DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/20 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1009z - - 1334z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.4 - - 88.0 - - 94.4 - - 95.6 - - 91.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 5 - - 111 - - 210 - - 113 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 272 - - 1752 - - 4574 - - 5334 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit 583 - - 1236 - - 3591 - - 3849 - - 584 Hcrit BL Top 872 - - 2352 - - 5174 - - 5934 - - 600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 779 - - 2101 - - 2409 - - 1420 - - 6770 Hgt.Variab. W* 55 - - 249 - - 417 - - 367 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 14 - - 20 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 221 - - 238 - - 225 - - 219 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -520 - - -879 - - 292 - - -48 - - -4191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1392 - - 3231 - - 4883 - - 5982 - - 4792 sfcLCL ODpotential -3684 - - -4035 - - -1450 - - -4955 - - -5248 ODpotential blCL 4556 - - 6387 - - 6624 - - 10889 - - 5848 blCL maxRH 91 - - 79 - - 76 - - 72 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 2420 - - 3200 - - 3690 - - 2580 - - 2920 CAPE Temp@2m 80.4 - - 88.0 - - 94.4 - - 95.6 - - 91.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 75.6 - - 75.3 - - 74.5 - - 71.1 - - 72.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.4 - - 87.3 - - 93.0 - - 94.8 - - 92.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 75.3 - - 74.4 - - 73.5 - - 70.0 - - 71.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 5 - - 111 - - 210 - - 113 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 272 - - 1752 - - 4574 - - 5334 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 62 - - 16 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 19 - - 18 - - 17 - - 15 - - 17 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] 99225 34 075 33 096 29 095 32 098 26 085 99225 91697 35 093 27 100 26 087 30 089 30 104 91697 85920 29 095 23 086 23 091 28 087 27 107 85920 81159 25 089 22 081 26 097 19 094 24 086 81159 77056 19 098 22 095 26 092 18 084 19 076 77056 73428 19 084 21 099 16 094 17 061 15 083 73428 70166 18 064 17 097 11 103 12 065 12 081 70166 67182 10 113 13 073 10 083 8 107 8 103 67182 64412 10 127 8 166 7 063 12 103 5 133 64412 61726 6 058 13 167 10 237 5 243 5 333 61726 58946 10 342 8 131 12 197 16 232 13 268 58946 56102 19 273 12 288 3 194 7 202 14 215 56102 53393 26 236 24 258 21 271 12 315 2 181 53393 50946 28 216 30 246 36 253 32 264 21 290 50946 48765 23 222 27 238 38 240 41 244 35 263 48765 46805 23 243 24 241 31 232 36 234 42 251 46805 45007 31 257 27 260 22 248 26 227 37 239 45007 43331 36 257 36 266 27 264 23 240 31 236 43331 41756 38 256 39 263 31 262 27 251 31 251 41756 40270 36 259 38 261 30 261 29 254 34 260 40270 38859 28 259 34 260 27 260 27 254 35 264 38859 37489 20 262 28 253 25 261 26 256 35 265 37489 36089 15 265 20 247 24 258 26 259 33 263 36089 34632 11 269 14 244 20 248 27 259 30 262 34632 33123 11 273 13 245 17 239 24 252 24 264 33123 31547 14 281 13 255 16 234 22 244 20 269 31547 29893 13 298 13 266 15 240 22 235 22 262 29893 28161 14 307 12 265 14 244 22 238 28 245 28161 26350 15 300 12 255 16 239 22 236 28 243 26350 24460 17 278 13 250 18 231 24 232 26 254 24460 22494 20 261 11 257 19 227 24 231 26 261 22494 20447 19 260 9 270 15 228 20 233 25 265 20447 18314 18 234 12 259 12 251 14 252 19 274 18314 16139 17 230 14 265 14 274 11 283 14 277 16139 14041 11 238 14 276 15 280 12 280 13 263 14041 12126 13 234 16 272 17 278 12 269 14 256 12126 10419 18 245 18 262 19 270 13 259 15 261 10419 8904 17 237 20 248 24 255 18 258 15 273 8904 7561 13 253 18 239 27 242 21 253 15 268 7561 6369 12 287 15 229 26 231 22*232 15 259 6369 5309 15 292 14 224 24*229 22*226 16 245 5309 4371 21 292 14 236 23*228 21 221 16 239 4371 3541 25 282 17 252 22 226 21 219 16 234 3541 2797 27 273 19*252 21 225 20 217 16 229 2797 2139 26 262 19*249 20 224 20 217 16 225 2139 1590 22 244 15 236 18 223 19 216 15 221 1590 1168 17*231 14 235 17 222 18 216 14 218 1168 878 12*223 13 234 16 222 16 215 12 215 878 701 11 221 12 233 14 221 14 215 10 213 701 600 6 218 9 232 11 221 11 215 7*211 600 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