DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.7 - - 81.9 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 22 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2248 - - 2045 - - 1018 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2848 - - 2645 - - 1618 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2450 - - 2582 - - 2038 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 192 - - 165 - - 83 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 234 - - 003 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -4 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 647 - - 448 - - 467 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2201 - - 2197 - - 1151 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -50 - - -360 - - -130 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2898 - - 3005 - - 1748 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2450 - - 2700 - - 2460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.7 - - 81.9 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 73.8 - - 74.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 81.8 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 73.1 - - 73.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 22 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2248 - - 2045 - - 1018 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 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] 99351 38 099 25 091 30 071 99351 91790 36 081 30 089 32 084 91790 86004 27 081 30 087 26 086 86004 81218 20 078 24 090 21 080 81218 77093 15 070 21 084 15 076 77093 73440 14 079 12 069 15 070 73440 70130 11 079 10 062 8 059 70130 67092 7 088 7 052 8 042 67092 64280 7 119 4 030 9 003 64280 61570 9 063 6 129 8 294 61570 58762 17 337 7 007 2 215 58762 55861 18 260 18 280 9 287 55861 53103 27 227 29 236 21 242 53103 50654 27 234 28 235 28 237 50654 48482 26 242 34 238 36 253 48482 46512 35 241 44 233 52 238 46512 44698 45 233 51 227 56 227 44698 43016 48 228 50 223 55 224 43016 41444 48 228 47 226 54 223 41444 39967 47 228 44 226 53 221 39967 38569 45 225 42 224 51 219 38569 37211 43 224 42 224 47 218 37211 35826 40 224 42 224 40 218 35826 34384 36 224 40 221 30 217 34384 32888 31 228 38 220 29 223 32888 31321 31 235 38 224 27 221 31321 29671 34 239 37 227 26 219 29671 27938 34 242 31 237 23 240 27938 26124 30 245 27 240 18 255 26124 24229 21 245 24 237 18 247 24229 22256 22 250 23 226 19 241 22256 20203 22 253 24 228 17 250 20203 18066 19 248 25 235 20 255 18066 15890 17 251 25 240 22 263 15890 13804 17 263 18 234 20 257 13804 11916 16 273 17 240 16 250 11916 10241 13 274 13 252 9 255 10241 8752 13 282 10 272 5 279 8752 7429 11 283 8 281 3 301 7429 6253 10 271 7 276 1 302 6253 5211 8 258 6 275 0 151 5211 4291 6 243 4 286 1 067 4291 3478 6*237 3 309 3 047 3478 2750 6*234 3*340 5 042 2750 2108 5 235 3*355 5*039 2108 1572 5 234 3 001 5*039 1572 1161 5 232 3 004 5 039 1161 879 5 232 3 005 5 037 879 707 4 232 3 008 4 037 707 608 4 231 3 009 3 033 608 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