DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 78.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -15 - - 85 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8 - - 4324 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 2897 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 608 - - 4924 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 6749 - - 2062 - - 4559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 18 - - 310 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 224 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3079 - - 806 - - -728 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3687 - - 4118 - - 1336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4049 - - 130 - - -1304 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4657 - - 4794 - - 1912 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 820 - - 1970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 78.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 62.5 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 78.1 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 61.6 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -15 - - 85 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8 - - 4324 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 77 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 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] 99174 36 079 26 091 28 062 99174 91692 30 083 28 086 26 073 91692 85903 27 097 23 072 22 076 85903 81101 17 092 19 089 18 068 81101 76963 11 101 15 078 16 087 76963 73284 10 111 7 071 9 050 73284 69951 8 092 7 112 1 009 69951 66894 6 053 8 081 3 131 66894 64052 8 347 11 356 9 353 64052 61305 12 314 15 308 14 316 61305 58452 16 292 14 283 14 304 58452 55493 24 288 18 272 24 297 55493 52671 31 281 32 295 42 294 52671 50134 47 276 52 272 53 270 50134 47865 49 268 51 257 49 267 47865 45818 45 282 47 282 52 283 45818 43965 71 292 70 288 78 283 43965 42278 78 285 78 280 89 280 42278 40722 76 282 79 278 93 276 40722 39271 75 283 78 278 92 273 39271 37903 72 282 77 278 90 271 37903 36574 67 281 78 277 87 271 36574 35217 65 280 76 277 82 273 35217 33806 63 280 69 279 75 276 33806 32343 61 279 63 280 69 277 32343 30814 59 277 59 278 63 275 30814 29204 57 276 56 273 51 270 29204 27510 53 276 54 266 36 264 27510 25731 48 275 52 268 47 268 25731 23875 46 274 48 271 55 270 23875 21947 45 270 45 274 53 272 21947 19940 37 265 44 274 44 273 19940 17847 30 272 43 272 37 269 17847 15709 26 279 38 273 31 273 15709 13651 27 283 31 274 28 281 13651 11784 31 276 25 264 26 281 11784 10127 29 265 24 272 21 269 10127 8653 25 246 23 263 16 264 8653 7341 26 240 26 250 16 257 7341 6178 24 239 23 248 16 253 6178 5149 22 232 21*239 16 248 5149 4242 21 228 19*228 16 243 4242 3440 19 226 18 225 15 237 3440 2723 18 224 17 224 15 235 2723 2089 17 224 17 224 15 234 2089 1560 16 224 16 223 14 232 1560 1154 15 224 15 223 13 230 1154 875 13 224 14 223 11 229 875 705 11*224 13 222 10*228 705 608 8*223 10 222 7*226 608 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