DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 0656z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.0 - - 68.5 - - 70.8 - - 71.3 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 79 - - 147 - - 143 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 293 - - 1984 - - 2679 - - 2952 - - 1605 BL Depth Hcrit 582 - - 1021 - - 2003 - - 2188 - - 582 Hcrit BL Top 893 - - 2584 - - 3279 - - 3552 - - 2205 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2192 - - 1976 - - 2617 - - 2910 - - 2481 Hgt.Variab. W* 55 - - 228 - - 306 - - 314 - - 125 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 340 - - 350 - - 346 - - 357 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - -4 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 58 - - 998 - - 872 - - 861 - - 284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 835 - - 1586 - - 2407 - - 2692 - - 1921 sfcLCL ODpotential -351 - - 708 - - 670 - - 245 - - -395 ODpotential blCL 1244 - - 1876 - - 2609 - - 3307 - - 2600 blCL maxRH 98 - - 100 - - 95 - - 93 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 180 - - 440 - - 350 - - 280 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m 65.0 - - 68.5 - - 70.8 - - 71.3 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 63.1 - - 63.5 - - 62.1 - - 61.4 - - 60.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.9 - - 67.9 - - 69.7 - - 70.3 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 62.9 - - 62.7 - - 61.2 - - 60.3 - - 60.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 79 - - 147 - - 143 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 293 - - 1984 - - 2679 - - 2952 - - 1605 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 92 - - 101 - - 80 - - 73 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 99228 39 080 32 091 36 088 35 085 33 084 99228 91762 33 079 32 083 32 092 29 093 26 088 91762 86010 26 078 28 083 25 093 22 088 25 099 86010 81221 20 090 20 097 18 090 19 081 22 087 81221 77101 17 099 16 101 13 098 15 081 14 079 77101 73477 12 100 11 103 9 106 10 092 9 094 73477 70200 8 109 10 100 9 131 8 108 8 116 70200 67177 5 126 5 119 5 145 5 153 4 159 67177 64368 3 173 7 169 10 214 7 210 6 214 64368 61639 9 220 9 182 16 207 14 232 10 232 61639 58779 10 232 9 208 15 205 18 227 14 231 58779 55800 15 246 16 234 16 226 21 225 19 246 55800 52960 21 236 20 231 22 223 29 222 30 240 52960 50404 25 226 26 232 26 223 31 215 35 226 50404 48103 32 237 35 234 33 238 30 223 35 226 48103 46006 39 232 44 228 44 233 37 232 37 232 46006 44084 42 225 47 222 46 225 40 230 36 234 44084 42317 42 228 39 230 38 222 39 225 33 236 42317 40689 37 230 37 240 34 228 35 225 31 242 40689 39180 30 231 36 242 32 235 32 228 33 241 39180 37774 27 234 34 237 30 243 32 229 30 239 37774 36425 28 236 31 233 32 243 31 231 23 248 36425 35061 30 234 29 232 33 236 29 238 20 264 35061 33649 31 231 30 231 30 234 29 244 21 279 33649 32189 28 233 29 232 27 240 29 244 21 287 32189 30665 26 240 28 236 26 244 26 248 19 292 30665 29063 26 245 26 243 23 253 24 256 19 290 29063 27383 26 249 24 249 21 259 22 265 20 282 27383 25621 25 255 24 250 21 260 22 272 20 279 25621 23775 23 258 24 249 22 258 21 274 19 282 23775 21845 22 257 24 250 22 258 20 270 19 284 21845 19830 25 255 22 260 19 261 18 270 19 278 19830 17729 26 256 21 270 15 259 15 259 18 268 17729 15588 21 261 19 269 15 243 14 245 15 263 15588 13529 15 265 18 263 16 236 15 242 14 257 13529 11660 15 261 18 255 18 240 17 252 16 258 11660 10002 20 255 19 250 21 246 19 259 14 264 10002 8537 23 249 17 249 20 248 19 267 9 282 8537 7242 20 255 15 248 17 250 16 271 4 276 7242 6092 19 263 12 258 14 257 10 273 2 312 6092 5074 18 273 9 284 7 271 7 284 4 327 5074 4177 18 275 6 340 4 310 6*304 10 351 4177 3387 13 293 6 349 5*329 8*336 16 359 3387 2680 10 328 7*355 8*343 11 355 17*002 2680 2056 9 342 7*353 9 345 11 358 17*006 2056 1536 11 350 7 351 9 346 11 359 16 009 1536 1136 11*347 7 350 9 347 11 000 15 011 1136 861 10*341 7 349 8 347 10 001 14 012 861 694 9 340 6 349 8 348 10 001 12 012 694 599 5 337 5 347 7 349 8 001 9 013 599 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