DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 45.5 - - 51.6 - - 56.8 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 354 - - 254 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2026 - - 4535 - - 4604 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1591 - - 3737 - - 3648 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2626 - - 5135 - - 5204 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2944 - - 1046 - - 982 - - 4517 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 476 - - 428 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 22 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 205 - - 202 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1165 - - -1871 - - -3955 - - -6899 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3791 - - 7006 - - 9159 - - 7506 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2200 - - -9920 - - -11643 - - -14258 ODpotential blCL - - - 4826 - - 15055 - - 16847 - - 14864 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 65 - - 64 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.5 - - 51.6 - - 56.8 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 23.1 - - 18.8 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 49.5 - - 55.3 - - 55.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 21.9 - - 17.7 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 354 - - 254 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2026 - - 4535 - - 4604 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97201 26 241 31 231 34 241 29 255 97201 89836 26 268 24 249 26 257 30 262 89836 84171 28 258 28 247 30 243 33 255 84171 79486 27 256 29 249 31 246 33 261 79486 75472 14 252 25 241 26 258 24 265 75472 71917 20 279 19 278 17 253 13 275 71917 68668 23 261 22 275 25 273 18 296 68668 65682 18 293 15 269 25 266 25 300 65682 62925 36 296 24 303 26 276 33 296 62925 60248 41 265 32 292 30 283 34 288 60248 57441 28 273 39 295 36 295 39 296 57441 54517 38 309 42 291 42 297 45 304 54517 51723 52 314 44 297 45 298 51 302 51723 49208 62 309 51 303 48 304 54 298 49208 46948 66 303 55 307 51 304 56 296 46948 44892 65 301 59 308 53 305 57 297 44892 43015 61 303 58 303 56 307 53 304 43015 41300 60 302 52 306 60 309 57 313 41300 39738 57 309 57 318 62 311 65 315 39738 38305 60 322 67 323 60 312 66 316 38305 36966 77 328 72 328 68 316 72 319 36966 35673 85 322 76 328 76 323 77 320 35673 34354 78 325 79 324 81 325 80 320 34354 32982 77 329 78 321 82 325 80 321 32982 31555 79 323 75 322 82 323 79 321 31555 30060 81 321 73 323 79 322 76 321 30060 28485 73 328 73 325 76 321 73 320 28485 26831 66 330 70 323 72 319 68 319 26831 25100 61 326 64 321 67 319 64 320 25100 23291 58 324 59 321 61 317 58 321 23291 21404 55 319 56 321 58 317 53 319 21404 19435 55 314 52 318 54 320 50 314 19435 17380 53 314 48 315 45 316 49 310 17380 15281 49 313 45 313 41 312 47 307 15281 13260 45 311 42 313 42 310 41 307 13260 11428 42 311 37 314 43 311 36 304 11428 9802 38 314 32 314 39 309 35 302 9802 8354 31 317 26 311 31 301 36 299 8354 7065 22 324 16 300 26 292 27 301 7065 5932 12 332 7*254 9*235 16 268 5932 4941 3 005 5*221 8*222 15 207 4941 4074 2 080 5 215 7 217 14 197 4074 3308 2*093 4 209 6 207 14 194 3308 2624 6*102 4 204 5 198 13 189 2624 2018 7 102 4 198 5 189 12 183 2018 1514 7 102 3 192 4 181 12 178 1514 1126 7 101 3 190 4 175 11 173 1126 860 7 102 3 187 4 170 10 170 860 699 6 101 3 187 4 170 8 168 699 606 6 101 3 185 3 168 5*167 606 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