DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - 72.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 51 - - 25 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 616 - - 1282 - - 2476 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1216 - - 1882 - - 3076 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 766 - - 1596 - - 2898 - - 6735 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 181 - - 201 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 179 - - 161 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -775 - - -430 - - -1231 - - -6547 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1991 - - 2312 - - 4307 - - 7155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4109 - - -2624 - - -3515 - - -8734 ODpotential blCL - - - 5325 - - 4506 - - 6591 - - 9342 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 83 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 400 - - 940 - - 830 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - 72.8 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.6 - - 59.4 - - 56.1 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 67.0 - - 72.6 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 58.0 - - 54.8 - - 43.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 51 - - 25 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 616 - - 1282 - - 2476 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 98 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 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] 97625 14 127 8 131 7 253 4 059 97625 90240 8 116 11 127 9 186 4 227 90240 84559 11 109 7 108 11 160 1 187 84559 79839 13 111 9 161 4 137 2 069 79839 75754 8 065 5 192 2 149 3 342 75754 72142 5 174 6 243 3 216 7 287 72142 68878 4 298 7 273 6 305 5 294 68878 65861 11 314 14 277 16 284 10 286 65861 63047 16 312 12 279 18 276 18 296 63047 60333 21 281 15 280 27 276 26 276 60333 57518 20 280 27 272 26 264 23 257 57518 54576 33 278 26 257 19 274 30 293 54576 51762 32 265 31 278 42 277 43 278 51762 49254 35 267 49 265 49 268 46 263 49254 47027 41 263 47 252 43 261 43 261 47027 45018 39 256 35 241 40 262 40 269 45018 43188 39 262 32 258 42 265 44 273 43188 41513 45 276 48 270 47 267 55 271 41513 39983 59 280 62 276 53 267 61 264 39983 38569 67 277 70 280 55 268 59 260 38569 37239 62 274 68 281 55 269 50 264 37239 35949 55 270 60 280 53 270 47 267 35949 34633 52 267 53 270 49 270 45 268 34633 33260 49 267 50 256 43 266 43 265 33260 31835 47 268 47 247 45 251 39 261 31835 30342 44 271 44 248 52 246 40 256 30342 28771 42 273 37 253 48 253 40 253 28771 27122 40 270 31 248 40 254 34 268 27122 25396 35 262 31 254 32 251 31 269 25396 23590 35 249 30 263 27 254 28 262 23590 21706 34 240 27 263 25 260 22 267 21706 19739 27 259 27 262 24 271 18 275 19739 17683 14 264 28 259 24 278 17 278 17683 15582 13 286 27 254 25 271 13 279 15582 13557 14 297 26 240 25 252 14 291 13557 11713 16 295 27 231 24 235 16 242 11713 10074 21 298 22 237 23 236 16 236 10074 8615 22 284 18 235 20 246 12 250 8615 7315 25 277 16 242 16 237 9 236 7315 6159 25 269 12 265 14 225 10 201 6159 5135 24 256 10 270 11 208 12 183 5135 4231 20 234 9 257 10 187 12 183 4231 3432 15 207 10 236 10*172 12 184 3432 2717 13 178 12 197 10*165 12 188 2717 2084 14 160 12*184 9 163 11 191 2084 1557 14*150 10*181 9 161 11 195 1557 1152 12*147 9 179 9 160 10 198 1152 874 11 146 8 177 8 159 9 199 874 705 10 147 7 177 7 158 7*200 705 608 8 146 6 176 6 157 4*199 608 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