DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2476 - - 3269 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1608 - - 2235 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3076 - - 3869 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 872 - - 865 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 260 - - 294 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 005 - - 009 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 579 - - 312 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2497 - - 3557 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 433 - - -3924 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2643 - - 7793 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 65.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.2 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2476 - - 3269 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 46 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 99480 29 102 33 095 99480 91975 31 102 29 106 91975 86187 28 090 24 092 86187 81384 25 090 18 087 81384 77242 19 089 17 083 77242 73580 16 119 13 071 73580 70278 17 113 9 095 70278 67251 11 067 11 075 67251 64451 14 038 5 047 64451 61745 15 014 4 002 61745 58932 19 340 9 337 58932 56053 25 304 19 318 56053 53330 31 326 22 304 53330 50880 46 325 41 311 50880 48682 55 320 54 309 48682 46682 68 320 61 312 46682 44839 78 316 69 313 44839 43125 88 313 80 313 43125 41524 96 312 89 312 41524 40018 96 311 90 311 40018 38597 92 312 87 312 38597 37220 91 315 86 313 37220 35818 89 315 85 314 35818 34360 84 314 82 314 34360 32850 78 313 73 311 32850 31275 71 312 65 304 31275 29621 65 311 65 302 29621 27885 61 312 62 305 27885 26067 56 310 61 305 26067 24176 50 302 55 313 24176 22215 46 314 48 320 22215 20174 43 321 47 322 20174 18046 43 319 46 321 18046 15878 45 319 45 325 15878 13790 46 319 46 331 13790 11890 46 333 39 342 11890 10208 33 342 26 344 10208 8717 20 343 18 350 8717 7392 18 348 17 354 7392 6214 17 360 16 356 6214 5173 16 005 16 002 5173 4260 14 006 15*007 4260 3456 13*006 15*008 3456 2736 13*006 14 009 2736 2099 13 005 13 009 2099 1567 13 005 13 009 1567 1158 12 005 12 009 1158 877 12 005 11 009 877 706 11 004 10 009 706 608 9 004 8 008 608 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