DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.2 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 19 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2214 - - 3116 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1451 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2814 - - 3716 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2350 - - 2559 - - 3763 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 254 - - 211 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 220 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2087 - - -401 - - -677 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4901 - - 4118 - - 1285 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6548 - - -2344 - - -2073 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9362 - - 6060 - - 2681 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 91 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 1360 - - 2920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.2 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 64.1 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 80.1 - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.1 - - 62.8 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 19 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2214 - - 3116 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 63 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 17 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] 99346 24 085 16 085 13 070 99346 91879 18 085 11 074 16 081 91879 86097 16 098 15 084 14 078 86097 81302 15 091 15 091 13 087 81302 77179 6 056 8 074 11 101 77179 73518 3 329 2 301 3 049 73518 70197 9 162 5 196 3 336 70197 67138 2 104 5 181 6 310 67138 64295 5 295 5 220 11 254 64295 61540 16 291 9 289 9 270 61540 58667 17 264 20 277 16 313 58667 55710 19 282 24 271 30 284 55710 52908 20 281 21 254 21 274 52908 50389 27 299 21 303 27 295 50389 48139 37 292 29 300 28 287 48139 46100 41 285 34 288 25 287 46100 44234 47 274 36 287 30 299 44234 42513 46 266 40 291 35 299 42513 40916 41 270 44 291 41 300 40916 39424 40 274 45 293 46 297 39424 38026 36 271 44 296 47 302 38026 36687 33 268 40 295 48 308 36687 35332 32 267 35 289 48 311 35332 33925 32 263 34 286 42 314 33925 32464 30 262 33 285 39 315 32464 30934 29 264 31 286 34 315 30934 29325 27 264 31 286 33 312 29325 27637 25 262 31 287 34 310 27637 25866 24 264 31 290 34 311 25866 24015 25 269 32 293 34 311 24015 22087 23 278 31 297 34 305 22087 20080 20 284 29 298 32 297 20080 17984 20 286 26 294 27 296 17984 15842 23 287 23 291 21 294 15842 13774 25 275 23 292 20 282 13774 11891 25 274 22 283 20 279 11891 10218 21 275 21 280 22 286 10218 8732 19 267 21 279 22 290 8732 7409 17 277 19 265 20 281 7409 6235 9 297 17 265 19 272 6235 5195 11 316 15 256 17 258 5195 4278 13 302 13*244 17 245 4278 3469 11*297 11*229 16 235 3469 2744 5*259 10 222 15 228 2744 2103 4 230 9 220 13 224 2103 1569 4 225 9 218 12 224 1569 1159 4 221 8 217 10 223 1159 878 3 220 8 216 8 217 878 706 3 219 7 215 6 214 706 608 3 217 6 215 3*209 608 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