DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 86.3 - - 87.7 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 153 - - 288 - - 153 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 6090 - - 6891 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 4857 - - 5091 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1153 - - 6690 - - 7491 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 230 - - 1117 - - 737 - - 7103 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 178 - - 490 - - 414 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 218 - - 216 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4545 - - -3173 - - -2442 - - -7006 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5699 - - 9863 - - 9934 - - 7615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13378 - - -8618 - - -7621 - - -13920 ODpotential blCL - - - 14531 - - 15308 - - 15112 - - 14528 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 54 - - 62 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 86.3 - - 87.7 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.8 - - 45.0 - - 46.2 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 84.4 - - 86.5 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 44.5 - - 45.7 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 153 - - 288 - - 153 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 553 - - 6090 - - 6891 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98502 5 227 8 273 10 284 10 295 98502 91202 4 008 4 359 7 307 6 302 91202 85540 8 046 6 051 8 037 9 358 85540 80831 10 051 6 067 9 007 12 033 80831 76772 9 051 8 085 8 337 9 025 76772 73182 8 039 11 062 5 040 8 015 73182 69925 8 043 11 030 7 055 8 019 69925 66923 5 054 10 023 6 053 8 021 66923 64140 2 051 5 025 4 054 5 053 64140 61446 1 134 4 301 2 017 4 068 61446 58645 2 232 9 242 6 269 4 284 58645 55751 8 285 10 245 18 273 11 298 55751 53008 17 286 21 277 25 276 19 282 53008 50555 23 299 24 298 28 301 19 313 50555 48354 30 305 36 299 34 288 32 294 48354 46363 36 303 35 292 28 289 31 283 46363 44560 30 307 29 296 28 299 18 289 44560 42902 34 330 24 310 34 292 25 295 42902 41351 41 333 29 319 27 296 32 291 41351 39885 43 331 30 318 22 298 29 296 39885 38490 41 326 30 335 16 319 24 292 38490 37132 38 333 30 335 14 310 17 297 37132 35744 33 338 26 321 16 294 17 291 35744 34302 27 340 27 333 16 311 20 276 34302 32807 20 349 23 335 18 333 18 273 32807 31240 14 325 18 312 21 301 16 281 31240 29590 15 306 24 299 25 308 18 289 29590 27860 16 315 22 300 26 308 18 296 27860 26051 12 304 14 319 20 304 19 304 26051 24164 7 325 6 301 10 324 17 314 24164 22200 2 343 1 218 2 265 12 311 22200 20161 3 275 1 196 2 243 7 284 20161 18045 5 281 0 258 1 250 3 309 18045 15891 7 276 2 307 1 271 3 306 15891 13806 2 272 1 169 3 201 2 294 13806 11904 1 160 3 176 5 226 5 303 11904 10216 2 226 5 218 8 248 4 283 10216 8723 8 201 13 219 9*233 6 219 8723 7405 7 153 10*209 6*212 6 201 7405 6238 3 176 6*210 5 213 6 198 6238 5201 6 228 6 212 5 212 6 197 5201 4285 5 227 6 214 4 214 6 194 4285 3475 6 214 5 217 4 215 6 192 3475 2749 8 192 5 221 3 219 6 190 2749 2108 10 173 5 224 3 223 6 187 2108 1572 9*169 4 227 3 226 6 185 1572 1161 5*165 4 230 3 228 6 183 1161 878 2 165 4 230 2 229 6 182 878 706 1 162 4 231 2 231 5 180 706 608 1 167 3 232 2 229 4*179 608 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