DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 85.9 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 251 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3674 - - 2787 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2965 - - 1542 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4274 - - 3387 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3126 - - 3567 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 404 - - 244 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 250 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 8 - - -205 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4266 - - 3592 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1040 - - -2219 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5314 - - 5606 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2280 - - 2410 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.9 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 70.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.2 - - 84.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 69.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 251 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3674 - - 2787 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 98552 24 088 16 090 98552 91097 14 085 15 061 91097 85389 12 072 15 059 85389 80679 11 047 14 053 80679 76639 9 043 4 047 76639 73054 7 026 2 146 73054 69787 8 027 5 028 69787 66779 7 032 8 026 66779 64004 4 356 7 359 64004 61331 5 314 7 313 61331 58555 9 304 10 305 58555 55672 16 301 13 304 55672 52912 26 297 23 295 52912 50428 34 285 35 291 50428 48213 38 282 40 290 48213 46212 38 285 40 289 46212 44387 43 282 44 281 44387 42712 48 283 46 281 42712 41159 58 286 49 284 41159 39702 66 287 45 287 39702 38323 66 287 40 288 38323 36985 51 290 41 294 36985 35621 46 298 42 293 35621 34197 45 296 39 289 34197 32719 43 289 37 288 32719 31170 40 282 35 289 31170 29538 37 287 33 287 29538 27823 36 295 32 286 27823 26025 35 302 30 295 26025 24147 33 304 28 307 24147 22191 29 297 22 308 22191 20152 30 286 21 295 20152 18028 33 279 26 297 18028 15871 37 272 25 299 15871 13796 38 272 30 283 13796 11916 32 273 29 270 11916 10251 28 280 22 281 10251 8770 26 298 19 299 8770 7449 20 301 16 297 7449 6273 13 284 13 265 6273 5229 12 271 13 248 5229 4308 12*268 12 246 4308 3494 11*266 10*248 3494 2765 11 264 8*249 2765 2120 11 263 8 250 2120 1580 11 262 7 250 1580 1166 10 261 7 251 1166 881 9 260 6 251 881 708 9 260 6 251 708 609 8 260 5 252 609 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