DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4074 - - 5625 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3012 - - 3526 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4674 - - 6225 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2822 - - 1213 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 352 - - 304 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 259 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -902 - - -1286 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5576 - - 7512 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5894 - - -7012 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10568 - - 13237 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 50.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.2 - - 48.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4074 - - 5625 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 99168 14 107 20 100 99168 91721 19 107 14 117 91721 85971 16 101 14 116 85971 81187 10 094 13 099 81187 77057 12 106 6 074 77057 73407 9 073 2 058 73407 70103 4 088 4 198 70103 67064 5 072 2 194 67064 64242 1 322 4 338 64242 61512 8 347 8 313 61512 58666 16 300 16 265 58666 55703 14 297 5 272 55703 52873 34 310 26 316 52873 50347 40 294 41 306 50347 48099 42 301 47 303 48099 46070 45 302 46 305 46070 44217 46 308 44 307 44217 42514 47 308 43 310 42514 40937 42 303 41 318 40937 39472 38 305 41 326 39472 38101 37 310 40 324 38101 36777 37 315 37 319 36777 35429 38 318 37 315 35429 34022 38 319 37 312 34022 32559 37 318 37 310 32559 31023 36 315 37 304 31023 29405 37 314 35 299 29405 27707 38 314 33 301 27707 25927 37 312 31 307 25927 24065 35 313 29 308 24065 22123 32 320 26 306 22123 20096 28 327 24 308 20096 17977 23 332 20 311 17977 15812 19 330 16 318 15812 13728 16 320 13 318 13728 11838 16 316 12 317 11838 10160 14 321 11 321 10160 8672 8 310 9 299 8672 7354 8 257 7*270 7354 6190 5 227 6*258 6190 5160 5*234 6 257 5160 4252 5*226 5 258 4252 3449 4 216 5 258 3449 2730 4 213 5 259 2730 2093 4 210 5 260 2093 1563 3 208 4 262 1563 1156 3 207 4 263 1156 876 3 206 4 261 876 705 3 205 4 261 705 608 2 204 3 261 608 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