DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.3 - - 47.0 - - 47.8 - - 39.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 130 - - 10 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 308 - - 2046 - - 2048 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 1468 - - 590 - - 589 Hcrit BL Top - - - 908 - - 2646 - - 2648 - - 605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 498 - - 755 - - 652 - - 225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 265 - - 127 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 284 - - 270 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -800 - - 43 - - -327 - - -532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1708 - - 2603 - - 2976 - - 1137 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12677 - - -9616 - - -9537 - - -10728 ODpotential blCL - - - 13585 - - 12262 - - 12185 - - 11333 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 84 - - 83 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.3 - - 47.0 - - 47.8 - - 39.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 37.9 - - 37.2 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 46.1 - - 47.9 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 36.7 - - 36.1 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 130 - - 10 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 308 - - 2046 - - 2048 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 36 - - 30 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 95959 73 258 80 255 74 266 67 260 95959 88952 44 266 44 262 44 257 46 266 88952 83527 30 271 32 266 33 260 32 275 83527 79016 17 271 23 259 24 268 26 277 79016 75121 13 271 16 251 18 283 20 279 75121 71663 16 265 15 262 18 285 16 278 71663 68512 15 268 15 266 19 274 16 268 68512 65593 15 284 16 276 21 261 18 261 65593 62872 21 280 18 278 19 254 19 262 62872 60224 23 284 20 284 17 269 18 271 60224 57447 26 276 23 276 22 277 22 280 57447 54551 28 271 26 267 27 272 29 280 54551 51779 29 272 29 269 30 273 31 274 51779 49279 32 276 30 272 30 279 29 271 49279 47037 35 277 31 275 32 284 27 279 47037 45009 35 276 31 279 34 286 28 291 45009 43161 35 275 33 283 32 286 30 289 43161 41462 35 278 33 288 29 287 29 289 41462 39889 35 285 33 285 27 286 30 298 39889 38422 38 290 32 282 28 297 34 303 38422 37047 41 288 35 286 31 303 35 310 37047 35724 45 285 37 287 33 303 34 316 35724 34384 46 287 40 288 34 300 34 314 34384 33000 48 285 49 280 34 293 34 314 33000 31575 47 281 57 274 35 288 35 324 31575 30090 45 280 56 274 36 292 37 328 30090 28529 46 282 50 275 39 294 36 321 28529 26890 40 288 42 278 40 287 30 319 26890 25170 35 294 35 281 39 292 26 329 25170 23368 30 298 33 280 36 284 26 337 23368 21484 23 307 28 281 33 279 22 327 21484 19519 19 316 22 288 31 282 27 305 19519 17467 19 329 20 303 26 288 26 298 17467 15369 21 348 19 314 22 297 25 296 15369 13345 24 002 19 332 20 305 24 292 13345 11501 26 005 21 342 18 316 20 295 11501 9858 26 360 23 345 19 325 17 294 9858 8398 25 353 22 346 19 327 17 296 8398 7098 22 351 19 340 18 321 18 298 7098 5945 17 348 16 334 18 316 17 299 5945 4929 14 340 13 321 15 306 13 297 4929 4043 12 326 12 311 13 291 12 281 4043 3271 12 306 11*300 11*271 13 268 3271 2591 11 297 10*287 10*269 13 256 2591 1994 11 300 9 284 10 269 12 251 1994 1498 10 304 9 284 9 270 12 251 1498 1117 8*301 8 283 9 271 12 250 1117 855 5*294 8 282 8 270 10 247 855 696 4 292 7 282 8 271 8 241 696 605 4 294 6 282 6 272 4*234 605 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