DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 74.7 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 85 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1734 - - 3428 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 942 - - 2147 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2334 - - 4028 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2569 - - 2405 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 227 - - 274 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 143 - - 162 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2974 - - -1528 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5309 - - 5557 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11493 - - -8194 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13827 - - 12222 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 56.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.3 - - 54.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 85 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1734 - - 3428 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 24 - - - 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] 98777 7 160 6 232 98777 91390 5 233 6 199 91390 85640 10 213 8 253 85640 80843 10 213 11 249 80843 76710 6 243 11 248 76710 73062 7 281 9 263 73062 69770 8 258 10 256 69770 66753 9 246 9 253 66753 63963 9 238 10 257 63963 61274 10 236 14 251 61274 58480 16 267 17 257 58480 55592 24 266 24 264 55592 52856 26 256 28 260 52856 50421 26 251 28 260 50421 48257 29 251 31 258 48257 46296 29 267 34 256 46296 44493 36 272 34 257 44493 42817 39 252 32 263 42817 41253 45 249 38 253 41253 39784 45 248 38 247 39784 38397 33 249 42 243 38397 37050 20 242 43 246 37050 35675 17 251 27 244 35675 34242 17 246 18 244 34242 32752 17 234 16 242 32752 31190 18 226 17 244 31190 29546 21 227 19 254 29546 27822 22 238 20 258 27822 26017 17 256 17 255 26017 24138 17 259 16 253 24138 22184 16 253 18 251 22184 20144 14 257 16 253 20144 18010 7 265 12 243 18010 15830 5 261 9 231 15830 13733 5 247 10 223 13733 11833 7 218 14 225 11833 10150 7 213 13 228 10150 8658 9 215 13 232 8658 7341 12 225 14 226 7341 6177 11 201 14 198 6177 5148 9 177 12 180 5148 4240 10 162 10*168 4240 3439 11 151 9*163 3439 2723 10*148 8 162 2723 2089 8*146 8 162 2089 1561 7 144 7 162 1561 1154 7 142 7 162 1154 875 6 142 6 162 875 705 5 142 6 162 705 608 5 142 5 163 608 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