DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - - - - 76.9 - - 76.8 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 85 - - 46 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4070 - - 4543 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2810 - - 2724 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4670 - - 5143 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2125 - - 2240 - - 6079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 280 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 350 - - 322 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1558 - - 1859 - - -1525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3112 - - 3284 - - 2133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 304 - - 830 - - -2840 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4366 - - 4313 - - 3448 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 89 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 120 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 76.8 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 64.3 - - 66.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 76.4 - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 62.9 - - 65.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 85 - - 46 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4070 - - 4543 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 55 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99370 29 094 23 093 22 088 99370 91914 28 096 23 083 24 097 91914 86140 18 089 20 075 21 093 86140 81335 15 096 11 089 13 076 81335 77186 13 090 9 116 8 058 77186 73506 9 090 10 128 5 050 73506 70174 2 128 10 128 2 107 70174 67119 4 141 4 129 2 141 67119 64294 7 035 1 262 2 304 64294 61582 4 326 6 241 9 277 61582 58779 11 302 5 227 11 274 58779 55888 21 278 17 266 24 261 55888 53141 29 279 23 270 28 255 53141 50667 44 264 38 274 35 271 50667 48452 57 255 58 268 57 273 48452 46458 65 249 70 254 70 259 46458 44656 64 247 68 241 75 251 44656 42998 57 254 64 254 78 255 42998 41443 66 268 68 265 83 265 41443 39973 70 264 71 267 85 262 39973 38579 71 268 72 268 80 261 38579 37222 76 275 70 265 76 262 37222 35834 65 269 72 263 76 264 35834 34385 56 258 66 266 68 263 34385 32883 57 255 57 258 54 261 32883 31315 55 255 60 259 48 265 31315 29665 53 266 50 267 44 272 29665 27934 50 273 37 265 40 271 27934 26120 42 281 30 275 39 270 26120 24224 36 280 30 286 32 267 24224 22248 30 269 29 289 30 275 22248 20189 28 272 27 289 28 287 20189 18044 26 274 24 291 25 292 18044 15858 24 281 23 292 22 292 15858 13755 22 279 21 295 23 289 13755 11847 19 270 20 300 21 301 11847 10156 16 266 20 305 18 310 10156 8662 16 282 18 317 14 324 8662 7347 14 314 13 326 13 329 7347 6187 12 338 12 325 13 331 6187 5160 12*347 11*323 12 330 5160 4252 12*349 10*322 11 328 4252 3450 12 350 10 322 10 327 3450 2731 12 350 9 322 10 325 2731 2095 11 350 9 322 9 324 2095 1564 11 350 9 322 8 324 1564 1156 11 350 8 322 7 322 1156 876 10 349 8 322 6 320 876 706 9 350 7 321 5*316 706 608 8 349 6 321 3*311 608 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