DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 88.0 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3616 - - 2404 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2552 - - 1472 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4216 - - 3004 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2593 - - 2749 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 249 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 828 - - 285 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3388 - - 2719 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -311 - - -787 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4527 - - 3791 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3220 - - 2980 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 74.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.5 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3616 - - 2404 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 74 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 99615 32 093 29 084 99615 92073 26 089 23 089 92073 86268 22 079 27 089 86268 81446 21 094 22 062 81446 77308 21 080 14 074 77308 73652 16 062 17 081 73652 70327 14 049 16 070 70327 67279 8 047 12 045 67279 64481 7 045 7 022 64481 61781 11 010 11 011 61781 58981 19 332 20 323 58981 56097 17 307 21 291 56097 53340 29 334 32 318 53340 50871 49 317 47 320 50871 48670 44 300 54 310 48670 46678 33 298 51 306 46678 44853 31 302 50 305 44853 43164 41 311 47 304 43164 41587 45 309 50 299 41587 40106 43 308 47 294 40106 38704 44 303 46 295 38704 37344 45 293 48 296 37344 35955 43 287 50 300 35955 34509 42 284 47 305 34509 33007 39 284 42 289 33007 31434 34 285 46 291 31434 29778 32 285 42 294 29778 28043 32 290 38 297 28043 26230 32 296 35 303 26230 24340 29 297 31 305 24340 22374 24 292 32 308 22374 20325 22 290 33 307 20325 18192 21 294 28 306 18192 16018 21 298 25 304 16018 13926 22 303 26 295 13926 12022 24 304 27 299 12022 10331 27 302 30 302 10331 8829 28 297 30 295 8829 7493 29 289 28 284 7493 6306 27 286 25 277 6306 5255 23 280 23 281 5255 4328 22*278 21 287 4328 3508 21*279 18*297 3508 2775 20 280 15*309 2775 2126 19 281 14 312 2126 1584 18 281 14 315 1584 1169 17 282 13 317 1169 882 16 283 12 319 882 708 14 283 11 319 708 609 11 283 9 320 609 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