DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 71.6 - - 73.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 110 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5779 - - 6671 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4442 - - 4826 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6379 - - 7271 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1291 - - 997 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 432 - - 392 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 266 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -266 - - 925 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6645 - - 6346 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4724 - - -2556 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11103 - - 9827 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 73.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.5 - - 47.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 46.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 110 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5779 - - 6671 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 98823 26 097 20 072 98823 91313 25 095 21 101 91313 85540 19 086 21 101 85540 80745 11 079 19 088 80745 76621 11 101 12 084 76621 72983 11 102 8 096 72983 69684 7 061 6 097 69684 66639 8 006 5 043 66639 63816 5 326 9 313 63816 61091 13 290 15 284 61091 58242 18 279 22 275 58242 55265 31 279 29 275 55265 52409 35 265 37 278 52409 49846 48 271 52 268 49846 47556 55 268 55 262 47556 45477 54 268 56 264 45477 43573 64 269 61 268 43573 41819 69 269 69 266 41819 40196 72 273 70 265 40196 38688 75 276 73 267 38688 37285 75 276 77 269 37285 35943 74 276 83 269 35943 34590 75 275 83 268 34590 33193 73 276 77 267 33193 31749 71 275 73 267 31749 30240 69 271 71 266 30240 28653 64 270 67 267 28653 26990 61 269 61 266 26990 25247 57 271 58 266 25247 23427 49 275 54 267 23427 21532 42 279 48 269 21532 19560 34 281 41 273 19560 17510 27 282 31 278 17510 15421 21 291 23 279 15421 13408 20 299 19 287 13408 11576 19 303 18 292 11576 9947 16 310 15 294 9947 8502 14 308 14*283 8502 7222 13*289 13*268 7222 6086 11*276 13 267 6086 5077 11 275 13 266 5077 4186 11 271 13 266 4186 3398 10 269 12 265 3398 2692 10 267 12 265 2692 2068 9 265 11 264 2068 1546 9 263 11 264 1546 1146 8 263 10 263 1146 871 8 262 10 263 871 704 7 262 9 263 704 608 6 263 8 263 608 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