DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 59.6 - - 68.4 - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 108 - - 73 - - -106 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 944 - - 1647 - - 2741 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 1157 - - 1607 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1544 - - 2247 - - 3341 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 333 - - 738 - - 2135 - - 811 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 175 - - 244 - - 250 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 20 - - 25 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 177 - - 189 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1911 - - -2748 - - -3262 - - -4768 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3455 - - 4995 - - 6604 - - 5376 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9929 - - -7439 - - -5617 - - -8112 ODpotential blCL - - - 11473 - - 9686 - - 8958 - - 8719 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 85 - - 79 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 59.6 - - 68.4 - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 40.2 - - 41.8 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 59.2 - - 68.2 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 39.0 - - 40.6 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 108 - - 73 - - -106 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 944 - - 1647 - - 2741 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 42 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96838 39 236 47 247 50 238 59 244 96838 89433 35 242 39 244 40 238 41 247 89433 83829 33 237 36 241 38 254 30 258 83829 79212 24 245 33 236 34 257 29 258 79212 75212 26 269 25 246 27 259 31 257 75212 71652 31 273 28 259 31 264 33 269 71652 68430 37 275 32 264 36 258 39 271 68430 65474 41 274 37 270 36 263 36 263 65474 62711 44 270 39 270 35 272 28 266 62711 60003 44 268 39 273 35 276 32 282 60003 57178 42 267 41 274 38 277 37 286 57178 54267 38 269 39 277 35 275 37 284 54267 51489 34 274 37 278 30 275 32 276 51489 48972 35 274 33 267 31 271 25 269 48972 46704 37 270 31 260 32 265 29 284 46704 44658 39 268 34 261 36 267 37 283 44658 42816 41 267 35 260 43 267 35 273 42816 41146 43 267 35 260 42 261 35 269 41146 39614 44 267 34 258 38 248 33 267 39614 38195 43 259 35 262 36 240 31 267 38195 36868 42 260 38 256 36 245 34 273 36868 35584 41 260 37 253 36 252 35 266 35584 34277 39 258 37 255 37 255 31 252 34277 32918 38 262 35 260 37 252 27 247 32918 31510 34 268 32 258 35 250 26 253 31510 30038 32 270 29 252 33 251 26 259 30038 28487 33 262 33 249 33 247 26 261 28487 26856 31 254 35 251 35 242 27 260 26856 25144 25 250 34 254 35 243 27 261 25144 23352 24 252 31 252 33 246 28 260 23352 21483 25 253 31 250 35 244 31 252 21483 19533 28 255 33 245 38 245 30 249 19533 17495 32 256 33 236 39 241 28 250 17495 15414 33 253 34 230 37 236 32 252 15414 13404 28 254 34 230 34 234 37 249 13404 11573 24 254 29 228 35 230 40 242 11573 9946 29 245 34 229 41 228 47 232 9946 8501 29 237 33 225 43 228 46 226 8501 7218 28 227 29 222 41 225 43 219 7218 6079 31 224 31 227 39 221 42 210 6079 5068 34 224 35 227 38 215 41 207 5068 4177 35 214 36 215 35 208 40 204 4177 3389 36 204 34 202 29*195 39 200 3389 2684 35 194 29*191 28*191 38 197 2684 2060 32*173 23*178 27 190 36 194 2060 1541 26*168 22 177 26 189 33 191 1541 1142 23 166 21 176 25 189 28 188 1142 868 21 165 20 176 23 188 23 185 868 702 18 164 17 175 20 188 19 184 702 607 13 164 13 175 15 188 11*183 607 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