DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 85.7 - - 85.2 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 105 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 4296 - - 1523 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2947 - - 3000 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4371 - - 4896 - - 2123 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 772 - - 922 - - 1136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 327 - - 64 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 354 - - 005 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 725 - - 596 - - 573 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3646 - - 4300 - - 1550 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3750 - - -239 - - -422 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8121 - - 5135 - - 2545 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 83 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2180 - - 1220 - - 1080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.7 - - 85.2 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 68.2 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.5 - - 84.6 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.5 - - 67.3 - - 70.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 105 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 4296 - - 1523 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 32 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98971 4 060 6 249 5 350 98971 91485 4 092 8 217 8 342 91485 85727 4 180 2 287 1 230 85727 80947 1 210 5 311 6 079 80947 76835 2 111 7 354 11 033 76835 73228 10 118 5 004 9 018 73228 69971 13 054 10 055 7 009 69971 66976 13 035 11 060 4 017 66976 64208 13 012 10 043 8 013 64208 61537 13 358 9 352 11 351 61537 58767 9 341 10 329 14 344 58767 55904 19 325 11 338 13 335 55904 53184 28 308 25 318 22 329 53184 50757 31 299 36 303 37 313 50757 48586 31 298 36 303 40 307 48586 46605 35 321 38 314 44 309 46605 44787 43 324 45 321 45 312 44787 43106 46 318 49 317 47 313 43106 41536 46 313 48 313 48 309 41536 40056 45 310 47 309 46 305 40056 38655 43 308 44 305 41 299 38655 37295 39 310 36 311 41 298 37295 35906 39 313 37 330 39 310 35906 34459 39 310 37 328 40 320 34459 32956 33 304 37 319 41 327 32956 31387 31 298 40 321 40 333 31387 29738 30 299 38 321 31 323 29738 28007 28 303 33 319 33 321 28007 26193 27 307 26 317 34 325 26193 24300 28 311 23 314 32 326 24300 22332 24 311 25 311 33 324 22332 20284 27 315 25 325 33 322 20284 18157 32 325 24 336 24 325 18157 15989 32 332 24 336 22 331 15989 13899 27 320 25 331 26 333 13899 11994 24 313 27 331 27 336 11994 10298 29 325 27 331 28 339 10298 8788 32 327 26 329 26 342 8788 7447 28 321 23 322 22 344 7447 6257 24 317 17 321 19 344 6257 5206 18*324 11*347 11 005 5206 4284 13*346 12*352 11 031 4284 3470 13 351 13 004 14 040 3470 2744 13 354 14 006 16*039 2744 2103 13 355 14 007 16*037 2103 1569 13 356 14 007 16 036 1569 1159 12 356 14 008 15 035 1159 878 12 356 13 008 14 034 878 706 11 356 12 008 12 033 706 608 9 356 10 008 8 033 608 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