DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 61.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1675 - - 1079 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2275 - - 1679 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 874 - - 1425 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 196 - - 82 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 059 - - 059 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 621 - - 16 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1654 - - 1663 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 314 - - -578 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1961 - - 2257 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 61.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.5 - - 56.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 61.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.8 - - 56.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1675 - - 1079 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 98221 4 156 11 243 98221 90845 5 189 11 223 90845 85121 9 251 5 211 85121 80355 8 261 7 318 80355 76270 7 279 9 294 76270 72686 5 298 8 275 72686 69462 3 321 7 255 69462 66502 10 335 2 302 66502 63755 16 320 7 328 63755 61099 20 303 15 313 61099 58337 17 285 18 283 58337 55482 15 271 20 258 55482 52758 21 268 23 265 52758 50296 34 258 34 265 50296 48076 40 243 41 248 48076 46049 44 236 42 238 46049 44186 47 232 40 238 44186 42465 45 234 40 237 42465 40865 48 233 47 240 40865 39375 64 226 61 241 39375 37988 68 221 64 232 37988 36654 63 213 55 230 36654 35296 64 213 41 248 35296 33884 66 222 49 266 33884 32423 47 236 52 266 32423 30894 37 249 39 254 30894 29279 32 253 40 247 29279 27581 29 254 34 248 27581 25800 27 254 26 250 25800 23935 25 262 25 251 23935 21991 24 275 26 254 21991 19964 18 280 23 261 19964 17851 18 271 15 266 17851 15700 17 270 15 269 15700 13624 8 288 12 260 13624 11730 5 295 9 259 11730 10045 2 045 3 232 10045 8555 4 154 2 238 8555 7239 9 126 7 131 7239 6076 14 096 13 083 6076 5051 14 087 18 075 5051 4152 15 099 19 085 4152 3363 19 094 23 082 3363 2662 18*081 23 076 2662 2045 16*062 21*061 2045 1531 16 059 20*060 1531 1137 15 058 18 059 1137 866 14 057 16 058 866 701 13 057 14 057 701 607 10 056 10 057 607 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