DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - - 68.6 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 64 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4070 - - 4472 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2609 - - 2158 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4670 - - 5072 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1870 - - 2526 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 291 - - 246 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 312 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1522 - - 1800 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3148 - - 3272 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 524 - - 495 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4146 - - 4577 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.3 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 64 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4070 - - 4472 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 98883 33 088 28 093 98883 91400 24 076 21 084 91400 85637 16 099 18 096 85637 80855 15 100 12 095 80855 76736 13 079 9 076 76736 73100 8 087 6 040 73100 69813 7 095 3 119 69813 66785 5 037 8 083 66785 63968 7 272 6 005 63968 61244 7 257 8 300 61244 58412 16 309 9 314 58412 55481 38 292 45 276 55481 52683 61 245 43 261 52683 50163 51 244 47 258 50163 47914 50 266 54 264 47914 45879 70 271 64 268 45879 44018 77 270 68 270 44018 42298 85 275 74 273 42298 40700 95 275 83 275 40700 39211 101 273 89 274 39211 37815 102 269 90 272 37815 36465 101 265 84 272 36465 35092 97 263 80 278 35092 33670 92 263 77 279 33670 32203 88 263 64 276 32203 30671 88 261 56 280 30671 29056 93 259 51 285 29056 27357 92 258 47 291 27357 25572 82 261 48 293 25572 23703 67 262 49 296 23703 21755 51 259 44 300 21755 19730 51 253 36 306 19730 17623 54 250 31 313 17623 15481 53 267 31 315 15481 13427 45 283 33 312 13427 11568 38 293 34 314 11568 9923 30 300 35 317 9923 8471 25 303 26 316 8471 7192 22 296 21 312 7192 6059 20 306 21*311 6059 5054 20*309 22*311 5054 4167 20*311 22 312 4167 3384 20 312 22 312 3384 2681 20 312 21 313 2681 2059 20 313 21 313 2059 1541 19 313 21 313 1541 1143 19 313 20 313 1143 869 18 313 18 312 869 703 16 313 16 312 703 607 12 313 12 312 607 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