DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.3 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 200 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5865 - - 6714 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4759 - - 5171 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6465 - - 7314 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1015 - - 776 - - 7363 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 511 - - 457 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 212 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1775 - - -970 - - -6039 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8241 - - 8285 - - 6648 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7522 - - -6163 - - -6554 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13987 - - 13477 - - 7162 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 83 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.3 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 51.1 - - 54.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 84.2 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.5 - - 50.1 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 200 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5865 - - 6714 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 47 - - 30 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 98792 9 154 6 140 7 117 98792 91278 14 090 13 067 10 074 91278 85522 13 114 12 048 14 079 85522 80765 11 134 9 070 12 050 80765 76674 7 125 10 117 8 028 76674 73057 8 105 10 133 7 030 73057 69775 11 087 4 127 7 059 69775 66764 12 064 3 352 9 058 66764 63981 12 032 0 003 7 022 63981 61288 10 353 4 072 9 323 61288 58479 11 309 10 005 10 294 58479 55570 12 278 11 307 10 294 55570 52798 14 268 16 270 14 286 52798 50316 12 253 20 257 16 250 50316 48121 16 249 19 238 25 258 48121 46160 20 240 25 239 37 238 46160 44380 23 243 30 237 35 230 44380 42736 27 245 29 235 36 229 42736 41196 28 242 31 237 40 227 41196 39745 31 231 34 234 42 226 39745 38370 34 221 31 233 41 227 38370 37031 35 224 30 233 39 228 37031 35662 31 226 31 233 38 227 35662 34232 29 230 33 235 37 228 34232 32746 29 232 34 238 34 232 32746 31188 29 228 35 242 36 232 31188 29548 31 222 35 244 40 234 29548 27827 32 222 36 236 42 234 27827 26023 30 227 39 235 41 236 26023 24138 32 230 38 240 39 242 24138 22178 33 231 34 248 36 246 22178 20142 33 236 30 253 30 248 20142 18019 29 240 28 250 26 245 18019 15853 24 238 26 239 22 239 15853 13765 21 231 24 230 19 236 13765 11869 19 223 22 226 20 224 11869 10190 18 216 20 224 19 218 10190 8703 17 211 18 217 18 215 8703 7388 15*208 16*210 18 213 7388 6223 14*208 16*210 18 212 6223 5189 14 209 16 210 18 212 5189 4275 14 209 16 211 18 212 4275 3467 14 210 16 212 18 212 3467 2743 14 210 16 212 18 212 2743 2103 14 211 15 213 18 211 2103 1569 13 211 15 213 17 211 1569 1160 13 211 14 213 16 211 1160 878 12 212 14 213 15 210 878 706 11 211 13 214 12 209 706 608 10 212 11 213 9*209 608 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