DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 79.3 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 62 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2967 - - 2938 - - 767 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1931 - - 1741 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3567 - - 3538 - - 1367 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2083 - - 2197 - - 1602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 273 - - 255 - - 70 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 262 - - 026 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1135 - - 1070 - - 436 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2432 - - 2468 - - 931 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -92 - - 227 - - -9 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3659 - - 3311 - - 1376 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2060 - - 1810 - - 830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 79.3 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 70.1 - - 68.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 78.8 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 68.8 - - 68.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 62 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2967 - - 2938 - - 767 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 84 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 99515 26 089 18 113 9 072 99515 91989 22 099 11 119 13 060 91989 86151 20 119 11 086 16 072 86151 81314 13 125 9 088 14 075 81314 77162 7 132 8 069 11 080 77162 73489 5 117 4 128 7 055 73489 70159 2 184 10 195 7 285 70159 67100 3 302 7 187 9 238 67100 64264 7 295 4 272 7 274 64264 61518 22 269 16 276 14 272 61518 58668 27 259 21 282 21 267 58668 55718 32 262 35 258 30 256 55718 52903 28 270 30 271 36 282 52903 50395 48 279 51 283 52 281 50395 48180 61 267 68 264 59 267 48180 46187 61 262 73 248 63 258 46187 44366 69 269 63 262 67 258 44366 42685 83 272 77 269 76 260 42685 41116 97 271 90 267 85 255 41116 39639 103 267 94 261 88 251 39639 38243 103 265 97 258 93 251 38243 36888 101 264 95 258 94 255 36888 35506 101 264 94 257 93 258 35506 34071 99 266 92 257 80 258 34071 32586 91 270 85 259 67 259 32586 31037 79 271 65 263 58 261 31037 29409 73 267 56 269 50 261 29409 27699 67 268 58 260 45 262 27699 25907 61 265 54 262 47 263 25907 24036 57 260 44 266 42 262 24036 22089 52 260 46 268 31 261 22089 20058 46 262 48 266 33 260 20058 17942 39 260 44 265 35 265 17942 15787 32 262 35 269 18 269 15787 13710 28 263 30 272 24 275 13710 11827 26 263 24 277 21 281 11827 10160 18 261 19 268 16 282 10160 8677 17 259 19 266 10 290 8677 7358 13 257 15 269 5 309 7358 6189 13 256 8 281 2 345 6189 5154 12 258 5 296 2 077 5154 4241 8*261 3*321 5 079 4241 3436 5*261 4*015 7 066 3436 2717 5 261 6 027 7 050 2717 2084 4 261 6 027 6 047 2084 1556 4 262 6 027 6*046 1556 1152 4 262 6 028 6*048 1152 874 4 262 6 028 5 049 874 705 3 262 6 026 5 050 705 608 3 265 5 028 3 048 608 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