DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 90.3 - - 92.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 216 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1387 - - 3916 - - 4426 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 848 - - 3094 - - 3247 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1987 - - 4516 - - 5026 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1623 - - 1294 - - 1355 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 396 - - 357 - - - W* B/S - - - 12 - - 23 - - 21 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 259 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2021 - - -1322 - - -1168 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4009 - - 5838 - - 6195 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7528 - - -6314 - - -5989 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 9515 - - 10830 - - 11015 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 68 - - 64 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 600 - - 890 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 90.3 - - 92.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.3 - - 66.9 - - 67.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.8 - - 88.8 - - 91.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 65.7 - - 66.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 216 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1387 - - 3916 - - 4426 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99642 48 081 42 099 28 100 99642 92058 35 085 34 092 34 081 92058 86255 29 090 28 096 30 085 86255 81467 27 095 26 084 25 098 81467 77336 26 091 22 088 20 095 77336 73689 23 073 20 088 13 086 73689 70404 22 078 17 079 12 107 70404 67381 25 056 21 061 17 095 67381 64583 18 026 18 034 20 056 64583 61905 14 051 9 021 13 051 61905 59138 19 023 11 011 11 027 59138 56281 18 032 11 013 12 007 56281 53575 24 037 20 038 23 021 53575 51159 24 035 20 035 24 017 51159 48997 23 044 17 044 18 021 48997 47025 26 047 17 041 16 029 47025 45203 29 045 19 037 17 035 45203 43509 32 040 22 038 20 038 43509 41924 32 040 25 044 20 040 41924 40434 30 052 25 056 19 051 40434 39030 32 074 25 071 18 063 39030 37671 35 078 27 083 19 068 37671 36287 37 070 27 089 20 075 36287 34842 36 061 28 090 19 088 34842 33341 33 045 30 080 18 093 33341 31767 21 066 28 046 24 054 31767 30112 19 096 17 034 22 027 30112 28378 19 122 10 077 15 015 28378 26555 19 098 11 088 13 016 26555 24643 22 075 14 076 11 027 24643 22648 20 079 16 076 12 053 22648 20569 24 099 17 097 13 090 20569 18407 34 111 27 128 16 128 18407 16205 35 107 30 122 22 129 16205 14084 36 120 31 123 24 112 14084 12150 25 118 29 128 27 125 12150 10428 15 078 16 089 17 107 10428 8904 14 050 15 078 14 098 8904 7552 12 041 12 078 10 113 7552 6352 8 026 8 062 5 115 6352 5292 4 359 4*009 2*220 5292 4357 0 175 3*283 2*221 4357 3531 2 276 3 271 3 218 3531 2791 6 306 3 262 3 213 2791 2137 5*316 3 257 3 212 2137 1592 4*317 3 250 4 210 1592 1173 4 315 3 246 4 208 1173 885 3 314 3 244 4 206 885 709 3 313 3 244 4 205 709 609 2 313 3 242 3 204 609 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