DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.3 - - 32.2 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 108 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1998 - - 2569 - - 2186 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 588 - - 1698 - - 588 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2598 - - 3169 - - 2786 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1441 - - 480 - - 628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 197 - - 266 - - 94 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 35 - - 33 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 275 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 20 - - 17 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 780 - - 725 - - 480 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1818 - - 2444 - - 2306 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 405 - - 485 - - 324 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2193 - - 2684 - - 2462 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.3 - - 32.2 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.4 - - 23.6 - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 32.2 - - 31.8 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.9 - - 23.2 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 108 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1998 - - 2569 - - 2186 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96877 24 104 24 093 30 085 96877 89700 24 094 26 087 21 097 89700 84118 19 110 19 101 16 095 84118 79435 17 101 12 104 10 106 79435 75389 12 065 5 088 12 085 75389 71789 9 050 7 171 7 044 71789 68517 4 076 11 161 8 217 68517 65528 10 119 8 168 11 210 65528 62764 6 096 13 168 15 212 62764 60073 10 286 3 034 12 166 60073 57222 25 253 21 266 9 284 57222 54238 32 222 33 236 27 257 54238 51389 25 204 30 229 40 244 51389 48824 38 251 40 245 42 256 48824 46527 57 259 56 251 54 258 46527 44440 67 256 60 252 60 259 44440 42522 72 253 66 255 67 258 42522 40750 74 252 73 256 78 253 40750 39110 77 252 79 253 87 250 39110 37586 78 254 86 252 91 250 37586 36165 82 257 93 253 92 250 36165 34808 93 257 100 252 93 251 34808 33445 106 255 101 251 92 252 33445 32046 109 253 96 250 91 255 32046 30614 105 253 91 254 91 259 30614 29131 101 255 92 259 92 260 29131 27581 98 260 90 260 92 261 27581 25962 101 264 90 261 92 262 25962 24271 95 267 93 261 87 266 24271 22507 77 268 88 261 79 267 22507 20675 57 269 75 264 68 266 20675 18767 50 271 62 265 62 262 18767 16778 51 274 56 267 57 261 16778 14748 49 280 50 269 53 262 14748 12789 46 287 43 269 48 266 12789 11009 43 290 34 271 39 273 11009 9428 44 285 36 268 40 274 9428 8024 43 290 40 275 42 278 8024 6779 45 296 41 280 39 286 6779 5685 44 295 43 283 36 293 5685 4725 42 293 41 287 35 288 4725 3887 42 282 40*284 35 281 3887 3157 40*272 36*276 32*279 3157 2511 40*271 36 275 31*278 2511 1940 38 270 35 275 30 278 1940 1463 37 269 34 274 29 278 1463 1097 34 268 32 274 26 278 1097 845 31 268 30 274 23 278 845 692 27 267 26 274 20 278 692 605 20 267 19 274 15 278 605 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