DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 347 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5894 - - 7245 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4801 - - 5563 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6494 - - 7845 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1583 - - 1543 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 519 - - 464 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 199 - - 199 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -94 - - 859 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6588 - - 6986 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2138 - - -235 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8632 - - 8080 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 52.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 347 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5894 - - 7245 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 97272 22 235 37 248 97272 89858 24 250 25 245 89858 84176 18 237 20 243 84176 79482 10 228 19 245 79482 75443 8 279 11 238 75443 71878 12 304 1 267 71878 68653 10 294 8 340 68653 65688 9 292 16 324 65688 62931 9 305 18 312 62931 60254 14 322 16 304 60254 57452 17 311 19 299 57452 54538 14 285 21 283 54538 51758 14 267 14 271 51758 49271 19 259 20 275 49271 47068 24 258 24 259 47068 45099 33 251 26 258 45099 43325 39 249 33 249 43325 41707 45 244 32 247 41707 40200 42 244 33 244 40200 38782 41 246 37 244 38782 37437 41 243 39 244 37437 36128 39 242 39 245 36128 34791 38 246 36 250 34791 33397 39 247 32 257 33397 31950 42 243 31 262 31950 30438 42 239 30 261 30438 28848 38 235 26 256 28848 27178 32 227 25 258 27178 25431 24 211 26 251 25431 23608 17 211 23 240 23608 21714 11 213 16 231 21714 19739 9 229 11 235 19739 17677 13 250 14 258 17677 15575 13 236 15 253 15575 13550 16 208 15 229 13550 11707 18 199 18 221 11707 10067 19 196 19 217 10067 8612 23 201 22*205 8612 7319 23*202 23*201 7319 6168 22*200 24 200 6168 5146 22 199 24 199 5146 4242 22 199 24 199 4242 3443 22 199 24 199 3443 2726 22 198 24 199 2726 2092 22 198 23 198 2092 1563 21 198 23 198 1563 1156 20 198 22 198 1156 876 19 198 21 198 876 706 18 198 19 198 706 608 15 198 16 198 608 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