DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.1 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 80 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4232 - - 4688 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3221 - - 3191 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4832 - - 5288 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1505 - - 1343 - - 4286 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 377 - - 323 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 025 - - 022 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 894 - - 382 - - -2514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3938 - - 4906 - - 3122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -84 - - -6470 - - -4350 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4916 - - 11758 - - 4958 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 73 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.1 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.0 - - 53.7 - - 57.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 72.5 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 52.4 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 80 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4232 - - 4688 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 10 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] 99481 34 108 26 100 30 081 99481 91898 29 100 25 112 22 092 91898 86042 23 104 22 108 18 104 86042 81166 22 106 19 103 15 103 81166 76979 14 093 19 094 15 110 76979 73319 10 093 14 086 16 093 73319 70020 10 123 5 107 12 085 70020 66980 7 104 4 135 5 072 66980 64165 7 166 5 176 2 186 64165 61448 2 125 3 173 3 218 61448 58617 2 271 6 222 6 203 58617 55687 13 272 10 260 9 279 55687 52907 25 245 26 256 32 264 52907 50419 25 246 29 247 39 253 50419 48185 42 263 44 251 51 237 48185 46147 52 247 48 255 40 251 46147 44277 52 253 55 258 57 265 44277 42564 64 259 64 253 66 258 42564 40979 73 255 63 248 66 250 40979 39495 74 253 56 248 58 246 39495 38096 68 253 50 250 48 248 38096 36745 64 248 49 249 45 249 36745 35371 66 245 50 247 39 249 35371 33941 61 245 46 256 35 244 33941 32459 50 247 40 263 33 259 32459 30915 41 256 31 266 28 261 30915 29290 32 262 21 268 18 262 29290 27581 26 267 18 280 17 265 27581 25789 24 266 18 286 15 269 25789 23916 21 265 17 286 13 265 23916 21966 18 259 14 274 13 258 21966 19936 15 271 12 261 10 262 19936 17819 9 293 8 266 7 273 17819 15660 7 303 9 276 10 304 15660 13583 7 017 6 305 10 309 13583 11698 14 022 9 359 10 331 11698 10029 19 022 14 022 10 001 10029 8557 19 023 18 038 13 027 8557 7255 20 029 19 031 16 035 7255 6104 20 029 17*017 16 030 6104 5086 17*025 14*017 17 023 5086 4191 16*024 14 018 17 022 4191 3401 15 024 13 020 16 023 3401 2694 15 025 13 022 15 025 2694 2069 15 025 13 024 13 029 2069 1547 14 025 12 025 11 034 1547 1146 13 025 12 027 10 035 1146 871 12 025 12 027 9 036 871 703 11 025 11 027 8*037 703 608 9 025 9 028 6*036 608 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