DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 78.0 - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 218 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6730 - - 5597 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5426 - - 4351 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7330 - - 6197 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 692 - - 1458 - - 5225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 529 - - 440 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 064 - - 056 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2538 - - -3670 - - -9265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9868 - - 9867 - - 9874 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10534 - - -11664 - - -18090 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17864 - - 17861 - - 18698 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 46 - - 42 - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 78.0 - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.9 - - 37.0 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 76.7 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 35.7 - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 218 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6730 - - 5597 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98573 24 087 18 106 18 076 98573 91091 16 102 17 080 17 082 91091 85346 15 103 11 109 16 060 85346 80620 18 088 14 095 12 077 80620 76557 19 084 20 084 11 082 76557 72963 20 076 21 081 13 078 72963 69711 19 063 20 066 13 080 69711 66719 17 055 15 053 12 055 66719 63938 13 039 12 040 12 043 63938 61230 15 027 11 025 13 041 61230 58397 20 355 20 356 20 014 58397 55472 27 338 29 340 32 350 55472 52704 31 330 35 331 35 335 52704 50226 31 318 35 324 36 323 50226 48020 28 311 35 317 37 324 48020 46036 28 323 33 313 39 324 46036 44229 36 342 30 326 39 333 44229 42565 53 337 34 338 39 342 42565 41018 61 333 37 345 40 346 41018 39566 61 335 28 355 36 342 39566 38196 52 347 28 021 24 356 38196 36870 46 002 26 022 22 020 36870 35522 38 004 21 020 22 021 35522 34118 27 358 20 016 20 019 34118 32658 18 358 20 009 18 020 32658 31124 18 009 21 005 18 016 31124 29506 21 015 22 007 18 014 29506 27802 26 021 24 014 18 028 27802 26012 32 027 24 021 23 038 26012 24137 34 031 23 028 23 033 24137 22177 30 034 21 034 20 033 22177 20129 22 036 18 033 16 034 20129 17988 19 047 15 028 13 031 17988 15803 17 063 12 028 11 027 15803 13696 10 037 12 013 10 007 13696 11788 13 014 17 016 13 019 11788 10102 14 024 16 028 14 034 10102 8615 13*028 11 038 9 045 8615 7302 11*060 7*071 5 047 7302 6141 11 064 8*069 5 073 6141 5114 12 066 8 068 7 081 5114 4212 12 065 11 059 8 078 4212 3415 13 065 13 055 10 069 3415 2703 13 065 14 053 12 061 2703 2074 13 064 14 053 12 059 2074 1550 13 064 14 052 12 057 1550 1148 12 063 14 051 12 056 1148 871 12 063 14 050 11 055 871 704 11 063 13 050 10*053 704 608 10 063 11 050 7*053 608 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