DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3856 - - 3560 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2545 - - 2403 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4456 - - 4160 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2007 - - 3183 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 297 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 294 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1354 - - 690 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3102 - - 3471 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 511 - - -619 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3945 - - 4779 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.4 - - 57.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 70.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.1 - - 56.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3856 - - 3560 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 85 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 99097 28 097 22 098 99097 91565 22 098 20 081 91565 85767 15 092 16 089 85767 80958 10 085 13 100 80958 76823 15 112 12 101 76823 73174 7 107 12 111 73174 69875 7 166 7 111 69875 66848 8 154 6 188 66848 64046 3 276 6 165 64046 61344 9 285 8 266 61344 58538 16 283 19 266 58538 55620 27 255 23 240 55620 52827 33 256 27 256 52827 50326 39 255 38 268 50326 48096 48 253 50 262 48096 46070 55 256 58 259 46070 44214 66 262 67 257 44214 42501 71 255 71 250 42501 40897 70 253 67 256 40897 39388 74 262 77 264 39388 37973 90 267 86 264 37973 36610 101 263 90 262 36610 35225 102 260 90 260 35225 33784 102 259 91 259 33784 32291 104 257 93 258 32291 30729 105 256 95 258 30729 29086 103 257 96 257 29086 27366 102 259 95 259 27366 25565 103 261 95 263 25565 23688 102 263 95 265 23688 21740 97 263 90 265 21740 19721 96 264 86 264 19721 17624 83 281 85 268 17624 15496 52 285 57 279 15496 13460 42 276 36 278 13460 11613 36 287 27 280 11613 9973 33 293 22 280 9973 8519 30 299 19 288 8519 7233 22 300 15 288 7233 6092 16 293 15 288 6092 5081 15*292 15 289 5081 4188 15*292 14*291 4188 3400 14 291 14*292 3400 2694 14 290 14 293 2694 2069 14 289 14 294 2069 1548 13 289 13 295 1548 1147 12 288 13 295 1147 871 12 287 12 295 871 704 11 288 11 295 704 607 9 287 9 295 607 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