DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - -14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1302 - - 162 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1902 - - 762 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2084 - - 5660 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 163 - - 62 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 174 - - 187 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 783 - - -947 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1119 - - 1709 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 200 - - -1960 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1702 - - 2722 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3440 - - 4450 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - -14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1302 - - 162 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 92 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - 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] 98707 32 105 23 092 98707 91258 24 100 20 089 91258 85527 21 085 24 089 85527 80778 18 075 27 083 80778 76700 13 090 20 076 76700 73102 13 112 13 084 73102 69845 16 111 11 108 69845 66862 18 118 13 129 66862 64118 18 125 13 129 64118 61471 11 117 5 124 61471 58698 6 246 5 184 58698 55808 17 245 17 236 55808 53050 33 230 36 226 53050 50575 34 220 37 220 50575 48359 22 207 40 240 48359 46355 23 258 43 239 46355 44528 45 258 38 235 44528 42844 48 251 37 244 42844 41276 48 240 39 259 41276 39804 48 236 42 269 39804 38412 45 239 41 258 38412 37063 34 240 42 254 37063 35688 29 238 41 254 35688 34255 31 230 43 245 34255 32765 25 228 43 243 32765 31204 20 234 42 246 31204 29561 26 240 41 247 29561 27837 40 258 39 241 27837 26033 48 260 38 231 26033 24152 44 249 41 228 24152 22198 39 241 43 227 22198 20168 41 244 43 228 20168 18061 40 244 46 232 18061 15920 35 239 48 237 15920 13861 36 238 51 237 13861 11982 27 238 45 232 11982 10302 25 224 30 229 10302 8804 27 218 33 220 8804 7474 22 218 37 213 7474 6294 15 203 33 205 6294 5249 13 200 31 201 5249 4325 16 201 30 199 4325 3508 18 195 27 194 3508 2776 17 190 25 192 2776 2127 16*186 22 190 2127 1585 13*178 21 189 1585 1169 11 174 19 188 1169 883 10 173 17*187 883 709 9 172 14*187 709 609 7 170 11 187 609 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