DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2967 - - 2926 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2240 - - 1945 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3567 - - 3526 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1502 - - 1740 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 277 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 041 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 674 - - -176 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2893 - - 3703 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1551 - - -2761 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5118 - - 6287 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 77.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2967 - - 2926 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 99428 34 088 31 099 99428 91910 29 089 26 103 91910 86110 27 090 24 089 86110 81289 23 088 25 074 81289 77134 19 091 21 068 77134 73465 17 095 14 080 73465 70164 12 087 11 084 70164 67151 12 093 10 091 67151 64370 11 073 8 084 64370 61675 10 049 4 058 61675 58862 11 034 6 005 58862 55953 9 035 8 335 55953 53193 7 038 5 322 53193 50715 4 350 3 322 50715 48494 8 279 7 297 48494 46485 16 252 17 253 46485 44645 24 219 25 230 44645 42940 23 216 24 228 42940 41356 40 237 26 233 41356 39874 59 233 33 235 39874 38475 53 232 34 238 38475 37120 32 238 29 239 37120 35740 19 231 27 232 35740 34301 12 230 22 234 34301 32810 9 243 14 248 32810 31253 7 255 6 265 31253 29613 6 266 3 355 29613 27892 6 286 11 042 27892 26087 6 325 18 039 26087 24203 7 005 20 035 24203 22242 9 020 22 035 22242 20197 9 028 18 030 20197 18066 11 013 14 039 18066 15893 8 011 13 033 15893 13796 12 038 18 041 13796 11891 17 041 19 048 11891 10203 19 047 18 051 10203 8707 18 045 16 046 8707 7380 15 049 14 045 7380 6206 15 057 12 046 6206 5167 16 057 12 044 5167 4254 14*052 12*037 4254 3449 12*044 12*033 3449 2730 12 042 12 032 2730 2094 12 040 12 031 2094 1564 11 040 11 032 1564 1156 11 040 11 032 1156 876 10 039 10 032 876 706 10 039 10 031 706 608 8 039 8 032 608 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