DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 58.6 - - 58.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1206 - - 7 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 590 - - 590 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1806 - - 607 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 895 - - 3410 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 198 - - 11 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 145 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 41 - - -936 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1765 - - 1543 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3130 - - -2512 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4936 - - 3119 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1070 - - 620 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.6 - - 58.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.9 - - 59.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1206 - - 7 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 16 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 96754 29 100 27 092 96754 89614 24 089 24 095 89614 84046 18 085 14 074 84046 79371 15 077 8 066 79371 75315 8 068 3 059 75315 71724 10 030 6 044 71724 68458 5 345 4 025 68458 65449 4 331 1 336 65449 62663 5 312 3 278 62663 59972 3 303 12 282 59972 57155 11 283 16 281 57155 54193 26 288 30 276 54193 51342 39 254 38 261 51342 48778 38 266 40 272 48778 46483 50 270 54 263 46483 44403 60 255 66 254 44403 42506 59 246 67 254 42506 40768 53 252 74 256 40768 39168 60 261 78 258 39168 37677 67 261 86 260 37677 36286 75 261 102 259 36286 34961 86 261 116 258 34961 33631 93 258 119 255 33631 32262 92 255 116 253 32262 30850 81 257 109 252 30850 29377 73 256 101 251 29377 27834 73 252 86 248 27834 26226 75 238 68 240 26226 24551 75 240 59 229 24551 22803 68 245 54 225 22803 20980 47 253 49 228 20980 19075 35 253 47 230 19075 17086 29 244 44 234 17086 15056 27 235 46 236 15056 13100 25 225 46 229 13100 11320 25 220 39 212 11320 9738 25 212 36 201 9738 8333 21 205 31 196 8333 7080 17 196 27 191 7080 5967 16 193 21 184 5967 4979 17 198 16 172 4979 4108 18 197 13 156 4108 3337 21 187 13 146 3337 2646 18 180 14 144 2646 2036 15*173 13 149 2036 1526 13*164 12 156 1526 1134 12 163 10 159 1134 864 12 162 7 156 864 701 11 162 6*151 701 607 9 161 4*145 607 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