DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - 1.4 - - 6.3 - - 8.5 - - 6.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 187 - - 109 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 997 - - 2096 - - 1909 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 586 - - 1653 - - 1202 - - 587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1597 - - 2696 - - 2509 - - 603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 675 - - 680 - - 715 - - 2044 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 295 - - 240 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 283 - - 266 - - 221 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1489 - - -259 - - -1185 - - -2297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3086 - - 2955 - - 3694 - - 2900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12811 - - -12724 - - -14463 - - -15256 ODpotential blCL - - - 14408 - - 15420 - - 16972 - - 15859 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 80 - - 63 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 1.4 - - 6.3 - - 8.5 - - 6.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -9.7 - - -4.2 - - -5.4 - - -4.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 1.1 - - 5.4 - - 8.0 - - 7.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -10.5 - - -5.3 - - -6.5 - - -4.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 187 - - 109 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 997 - - 2096 - - 1909 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94698 148 240 132 241 147 243 155 243 94698 87684 108 241 113 246 118 246 116 248 87684 82410 85 244 90 248 93 251 95 250 82410 78005 67 249 74 250 75 255 85 254 78005 74149 62 249 63 248 65 255 73 258 74149 70699 61 252 56 247 62 259 65 258 70699 67542 61 254 55 247 58 259 64 258 67542 64622 65 250 56 250 57 257 64 254 64622 61897 64 245 56 249 62 260 61 248 61897 59224 59 246 63 255 67 253 63 257 59224 56416 66 256 69 252 61 253 72 261 56416 53492 74 251 69 250 69 260 74 257 53492 50676 73 249 73 254 76 257 71 258 50676 48118 75 252 80 252 76 252 73 262 48118 45810 80 252 80 248 71 255 77 263 45810 43711 84 251 75 250 75 259 75 263 43711 41791 84 250 76 256 76 257 72 261 41791 40026 78 253 75 255 71 256 65 266 40026 38400 71 255 69 257 69 259 67 278 38400 36905 66 256 68 263 68 263 68 280 36905 35521 63 258 69 263 65 269 63 281 35521 34198 59 263 64 264 62 275 59 286 34198 32861 57 267 59 273 53 284 61 290 32861 31482 54 267 56 284 46 301 66 294 31482 30068 53 273 56 293 56 311 73 297 30068 28606 46 281 55 303 60 309 74 300 28606 27079 42 299 57 311 60 304 73 305 27079 25481 39 322 60 316 62 297 72 308 25481 23808 45 337 57 320 59 296 70 306 23808 22062 49 346 52 322 54 293 66 304 22062 20245 51 348 46 324 60 292 62 304 20245 18354 49 343 41 321 55 294 57 303 18354 16388 41 337 38 314 48 297 57 301 16388 14384 31 324 37 311 45 303 52 300 14384 12452 29 320 37 313 42 304 45 302 12452 10698 29 317 35 314 38 306 41 294 10698 9146 26 311 31 308 33 307 41 291 9146 7775 23 310 26 302 28 305 36 286 7775 6566 23 312 23 298 24 295 32 280 6566 5503 25 312 23 296 23 286 30 276 5503 4573 26 310 24 296 24 282 29 272 4573 3764 27 309 24 294 22 278 28 265 3764 3059 27 312 20*288 20*273 27 254 3059 2434 25 316 19*285 17*266 26 237 2434 1884 23*314 18 284 16 266 24 233 1884 1426 19*306 18 283 16 265 22 231 1426 1075 18 305 17 283 16 265 19 228 1075 833 17 304 16 283 15 265 15 225 833 687 15 303 15 282 14 265 13*223 687 603 11 303 12 282 11 265 8*221 603 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