DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 82.0 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 230 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4363 - - 3051 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3584 - - 2455 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4963 - - 3651 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1718 - - 1800 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 462 - - 366 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 052 - - 053 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2315 - - -4412 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7278 - - 8064 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7571 - - -12231 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12534 - - 15882 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 51 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.3 - - 46.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.1 - - 45.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 230 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4363 - - 3051 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - 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] 98475 12 072 9 346 98475 91044 17 046 7 088 91044 85303 13 052 18 090 85303 80527 11 049 17 063 80527 76438 12 051 12 032 76438 72853 14 050 11 037 72853 69609 14 036 11 040 69609 66614 14 015 12 010 66614 63834 11 349 15 341 63834 61143 7 317 16 312 61143 58343 13 337 15 313 58343 55448 25 329 22 316 55448 52700 31 311 30 305 52700 50252 33 292 35 292 50252 48101 41 300 43 310 48101 46173 61 296 55 298 46173 44399 66 289 62 286 44399 42751 68 287 63 285 42751 41205 68 287 62 287 41205 39744 63 289 62 291 39744 38358 58 291 57 293 38358 37009 55 297 53 296 37009 35629 54 298 52 298 35629 34191 52 296 47 304 34191 32699 49 306 44 308 32699 31139 49 306 44 318 31139 29499 44 319 37 318 29499 27782 29 324 29 314 27782 25990 18 328 19 331 25990 24123 16 339 15 346 24123 22176 15 346 15 001 22176 20142 16 355 17 012 20142 18017 16 007 15 008 18017 15842 12 021 10 005 15842 13746 8 042 7 036 13746 11847 9 068 8 063 11847 10163 9 066 9 077 10163 8670 12 017 8 091 8670 7345 19 354 4 097 7345 6174 14 011 4 102 6174 5141 10*044 8 077 5141 4232 12*052 12*062 4232 3432 13 053 15*055 3432 2716 14 053 16 053 2716 2084 14 052 16 052 2084 1557 14 051 17 052 1557 1152 14 051 16 052 1152 874 13 051 16 052 874 705 13 050 15 052 705 608 11 050 12 052 608 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