DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2465 - - 4437 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1891 - - 2819 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3065 - - 5037 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2009 - - 1862 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 294 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - 203 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -359 - - 1378 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3424 - - 3659 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2390 - - 607 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5455 - - 4430 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 2080 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 70.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 68.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2465 - - 4437 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 77 - - - 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] 99610 31 107 28 093 99610 92123 26 104 22 086 92123 86341 25 091 17 096 86341 81514 24 092 18 095 81514 77345 22 093 18 088 77345 73666 18 087 16 089 73666 70350 16 086 14 082 70350 67311 10 039 14 094 67311 64499 3 311 8 058 64499 61780 2 138 0 071 61780 58961 9 304 7 313 58961 56048 13 284 18 307 56048 53285 19 277 27 282 53285 50824 20 289 26 271 50824 48619 28 306 26 275 48619 46608 37 316 26 286 46608 44749 44 318 32 297 44749 43014 44 313 38 295 43014 41386 35 296 43 291 41386 39862 33 276 44 285 39862 38436 35 274 43 278 38436 37068 34 271 44 272 37068 35684 34 268 38 263 35684 34251 35 269 33 260 34251 32766 35 265 32 253 32766 31217 35 257 34 250 31217 29588 33 258 38 252 29588 27878 29 259 39 253 27878 26087 23 259 36 253 26087 24216 18 261 33 258 24216 22266 19 247 32 264 22266 20233 22 259 28 270 20233 18111 18 258 22 275 18111 15946 16 258 17 278 15946 13860 14 275 14 289 13860 11965 13 289 10 329 11965 10285 12 283 5 321 10285 8793 13 267 5 260 8793 7463 13 255 9 231 7463 6281 13 212 13 212 6281 5234 9 179 13*206 5234 4312 10 165 12*205 4312 3496 10*173 12 203 3496 2765 10*172 12 203 2765 2119 9 172 11 203 2119 1580 9 171 11 202 1580 1166 8 170 11 202 1166 881 7 169 10 203 881 708 7 169 9 202 708 609 6 169 8 203 609 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