DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - 172 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4386 - - 5439 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3609 - - 4097 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4986 - - 6039 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1685 - - 2649 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 466 - - 403 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - 278 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 28 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -238 - - -121 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5225 - - 6160 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1617 - - -844 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6603 - - 6883 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 890 - - 640 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 55.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 54.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - 172 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4386 - - 5439 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 97233 25 223 26 243 97233 89821 27 259 29 258 89821 84147 21 250 26 254 84147 79454 17 277 19 259 79454 75412 15 250 15 263 75412 71848 7 260 15 260 71848 68625 7 300 10 258 68625 65655 7 285 10 287 65655 62896 20 307 18 308 62896 60226 24 306 24 310 60226 57446 26 303 31 306 57446 54561 29 294 33 298 54561 51807 31 296 37 292 51807 49343 35 303 38 292 49343 47157 37 302 35 292 47157 45191 37 311 36 305 45191 43411 45 323 42 313 43411 41783 51 325 47 315 41783 40272 50 326 48 315 40272 38847 45 324 45 313 38847 37496 39 321 39 314 37496 36182 30 310 35 317 36182 34841 25 296 31 316 34841 33444 25 296 27 308 33444 31995 26 300 24 302 31995 30481 25 307 21 300 30481 28887 23 316 21 304 28887 27212 22 322 23 313 27212 25456 24 326 23 322 25456 23620 26 324 18 331 23620 21715 25 313 14 328 21715 19741 23 310 21 331 19741 17689 22 317 25 327 17689 15596 22 323 21 327 15596 13574 22 315 19 336 13574 11731 20 303 19 342 11731 10089 19 291 17 333 10089 8629 18 288 14 315 8629 7331 17 287 11 278 7331 6176 14 282 10*271 6176 5151 12*266 9*269 5151 4246 12*263 7 270 4246 3445 12 261 5 274 3445 2727 11 259 4 278 2727 2093 11 257 3 286 2093 1563 11 257 3 293 1563 1156 10 256 3 301 1156 876 10 255 2 303 876 706 9 255 2 306 706 608 8 254 2 310 608 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