DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 33.7 - - 39.2 - - 42.9 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 308 - - 190 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3403 - - 3390 - - 3422 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2545 - - 2812 - - 2643 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4003 - - 3990 - - 4022 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 477 - - 502 - - 928 - - 4320 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 415 - - 356 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 078 - - 086 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 773 - - -28 - - -277 - - -2607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3230 - - 4018 - - 4299 - - 3213 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 345 - - -9226 - - -8365 - - -3432 ODpotential blCL - - - 3658 - - 13216 - - 12387 - - 4038 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 84 - - 72 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 39.2 - - 42.9 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 24.1 - - 26.6 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 37.4 - - 41.7 - - 42.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 22.9 - - 25.5 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 308 - - 190 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3403 - - 3390 - - 3422 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96481 27 249 36 222 41 237 41 252 96481 89172 31 251 32 252 36 253 33 248 89172 83557 27 251 26 242 34 265 31 245 83557 78912 21 263 17 244 29 245 33 255 78912 74913 28 270 21 268 22 249 33 264 74913 71382 36 272 30 274 26 246 37 267 71382 68176 37 275 37 285 30 281 36 274 68176 65212 36 276 40 280 38 287 37 276 65212 62444 34 268 43 267 45 278 43 282 62444 59750 32 271 40 259 47 273 48 280 59750 56924 47 292 42 277 49 277 51 280 56924 53980 59 287 52 283 54 280 52 283 53980 51173 60 275 55 279 56 281 52 283 51173 48666 56 270 54 274 56 278 51 282 48666 46438 54 274 52 272 56 274 52 284 46438 44425 55 280 51 275 53 276 54 279 44425 42583 60 288 54 284 50 282 48 281 42583 40891 67 293 61 291 58 288 55 289 40891 39344 78 288 72 287 66 283 63 288 39344 37923 81 282 75 281 66 285 61 287 37923 36601 81 283 77 286 70 291 57 293 36601 35329 83 289 81 289 73 292 59 299 35329 34034 82 291 78 287 73 292 62 298 34034 32684 77 290 72 293 70 293 61 292 32684 31279 72 291 74 298 68 293 58 288 31279 29802 70 293 70 294 67 290 59 286 29802 28242 70 293 65 292 64 289 58 286 28242 26600 68 291 65 291 59 288 56 288 26600 24877 67 291 64 290 53 289 52 288 24877 23077 69 290 61 292 51 294 48 286 23077 21199 73 291 56 292 47 298 42 286 21199 19239 70 292 55 291 43 294 42 287 19239 17190 61 295 55 294 47 287 44 291 17190 15097 52 299 51 299 45 294 35 295 15097 13082 36 303 39 303 39 301 29 289 13082 11251 25 289 25 301 26 293 26 287 11251 9627 22 287 18 281 25 281 24 278 9627 8191 19 304 13 288 17 286 26 273 8191 6924 16 321 9 315 5 285 17 272 6924 5812 12 344 6 360 2 174 10 207 5812 4840 11*023 7*079 6*115 12 153 4840 3991 12*063 7*080 7*095 11 129 3991 3243 12 063 7 080 7 091 11 119 3243 2574 13 063 7 079 7 087 11 111 2574 1983 12 063 7 078 7 085 11 104 1983 1491 12 063 7 076 7 082 11 097 1491 1113 11 063 7 076 6 079 10 092 1113 853 11 062 6 074 6 078 9 089 853 696 10 062 6 074 6 077 7*085 696 606 8 062 5 074 5 077 5*082 606 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