DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 76.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 90 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3033 - - 3111 - - 1508 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2242 - - 2085 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3633 - - 3711 - - 2108 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2277 - - 2382 - - 1797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 284 - - 90 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 018 - - 015 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 949 - - 625 - - -134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2685 - - 3087 - - 2242 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 52 - - -672 - - -2229 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3581 - - 4383 - - 4337 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 89 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 160 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 76.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 64.8 - - 65.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.0 - - 76.0 - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.7 - - 63.8 - - 65.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 90 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3033 - - 3111 - - 1508 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 56 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 99558 38 098 31 102 28 084 99558 92040 34 092 28 085 30 088 92040 86269 25 085 29 083 28 082 86269 81479 21 092 23 087 23 085 81479 77343 24 100 18 094 18 089 77343 73690 20 096 12 111 13 074 73690 70382 19 095 12 108 10 085 70382 67341 18 087 10 104 7 081 67341 64517 12 081 11 100 4 106 64517 61786 10 090 8 081 2 087 61786 58949 13 359 10 054 4 359 58949 56007 13 302 12 321 11 331 56007 53206 10 296 11 300 17 325 53206 50700 7 312 15 324 21 335 50700 48457 23 332 18 328 20 329 48457 46420 31 341 26 355 29 343 46420 44546 39 355 43 344 38 337 44546 42814 42 354 46 340 40 336 42814 41208 41 353 44 345 39 341 41208 39712 40 352 43 351 40 348 39712 38309 40 356 46 357 44 350 38309 36955 43 003 53 358 49 348 36955 35580 44 006 57 357 53 343 35580 34152 45 009 54 354 52 344 34152 32672 45 007 44 350 49 343 32672 31122 42 005 39 347 45 342 31122 29490 36 001 39 346 40 341 29490 27775 33 356 37 349 34 341 27775 25980 33 354 30 350 29 341 25980 24104 31 357 25 349 27 340 24104 22153 28 001 25 345 28 337 22153 20118 30 004 27 350 27 340 20118 17993 29 014 27 001 24 353 17993 15822 25 020 21 006 22 360 15822 13730 25 008 20 007 21 354 13730 11832 26 003 22 011 20 360 11832 10152 23 012 20 021 16 009 10152 8666 22 014 21 021 14 019 8666 7350 18 020 19 010 16 021 7350 6184 18 026 18 009 18 019 6184 5152 19 026 18 012 19 012 5152 4243 20*025 18*013 20 006 4243 3440 20*024 18*014 20 004 3440 2722 19 022 18 014 18*007 2722 2089 17 017 18 014 15*010 2089 1560 17 016 17 015 14 011 1560 1154 16 014 17 015 13 011 1154 875 15 014 16 015 12 011 875 705 14 013 14 015 10 011 705 608 11 012 11 015 8 011 608 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