DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 782 - - 1069 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1382 - - 1669 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 805 - - 1295 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 133 - - 89 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 265 - - 570 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1117 - - 1099 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3830 - - 147 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5212 - - 1522 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 370 - - 720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 71.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 782 - - 1069 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 99038 7 112 6 059 99038 91618 6 169 5 313 91618 85857 7 175 5 272 85857 81061 2 209 8 225 81061 76933 3 261 8 225 76933 73290 9 238 11 246 73290 70009 9 247 10 245 70009 66999 8 247 14 243 66999 64215 12 241 18 224 64215 61533 12 262 13 238 61533 58767 27 251 29 257 58767 55943 31 245 38 249 55943 53285 36 256 38 248 53285 50907 38 259 40 251 50907 48770 39 260 47 252 48770 46817 48 255 54 254 46817 45009 53 250 59 251 45009 43318 57 240 65 240 43318 41730 60 238 70 240 41730 40231 62 245 70 246 40231 38812 66 249 72 253 38812 37434 66 245 74 252 37434 36032 63 244 74 249 36032 34572 58 248 72 249 34572 33058 54 250 67 250 33058 31472 52 249 60 253 31472 29803 51 248 60 256 29803 28055 51 245 58 255 28055 26229 49 244 56 255 26229 24326 49 247 52 253 24326 22349 49 251 52 252 22349 20289 48 254 50 256 20289 18144 47 256 45 260 18144 15964 45 268 51 257 15964 13869 43 282 50 260 13869 11969 38 283 40 270 11969 10280 34 277 27 276 10280 8781 34 269 23 286 8781 7447 35 263 28 287 7447 6256 32 260 27 274 6256 5203 30 261 22 266 5203 4276 28 265 17 260 4276 3462 26 267 16 256 3462 2736 22 261 16 251 2736 2097 15 238 16*252 2097 1565 11*216 13*245 1565 1157 9*200 12 244 1157 876 9 200 11 243 876 706 8 199 10 243 706 608 7 199 7 243 608 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