DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 61.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2840 - - 3004 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2066 - - 1370 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3440 - - 3604 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1132 - - 959 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 302 - - 232 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 014 - - 012 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -71 - - -116 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3512 - - 3720 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8977 - - -8827 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12417 - - 12431 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 61.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.1 - - 48.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 61.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.8 - - 46.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2840 - - 3004 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97751 20 252 20 247 97751 90475 17 240 19 242 90475 84873 14 256 14 237 84873 80212 6 243 10 260 80212 76211 3 296 11 302 76211 72685 6 333 7 266 72685 69477 13 307 13 297 69477 66519 18 277 18 276 66519 63779 19 247 17 259 63779 61118 24 273 20 261 61118 58346 35 263 35 267 58346 55484 46 261 44 258 55484 52758 55 255 55 263 52758 50319 62 258 66 264 50319 48143 72 260 71 262 48143 46166 80 255 73 261 46166 44351 85 251 74 262 44351 42676 85 250 75 262 42676 41116 78 253 72 261 41116 39647 69 256 68 267 39647 38255 66 258 65 274 38255 36902 67 256 63 276 36902 35518 63 254 64 275 35518 34074 58 255 65 272 34074 32575 56 259 64 271 32575 31005 56 261 61 272 31005 29352 53 261 58 269 29352 27615 51 258 57 267 27615 25795 50 259 54 267 25795 23900 48 259 52 267 23900 21930 43 261 49 269 21930 19882 38 263 44 275 19882 17752 36 265 38 281 17752 15583 30 275 34 283 15583 13498 28 281 29 282 13498 11609 23 290 22 289 11609 9939 14 322 15 309 9939 8467 14 343 12 332 8467 7166 16 353 12 345 7166 6018 17 357 14 359 6018 5010 15 003 14 012 5010 4126 13*018 13*014 4126 3350 13*018 13*013 3350 2655 14 017 13 013 2655 2041 14 015 12 012 2041 1529 14 014 12 012 1529 1135 13 012 12 012 1135 865 13 012 11 011 865 701 12 011 10 011 701 607 10 010 8 010 607 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