DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 68.0 - - 67.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 291 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4553 - - 4044 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3785 - - 3280 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5153 - - 4644 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 588 - - 1368 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 491 - - 429 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 081 - - 063 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1804 - - -2210 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6957 - - 6854 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9498 - - -9755 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14651 - - 14399 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 67.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 65.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.7 - - 38.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 291 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4553 - - 4044 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 69 - - 51 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98214 14 107 10 170 98214 90762 8 118 6 119 90762 85029 6 103 3 034 85029 80283 7 052 8 028 80283 76206 2 181 7 025 76206 72603 5 277 2 204 72603 69334 7 254 8 241 69334 66316 8 199 16 222 66316 63522 8 213 13 216 63522 60831 9 250 14 243 60831 58018 22 242 18 249 58018 55090 35 242 33 253 55090 52299 42 233 41 241 52299 49792 39 240 44 246 49792 47548 59 250 68 245 47548 45539 78 228 79 228 45539 43734 68 227 62 228 43734 42087 79 252 81 260 42087 40561 106 257 105 259 40561 39123 90 255 106 256 39123 37759 74 246 83 257 37759 36434 71 235 70 250 36434 35084 69 233 68 240 35084 33676 67 230 72 238 33676 32211 66 230 74 236 32211 30675 66 232 68 235 30675 29058 63 234 64 236 29058 27359 54 242 56 243 27359 25582 44 250 45 251 25582 23730 41 256 37 254 23730 21809 43 251 35 250 21809 19807 44 234 37 241 19807 17714 38 235 37 241 17714 15570 29 252 32 252 15570 13497 24 263 24 254 13497 11610 18 250 19 237 11610 9941 13 179 15 221 9941 8469 8 161 11 185 8469 7169 9 110 12 132 7169 6025 15*088 13 108 6025 5020 15*083 13*096 5020 4138 15 082 13*084 4138 3358 15 081 14 077 3358 2661 15 081 16 061 2661 2045 15 081 17 058 2045 1532 14 080 17 056 1532 1137 14 080 17 055 1137 866 13 080 16 054 866 701 12 080 15 053 701 607 11 079 13 053 607 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