DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 62.5 - - 64.1 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 22 - - 3 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 365 - - 110 - - 7 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 590 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 606 - - 965 - - 710 - - 607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 320 - - 482 - - 1240 - - 189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 86 - - 34 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 104 - - 099 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1259 - - -1735 - - -2415 - - -1389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1865 - - 2700 - - 3125 - - 1996 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5660 - - -4458 - - -4537 - - -4224 ODpotential blCL - - - 6266 - - 5423 - - 5247 - - 4831 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 100 - - 86 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 50 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 62.5 - - 64.1 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 53.1 - - 52.8 - - 52.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 62.3 - - 64.1 - - 60.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 52.5 - - 52.3 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 22 - - 3 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6 - - 365 - - 110 - - 7 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 101 - - 44 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 95942 61 267 66 259 72 268 69 273 95942 89110 43 278 42 270 42 269 43 278 89110 83801 27 287 30 286 27 269 33 283 83801 79343 24 304 24 293 23 288 24 291 79343 75466 30 312 23 290 23 297 16 308 75466 72005 35 300 24 292 21 295 18 311 72005 68837 35 293 26 301 19 296 19 305 68837 65904 36 288 29 301 22 299 21 306 65904 63175 32 287 30 296 28 297 24 313 63175 60524 29 292 29 290 32 292 28 302 60524 57753 28 293 29 291 33 293 28 294 57753 54876 26 288 31 295 32 296 28 299 54876 52147 25 285 35 290 33 297 36 304 52147 49709 27 287 36 284 42 287 46 294 49709 47552 30 295 34 288 46 281 52 278 47552 45622 34 302 36 296 42 292 46 287 45622 43853 36 304 46 304 59 320 45 311 43853 42212 37 296 55 307 90 327 85 319 42212 40681 34 283 50 303 107 324 107 316 40681 39240 30 269 38 288 110 322 110 315 39240 37874 27 263 37 272 105 321 106 317 37874 36545 28 270 36 258 90 320 97 317 36545 35186 27 274 36 256 63 314 94 314 35186 33768 28 268 33 261 38 292 86 319 33768 32297 31 267 30 268 33 273 70 331 32297 30759 32 263 28 269 33 274 58 329 30759 29139 31 255 29 264 31 277 49 314 29139 27442 30 249 30 260 29 281 44 314 27442 25664 29 243 31 251 27 284 39 312 25664 23806 29 236 29 237 24 283 32 306 23806 21872 29 231 24 238 22 288 24 295 21872 19853 26 221 20 246 16 268 21 282 19853 17744 16 222 15 241 12 254 18 265 17744 15591 11 224 15 223 10 227 14 236 15591 13521 22 176 14 201 10 166 6 223 13521 11644 24 154 17 171 13 157 5 277 11644 9985 23 138 25 152 27 152 4 255 9985 8521 16 134 26 156 28 148 21 136 8521 7228 16 149 23 158 22 156 22 136 7228 6083 12 169 15 142 18 152 12 149 6083 5069 12 176 11 129 16 143 14 154 5069 4175 14 175 8 137 13 146 18 154 4175 3386 15 175 7 172 11 163 20 156 3386 2681 15 180 8 190 9 163 21 161 2681 2058 13 188 8 188 8 155 22 163 2058 1539 7 186 7 167 8 135 23 161 1539 1140 8 160 6*128 7 116 21 156 1140 867 8 136 5*106 6*106 17 144 867 702 6 126 4 103 5*101 14 138 702 607 3*123 4 102 4 098 6*129 607 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