DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 3041 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2299 - - 1612 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3525 - - 3641 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 803 - - 960 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 343 - - 243 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 182 - - 182 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2767 - - -2359 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6293 - - 6000 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8642 - - -8308 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12167 - - 11949 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.6 - - 59.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.6 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.3 - - 58.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 3041 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 61 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 99096 8 148 6 141 99096 91628 11 154 9 134 91628 85841 9 160 5 192 85841 81050 10 154 8 208 81050 76936 7 107 8 179 76936 73316 7 060 7 133 73316 70052 4 092 2 101 70052 67061 3 191 2 325 67061 64303 2 216 2 232 64303 61642 4 274 3 229 61642 58877 12 270 15 276 58877 56053 19 308 20 278 56053 53406 27 327 23 309 53406 51038 34 320 26 311 51038 48911 38 320 33 317 48911 46964 43 314 36 311 46964 45165 39 302 36 302 45165 43488 36 292 40 289 43488 41914 35 294 45 288 41914 40426 32 301 41 283 40426 39016 28 305 30 280 39016 37647 26 293 24 283 37647 36246 18 259 25 283 36246 34783 14 268 26 282 34783 33261 12 284 27 286 33261 31666 16 288 26 289 31666 29994 19 278 24 298 29994 28240 23 283 24 302 28240 26401 25 291 25 296 26401 24483 21 281 23 287 24483 22489 15 266 19 277 22489 20415 18 261 22 271 20415 18256 19 266 22 280 18256 16057 15 267 19 278 16057 13942 12 266 14 262 13942 12019 11 262 12 247 12019 10309 10 266 9 250 10309 8792 9 264 9 252 8792 7446 7 259 10 251 7446 6253 7 251 10 260 6253 5202 9 241 9 257 5202 4281 9*220 8*208 4281 3471 7*189 9*185 3471 2747 7 185 9 183 2747 2106 7 182 9 183 2106 1572 7 181 9 182 1572 1161 7 180 8 181 1161 878 6 179 8 181 878 707 6 179 8 181 707 609 5 178 6 181 609 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