DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - - 23.0 - - 26.2 - - 28.9 - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 79 - - 38 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 896 - - 988 - - 1401 - - 164 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1496 - - 1588 - - 2001 - - 764 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 484 - - 567 - - 567 - - 1977 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 126 - - 174 - - 155 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 013 - - 324 - - 303 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1621 - - -1570 - - -1057 - - -1564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3118 - - 3158 - - 3058 - - 2328 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16352 - - -15368 - - -13945 - - -13847 ODpotential blCL - - - 17848 - - 16956 - - 15946 - - 14611 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.0 - - 26.2 - - 28.9 - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.7 - - 14.8 - - 17.9 - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 25.6 - - 28.5 - - 28.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 14.1 - - 16.6 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 79 - - 38 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 896 - - 988 - - 1401 - - 164 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 95 - - 102 - - 99 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] 95646 37 268 52 258 48 270 56 262 95646 88592 26 310 24 273 28 286 37 288 88592 83180 24 312 16 300 19 289 27 295 83180 78679 24 307 17 325 17 287 23 285 78679 74767 23 299 21 312 22 288 25 287 74767 71272 21 293 21 285 26 287 28 298 71272 68089 31 300 27 281 32 285 28 294 68089 65155 36 290 35 283 35 283 30 299 65155 62421 35 288 40 285 34 285 38 296 62421 59759 38 296 41 286 41 289 41 291 59759 56966 45 296 41 283 46 292 44 289 56966 54057 50 292 48 290 50 286 50 291 54057 51273 56 291 52 290 53 286 55 290 51273 48762 59 294 55 291 56 287 57 293 48762 46513 59 298 61 291 57 293 57 293 46513 44474 59 300 62 288 65 295 57 294 44474 42601 60 297 61 288 68 291 59 302 42601 40872 58 292 58 290 67 297 71 308 40872 39275 55 289 59 298 72 303 82 305 39275 37802 56 289 70 304 81 303 88 301 37802 36432 61 290 83 300 83 298 86 301 36432 35121 64 287 83 293 75 290 88 305 35121 33800 65 281 73 291 70 308 90 311 33800 32435 63 278 66 294 89 323 96 315 32435 31021 62 280 67 304 96 322 100 313 31021 29541 64 284 73 310 93 319 91 313 29541 27985 62 288 75 310 93 318 86 317 27985 26353 59 283 78 307 91 322 86 314 26353 24637 56 280 77 301 86 320 83 312 24637 22842 56 292 73 298 79 311 76 310 22842 20971 55 299 71 301 78 307 72 308 20971 19018 49 298 62 298 78 307 71 307 19018 16981 45 295 56 292 75 311 70 312 16981 14904 39 295 49 292 60 308 64 319 14904 12909 26 288 38 291 48 308 52 321 12909 11100 26 277 31 279 38 307 42 317 11100 9493 27 280 30 279 30 295 37 313 9493 8067 23 285 27 283 32 298 33 305 8067 6813 18 295 23 290 32 300 27 288 6813 5711 12 280 15 285 24 297 22 290 5711 4743 8 251 11 280 15 297 18 303 4743 3899 4 272 9 296 11 290 16 297 3899 3163 5 326 8 319 9 293 14 295 3163 2512 6 337 7 324 6*294 12 300 2512 1939 6*007 4*322 5*299 10 307 1939 1463 6*012 3*323 5 302 10 310 1463 1097 6 013 3 323 5 304 9 312 1097 845 5 013 3 325 4 304 7*313 845 692 5 013 3 324 4 305 6*313 692 605 4 014 3 326 3 305 4 312 605 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