DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 = 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 - - - - - - 81.8 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3938 - - 4590 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2937 - - 3038 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4538 - - 5190 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1575 - - 1618 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 353 - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 022 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 172 - - 216 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4366 - - 4975 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3246 - - -2960 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7784 - - 8150 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.8 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 62.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3938 - - 4590 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99463 38 082 32 097 99463 91927 31 087 31 083 91927 86119 21 087 28 074 86119 81312 19 091 22 086 81312 77178 18 087 19 087 77178 73525 14 069 16 072 73525 70227 11 068 11 071 70227 67206 12 080 7 070 67206 64419 13 071 7 056 64419 61734 11 052 9 029 61734 58940 13 014 11 004 58940 56048 14 346 10 334 56048 53298 12 319 11 307 53298 50823 14 300 11 314 50823 48599 21 301 21 317 48599 46583 11 291 22 312 46583 44738 14 045 8 319 44738 43038 36 358 12 006 43038 41462 27 010 22 356 41462 39979 10 358 21 003 39979 38574 10 033 10 356 38574 37215 19 046 8 331 37215 35835 15 049 5 330 35835 34399 8 034 3 344 34399 32908 7 009 5 018 32908 31346 8 010 9 014 31346 29702 7 359 11 357 29702 27977 4 354 8 341 27977 26169 3 026 3 330 26169 24279 5 344 2 269 24279 22311 6 301 4 256 22311 20259 5 297 3 291 20259 18119 9 008 7 005 18119 15942 14 015 10 017 15942 13848 9 010 7 359 13848 11947 8 349 6 323 11947 10259 6 336 6 289 10259 8760 5 346 4 305 8760 7431 5 012 4 005 7431 6254 7 027 5 022 6254 5213 7*020 5*024 5213 4294 7*015 5*023 4294 3482 7 013 5 023 3482 2755 7 010 5 023 2755 2112 7 008 5 022 2112 1575 6 007 5 021 1575 1163 6 005 5 020 1163 879 6 004 4 020 879 707 6 004 4 020 707 609 5 005 4 019 609 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