DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 84.3 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2163 - - 3767 - - 721 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1525 - - 2407 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2763 - - 4367 - - 1321 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1560 - - 2235 - - 3933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 285 - - 64 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 128 - - 166 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 6 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1032 - - 1062 - - -244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1731 - - 3305 - - 1565 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 287 - - 60 - - -1265 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2476 - - 4307 - - 2586 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2440 - - 2310 - - 2730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 84.3 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 71.5 - - 74.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 83.7 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 70.2 - - 73.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2163 - - 3767 - - 721 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - 18 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] 98735 20 071 23 094 19 068 98735 91276 17 088 16 080 17 073 91276 85540 16 083 13 086 18 081 85540 80786 13 057 10 061 19 071 80786 76709 12 073 7 054 17 055 76709 73123 16 082 8 070 10 049 73123 69896 13 090 7 095 5 012 69896 66938 10 090 6 098 5 025 66938 64193 5 073 3 069 5 030 64193 61534 8 024 4 035 6 007 61534 58760 11 003 7 342 9 334 58760 55881 14 342 11 314 11 314 55881 53135 15 304 14 295 15 309 53135 50661 17 287 16 283 18 288 50661 48450 21 287 26 276 28 262 48450 46454 31 269 30 258 28 243 46454 44625 31 271 24 253 27 250 44625 42948 30 269 22 253 34 256 42948 41398 32 271 34 256 41 252 41398 39940 44 272 35 257 38 247 39940 38553 44 271 30 266 34 252 38553 37204 37 272 24 273 30 243 37204 35825 25 265 18 266 26 228 35825 34385 20 253 15 252 18 222 34385 32889 19 256 18 244 15 226 32889 31322 22 251 21 239 14 224 31322 29671 21 244 19 237 13 207 29671 27937 17 237 17 231 14 208 27937 26123 15 224 13 220 16 213 26123 24228 10 183 12 217 14 191 24228 22257 9 159 12 221 13 174 22257 20206 10 172 12 209 12 177 20206 18075 8 190 11 191 11 176 18075 15908 9 239 8 170 10 179 15908 13825 10 250 5 175 12 173 13825 11932 5 228 5 190 13 172 11932 10251 4 166 6 180 13 167 10251 8759 5 146 7 176 13 168 8759 7434 7 140 7 174 12 182 7434 6257 10 129 7 174 11 182 6257 5215 9 141 7*168 8 172 5215 4295 8 141 7*166 6 155 4295 3482 9*132 6 165 4 136 3482 2754 9*129 6 165 4 130 2754 2111 9 128 6 166 4 134 2111 1574 8 128 6 167 3*108 1574 1163 8 127 5 168 3*100 1163 879 7 127 5 168 3 100 879 707 7 126 5 169 3 095 707 609 6 126 4 167 2 095 609 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