DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 68.2 - - 67.4 - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -3 - - -26 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 374 - - 8 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 974 - - 608 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1656 - - 2034 - - 2718 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 41 - - 14 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 061 - - 030 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 163 - - -571 - - -199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 811 - - 1179 - - 807 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -284 - - -2333 - - -762 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1258 - - 2941 - - 1370 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1180 - - 930 - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 67.4 - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 63.8 - - 68.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 68.1 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 63.5 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -3 - - -26 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 374 - - 8 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 99506 29 087 27 093 38 070 99506 92064 32 098 24 077 31 077 92064 86319 31 093 27 090 25 080 86319 81531 25 086 28 086 18 085 81531 77386 19 073 19 075 20 096 77386 73706 16 081 12 089 13 091 73706 70375 12 079 12 109 10 103 70375 67322 8 058 10 101 6 081 67322 64497 7 002 8 089 3 041 64497 61760 8 332 5 070 6 007 61760 58911 6 328 4 017 9 330 58911 55972 4 342 9 266 12 289 55972 53182 9 284 14 252 13 269 53182 50667 12 270 16 255 14 262 50667 48401 26 253 23 249 19 260 48401 46338 31 223 24 243 18 259 46338 44446 34 216 21 242 15 261 44446 42700 32 214 22 247 13 269 42700 41086 33 211 25 240 13 277 41086 39590 30 209 20 236 11 269 39590 38190 19 201 9 242 9 226 38190 36836 15 175 8 232 8 203 36836 35457 9 179 9 213 12 182 35457 34024 2 187 10 200 12 163 34024 32538 3 148 9 183 11 125 32538 30985 6 136 8 156 11 103 30985 29350 8 122 7 120 8 071 29350 27636 8 135 8 088 9 030 27636 25840 12 162 8 086 10 025 25840 23965 17 158 10 089 9 033 23965 22016 16 142 11 094 9 043 22016 19989 17 129 11 092 11 037 19989 17882 15 127 10 083 12 026 17882 15742 14 113 11 078 14 031 15742 13681 16 105 11 099 14 033 13681 11806 16 109 9 126 13 051 11806 10137 14 124 8 119 14 062 10137 8652 14 140 10 117 15 065 8652 7332 14 156 16 119 19 064 7332 6164 17 155 22 111 22 063 6164 5133 21 137 29 092 25 060 5133 4227 24 116 33 077 28 052 4227 3428 26 092 37 068 29 045 3428 2713 28 078 36 057 29 041 2713 2082 28 070 31 047 27 040 2082 1555 25 065 28 039 24 037 1555 1151 23*064 25 035 21 033 1151 873 19*062 20 032 18 031 873 704 16 061 17*031 15*030 704 608 11 059 12*030 10*029 608 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