DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.3 - - 32.9 - - 35.0 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 280 - - 167 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1044 - - 2303 - - 2615 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 1953 - - 1970 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1644 - - 2903 - - 3215 - - 604 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 893 - - 554 - - 401 - - 2301 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 348 - - 306 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 17 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 133 - - 127 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -981 - - -1607 - - -1198 - - -1761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2625 - - 4510 - - 4413 - - 2365 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16053 - - -14972 - - -13911 - - -15478 ODpotential blCL - - - 17697 - - 17875 - - 17126 - - 16082 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 80 - - 80 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.3 - - 32.9 - - 35.0 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.4 - - 15.5 - - 18.1 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 31.5 - - 34.1 - - 29.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.1 - - 15.0 - - 17.8 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 280 - - 167 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1044 - - 2303 - - 2615 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 21 - - 20 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96391 23 252 30 250 29 271 39 259 96391 89299 19 296 13 270 17 280 17 294 89299 83816 15 313 10 276 15 303 15 340 83816 79222 9 325 9 311 14 319 20 339 79222 75239 18 329 15 325 15 324 24 329 75239 71712 21 319 17 305 18 302 24 322 71712 68500 20 313 15 303 19 295 24 317 68500 65529 22 321 22 317 24 306 28 310 65529 62765 31 309 33 313 33 306 31 302 62765 60085 35 295 38 299 38 301 33 304 60085 57280 40 297 39 294 42 295 39 303 57280 54357 48 295 43 291 46 292 47 300 54357 51567 53 293 47 292 49 290 55 296 51567 49055 59 294 54 291 51 290 60 291 49055 46800 65 293 58 293 54 291 63 289 46800 44749 65 291 61 293 56 292 63 288 44749 42868 67 295 63 290 58 292 58 289 42868 41132 73 295 63 288 60 288 53 291 41132 39529 76 289 63 291 58 284 50 295 39529 38045 72 287 63 290 53 285 48 291 38045 36668 69 291 59 290 51 290 42 301 36668 35359 65 291 56 291 45 294 44 305 35359 34047 58 287 53 290 41 299 41 305 34047 32689 54 283 49 297 41 308 38 311 32689 31284 52 296 49 301 40 312 34 313 31284 29813 55 304 47 301 39 314 34 317 29813 28262 50 303 46 299 40 311 35 315 28262 26629 45 298 45 306 39 310 37 322 26629 24912 42 301 44 313 38 318 36 325 24912 23114 42 311 44 314 37 321 33 328 23114 21234 40 323 41 310 35 317 29 328 21234 19268 36 316 38 307 33 307 28 320 19268 17210 37 310 37 308 33 312 26 320 17210 15104 37 312 33 312 28 320 21 321 15104 13074 34 309 30 304 26 303 21 306 13074 11228 30 323 26 305 25 299 22 300 11228 9591 21 309 17 308 20 293 22 294 9591 8142 16 276 15 276 21 290 20 300 8142 6868 6 256 11 232 14 286 13 295 6868 5747 6 259 6 169 8 209 10 236 5747 4766 9 229 8 175 10 160 14 176 4766 3915 14 184 16 170 13*148 15 159 3915 3175 22 158 19*148 17*130 19 140 3175 2521 25 144 18*136 17 128 21 129 2521 1946 24*133 18 134 17 127 21 129 1946 1466 21*124 18 132 17 126 20 129 1466 1099 20 123 17 131 16 125 18 128 1099 846 18 122 16 131 16 125 15 127 846 692 16 121 15 130 14 125 12 126 692 604 12 121 12 129 12 124 7*125 604 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