DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 83.0 - - 80.2 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 132 - - 14 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1222 - - 3171 - - 1592 - - 595 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 2357 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1822 - - 3771 - - 2192 - - 1195 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1531 - - 1717 - - 3378 - - 1350 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 324 - - 141 - - 83 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 208 - - 229 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 18 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1866 - - -448 - - -1240 - - 237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3688 - - 4219 - - 3432 - - 958 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3982 - - -3490 - - -3112 - - -1135 ODpotential blCL - - - 5804 - - 7261 - - 5304 - - 2330 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 95 - - 101 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 620 - - 690 - - 1160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 83.0 - - 80.2 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.6 - - 66.5 - - 67.1 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.1 - - 82.0 - - 80.2 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.6 - - 65.1 - - 66.1 - - 71.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 132 - - 14 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1222 - - 3171 - - 1592 - - 595 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 78 - - 102 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99668 30 095 30 099 22 091 31 079 99668 92128 29 089 30 097 24 095 23 074 92128 86313 30 084 29 098 25 098 22 080 86313 81503 27 080 26 092 23 100 20 079 81503 77376 22 093 19 085 22 095 15 077 77376 73723 17 101 13 080 18 087 13 077 73723 70408 14 103 10 092 14 094 11 092 70408 67369 12 105 8 114 11 115 10 106 67369 64544 7 126 8 159 7 160 7 123 64544 61794 7 185 7 181 6 213 4 199 61794 58953 15 193 14 199 13 229 13 234 58953 56042 17 232 21 219 21 235 17 223 56042 53274 25 229 24 219 31 234 24 240 53274 50798 28 241 32 232 36 225 37 238 50798 48598 36 238 37 227 41 218 44 231 48598 46605 39 228 36 229 42 220 43 223 46605 44764 39 236 36 233 44 228 41 229 44764 43044 41 243 36 237 45 239 45 235 43044 41434 42 248 40 244 46 234 47 243 41434 39932 45 246 43 240 51 231 52 254 39932 38531 45 239 42 246 50 239 45 249 38531 37183 43 232 45 255 54 251 35 243 37183 35809 42 231 43 253 52 263 37 247 35809 34375 44 232 40 253 47 259 40 250 34375 32883 46 234 37 258 47 253 44 251 32883 31318 46 243 38 251 48 251 46 252 31318 29668 39 246 32 231 49 250 47 256 29668 27935 24 243 28 230 45 249 47 259 27935 26117 24 239 30 234 41 249 42 259 26117 24220 27 245 33 246 36 247 36 258 24220 22248 27 261 33 257 32 251 36 263 22248 20197 25 267 31 265 26 259 37 268 20197 18064 22 270 24 272 17 256 37 272 18064 15892 21 270 20 272 16 258 33 261 15892 13803 19 268 21 264 19 249 29 247 13803 11909 14 262 25 281 26 236 30 238 11909 10227 14 265 26 278 24 227 31 237 10227 8732 12 262 19 273 17 226 31 239 8732 7402 10 238 12 264 18 222 28 238 7402 6223 13 229 10 233 19 226 25 238 6223 5181 15 245 10 217 19 231 19 239 5181 4264 16 253 11*214 18 232 14 232 4264 3456 15 243 11*210 17 231 10 224 3456 2733 16 229 11 208 15*229 7 229 2733 2094 15*221 11 208 13*227 4 248 2094 1563 12*214 11 207 11 227 2*271 1563 1156 11 212 10 207 10 228 1*031 1156 876 11 212 10 207 9 231 2 041 876 706 10 211 9 207 8 231 2 046 706 608 8 211 8 207 6 233 2 042 608 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