DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 79.4 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - -7 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1379 - - 143 - - 243 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1979 - - 743 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1515 - - 3150 - - 1573 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 212 - - 40 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - 266 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 575 - - -478 - - 144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1404 - - 1221 - - 699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -119 - - -1191 - - -672 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2098 - - 1934 - - 1515 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1600 - - 1830 - - 1160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 79.4 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.5 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 79.8 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.3 - - 75.0 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - -7 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1379 - - 143 - - 243 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 19 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] 99572 39 096 23 080 40 072 99572 92091 30 086 26 088 26 071 92091 86314 21 080 29 091 18 085 86314 81508 17 078 22 083 17 097 81508 77357 16 065 15 094 13 073 77357 73696 11 053 11 081 8 064 73696 70395 6 076 3 032 4 046 70395 67365 6 098 4 105 3 341 67365 64554 3 114 4 145 6 319 64554 61831 5 183 6 185 6 253 61831 59021 4 225 5 248 10 235 59021 56173 10 268 15 271 14 254 56173 53509 15 243 22 256 16 267 53509 51130 22 266 24 269 15 282 51130 49000 29 250 28 261 19 274 49000 47064 32 237 29 243 25 271 47064 45275 29 229 27 230 27 256 45275 43601 19 290 17 237 23 238 43601 42025 20 295 16 247 23 239 42025 40535 18 287 17 259 23 239 40535 39119 21 282 19 263 23 237 39119 37740 19 278 19 261 21 240 37740 36330 18 274 19 259 18 239 36330 34860 18 266 18 257 15 249 34860 33334 19 257 16 256 16 277 33334 31736 19 254 15 256 18 284 31736 30052 18 256 14 253 18 254 30052 28286 17 261 13 255 20 231 28286 26441 13 268 13 258 21 232 26441 24517 12 275 12 279 21 245 24517 22520 12 273 10 281 19 261 22520 20444 11 272 10 293 16 268 20444 18289 11 259 12 298 17 281 18289 16100 16 244 17 295 21 283 16100 13994 24 254 22 289 28 282 13994 12076 18 259 27 284 34 285 12076 10367 15 261 30 282 33 284 10367 8846 17 257 26 278 28 279 8846 7494 22 255 21 277 23 276 7494 6295 24 255 16 277 17 267 6295 5236 23 255 17 265 15 259 5236 4305 18 259 20 261 16 252 4305 3485 13 266 19 261 16 243 3485 2754 10 260 16 261 13 238 2754 2109 8*255 13 265 10 234 2109 1572 7*255 12 267 6 220 1572 1161 6 257 10 266 3 193 1161 878 5 260 9*267 3*130 878 706 4 260 8*267 3*123 706 608 4 261 6 265 2 121 608 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