 39 307 34 300 32 286 29 295 65515 62794 35 308 42 289 36 284 32 274 62794 60142 40 313 44 287 37 276 33 261 60142 57384 42 311 44 294 33 275 31 261 57384 54518 46 297 44 290 38 286 40 283 54518 51768 47 295 49 282 50 279 52 286 51768 49270 50 303 52 283 53 275 63 280 49270 47014 52 304 54 287 54 276 65 273 47014 44964 52 300 50 289 54 279 60 267 44964 43099 52 291 47 289 56 275 55 271 43099 41389 47 285 44 283 53 269 58 272 41389 39820 39 287 40 274 46 274 56 263 39820 38376 33 290 43 273 42 278 53 257 38376 37027 36 281 40 277 39 274 52 254 37027 35724 40 269 38 274 37 264 51 257 35724 34400 41 265 42 258 41 260 46 257 34400 33022 41 264 47 258 45 257 42 258 33022 31593 40 267 46 263 46 257 42 257 31593 30100 38 273 46 263 45 259 45 259 30100 28530 35 271 47 265 45 259 50 263 28530 26881 40 269 48 265 45 262 54 262 26881 25153 50 258 49 262 52 260 54 256 25153 23343 54 258 51 262 53 260 52 258 23343 21454 52 266 45 269 52 265 52 260 21454 19482 47 277 44 275 51 264 50 264 19482 17419 39 283 40 271 45 264 47 266 17419 15312 36 275 36 267 40 266 43 263 15312 13282 35 276 33 268 34 266 36 264 13282 11440 32 277 32 274 29 266 29 270 11440 9804 28 281 28 274 27 271 29 268 9804 8351 24 285 24 267 27 269 28 260 8351 7058 22 277 22 259 26 254 25 253 7058 5911 23 264 24 254 26 244 26 252 5911 4898 24 255 25 251 26 244 29 254 4898 4016 23 246 25 251 29 245 31 261 4016 3249 22 235 27 245 34 241 36 254 3249 2570 24 225 29 231 35 231 42 239 2570 1975 24 227 26 223 34 218 39 227 1975 1481 21 233 22*218 31 210 35 217 1481 1105 21 225 16*213 24 203 28 208 1105 848 15 211 14 212 20 201 18 198 848 693 14 211 12 212 17*201 16 197 693 605 7*207 9 211 12*199 8*193 605 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