DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 91.3 - - 92.1 - - 88.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 211 - - 114 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2693 - - 3623 - - 3944 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1923 - - 2879 - - 2838 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3293 - - 4223 - - 4544 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1424 - - 1458 - - 1193 - - 3847 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 387 - - 333 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 19 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 216 - - 220 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 340 - - -108 - - -216 - - -2928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2953 - - 4331 - - 4760 - - 3537 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4643 - - -4328 - - -4232 - - -7744 ODpotential blCL - - - 7936 - - 8551 - - 8776 - - 8353 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 77 - - 68 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 2890 - - 3200 - - 2940 - - 3160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 91.3 - - 92.1 - - 88.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.7 - - 73.9 - - 73.0 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 90.0 - - 91.5 - - 89.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 73.0 - - 72.0 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 211 - - 114 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2693 - - 3623 - - 3944 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99236 32 090 28 098 27 108 26 081 99236 91743 26 085 30 094 25 098 19 082 91743 85949 29 091 28 092 20 089 22 074 85949 81128 29 090 21 098 22 085 20 080 81128 76998 25 083 20 098 21 088 18 097 76998 73372 19 069 18 079 21 090 17 103 73372 70100 10 067 13 055 17 084 15 096 70100 67102 4 067 8 063 12 081 7 074 67102 64329 3 105 6 072 7 042 6 020 64329 61661 1 234 2 190 1 242 7 319 61661 58893 2 279 4 188 9 238 6 287 58893 56029 5 292 5 280 15 246 17 276 56029 53332 14 272 16 284 8 261 15 264 53332 50942 13 264 17 288 9 323 5 260 50942 48799 17 273 14 305 20 310 10 305 48799 46840 22 268 16 295 22 291 18 287 46840 45036 18 251 17 267 18 266 23 280 45036 43360 16 260 17 265 12 238 22 272 43360 41787 21 279 21 276 10 251 17 250 41787 40303 27 286 22 266 12 252 14 218 40303 38898 29 283 28 261 20 248 16 222 38898 37530 28 268 32 260 27 246 22 235 37530 36133 24 262 29 253 28 243 27 234 36133 34677 23 257 27 243 27 239 29 229 34677 33169 24 257 26 238 27 233 30 222 33169 31597 25 251 22 240 28 233 32 227 31597 29947 21 243 20 241 29 238 33 234 29947 28217 20 241 21 242 30 241 32 237 28217 26407 21 242 20 243 29 241 29 233 26407 24518 22 234 19 241 26 237 27 225 24518 22548 24 221 24 236 24 237 26 226 22548 20490 27 228 26 239 22 248 26 236 20490 18345 30 243 29 245 25 254 29 251 18345 16162 38 244 38 249 32 256 35 262 16162 14062 42 240 43 249 37 254 37 263 14062 12150 40 238 38 245 35 250 35 263 12150 10446 34 244 31 243 31 244 31 261 10446 8928 35 248 30 245 30 240 28 257 8928 7575 35 247 32 244 29 241 26 252 7575 6373 27 251 28 241 24 236 27 246 6373 5308 20 259 20 235 22*229 29 238 5308 4371 21 259 17*224 21*222 33 227 4371 3543 19*255 17*218 21 221 34 219 3543 2801 17*244 17 217 20 220 32 217 2801 2145 16 241 16 216 20 220 31 215 2145 1596 16 239 16 215 19 219 28 214 1596 1175 15 238 15 214 18 219 24 212 1175 886 14 238 15 214 17 219 20 211 886 710 13 237 14 214 16 219 17 210 710 609 10 237 11 213 12 218 11*209 609 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