DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 83.0 - - 88.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -3 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3641 - - 5398 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 3841 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4241 - - 5998 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2343 - - 2143 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 152 - - 359 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - 236 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 431 - - 542 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3811 - - 5456 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -758 - - -803 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4999 - - 6801 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 970 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 88.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 66.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.2 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 64.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -3 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3641 - - 5398 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 78 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 99610 30 104 18 107 99610 92013 21 095 20 100 92013 86154 18 100 18 091 86154 81306 18 086 18 095 81306 77136 15 082 18 095 77136 73463 13 094 11 078 73463 70160 13 089 8 100 70160 67140 15 076 6 102 67140 64354 8 050 5 076 64354 61676 5 350 3 030 61676 58901 7 300 4 324 58901 56035 14 282 15 276 56035 53306 19 284 25 270 53306 50857 36 275 36 278 50857 48658 39 272 39 277 48658 46643 36 283 43 284 46643 44776 54 291 55 288 44776 43035 61 290 60 284 43035 41411 57 281 54 275 41411 39905 47 266 51 270 39905 38502 38 275 61 276 38502 37144 45 286 57 266 37144 35756 53 280 52 253 35756 34311 52 284 46 252 34311 32811 45 298 45 262 32811 31240 30 291 45 264 31240 29589 31 262 41 261 29589 27856 42 263 38 261 27856 26043 34 281 43 272 26043 24154 28 278 33 280 24154 22196 26 267 22 282 22196 20161 24 267 17 284 20161 18044 24 269 16 287 18044 15895 23 271 15 286 15895 13830 21 259 19 282 13830 11950 19 266 25 280 11950 10274 20 277 23 279 10274 8783 14 284 17 278 8783 7457 12 281 13 275 7457 6280 11 268 11*257 6280 5236 11 251 10*242 5236 4314 10*247 10 239 4314 3499 10*245 9 237 3499 2768 10 244 9 235 2768 2122 9 244 8 233 2122 1582 9 244 8 232 1582 1167 9 244 8 231 1167 881 8 244 7 231 881 708 7 244 7 230 708 609 6 243 6 230 609 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