DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 87.2 - - 90.3 - - 88.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 194 - - 123 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1193 - - 3230 - - 4317 - - 692 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 2543 - - 3119 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1793 - - 3830 - - 4917 - - 1292 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1289 - - 1636 - - 1453 - - 4849 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 360 - - 345 - - 66 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 316 - - 321 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2064 - - -1673 - - -1398 - - -3728 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3858 - - 5503 - - 6316 - - 5020 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6688 - - -5115 - - -5046 - - -7636 ODpotential blCL - - - 8481 - - 8945 - - 9963 - - 8928 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 65 - - 62 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 550 - - 750 - - 1440 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 87.2 - - 90.3 - - 88.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.3 - - 65.3 - - 64.8 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.2 - - 85.8 - - 89.3 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.2 - - 64.0 - - 63.5 - - 67.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 194 - - 123 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1193 - - 3230 - - 4317 - - 692 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 99712 46 089 46 088 38 098 31 097 99712 92141 36 093 35 096 32 090 30 081 92141 86313 31 089 30 098 23 085 29 073 86313 81478 25 085 24 087 20 089 26 062 81478 77335 26 086 21 086 22 085 20 067 77335 73703 22 064 24 072 23 092 17 079 73703 70422 19 078 16 052 24 075 18 091 70422 67401 19 069 14 061 21 044 21 059 67401 64617 19 064 18 061 15 061 16 028 64617 61944 17 042 18 050 14 064 14 012 61944 59167 17 030 17 025 13 032 10 001 59167 56287 12 027 20 005 19 021 18 030 56287 53547 27 359 29 356 31 009 31 025 53547 51097 33 013 28 016 31 010 38 020 51097 48904 45 022 40 024 39 022 41 028 48904 46905 51 021 45 027 48 027 45 039 46905 45062 51 021 49 028 54 027 52 040 45062 43350 44 028 44 030 50 026 50 040 43350 41752 42 034 36 037 43 027 43 040 41752 40257 40 027 32 041 33 030 34 040 40257 38851 33 028 32 040 25 031 25 040 38851 37494 27 038 31 038 21 037 17 041 37494 36110 26 046 29 043 19 044 17 043 36110 34668 29 055 28 050 19 045 27 065 34668 33172 33 057 29 053 26 045 36 068 33172 31608 37 057 29 058 30 041 37 067 31608 29961 39 058 29 061 28 053 36 070 29961 28230 39 059 33 058 30 062 37 072 28230 26415 38 060 34 055 39 066 39 072 26415 24518 38 060 33 059 43 068 42 075 24518 22540 38 057 33 063 38 064 45 075 22540 20476 33 055 35 063 34 064 42 072 20476 18325 31 051 37 062 32 063 35 070 18325 16136 48 048 40 059 36 061 34 064 16136 14030 42 039 39 046 36 049 29 063 14030 12116 34 054 28 030 31 047 29 060 12116 10410 29 054 30 056 23 050 25 059 10410 8891 22 047 21 045 17 043 20 057 8891 7541 18 044 16 041 14 028 15 045 7541 6343 16 044 10 042 10 016 10 019 6343 5283 13 043 6 015 6*336 6 004 5283 4350 10 036 6*338 5*328 4 347 4350 3526 9 021 5*324 5 325 4 335 3526 2787 9 001 5 320 5 321 4 330 2787 2134 6*342 5 317 5 320 4 326 2134 1590 3*298 5 313 5 317 4*322 1590 1171 3 295 4 312 4 316 4*320 1171 884 3 293 4 309 4 315 4 320 884 709 2 293 4 309 4 315 3 320 709 609 2 293 3 309 4 315 3 319 609 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