DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.8 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -8 - - -39 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 384 - - 8 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 984 - - 608 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3084 - - 2937 - - 2536 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 66 - - 16 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 225 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -594 - - -491 - - -277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1578 - - 1099 - - 885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1330 - - -1357 - - -1018 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2314 - - 1965 - - 1626 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 360 - - 1180 - - 1890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.8 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 69.5 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 74.0 - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.2 - - 70.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -8 - - -39 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 384 - - 8 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 17 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] 98681 11 074 16 087 13 073 98681 91200 9 153 4 037 16 073 91200 85476 10 130 2 340 17 040 85476 80743 10 086 4 089 12 027 80743 76665 10 081 10 077 6 030 76665 73057 10 082 11 092 3 062 73057 69787 6 064 7 079 4 057 69787 66782 4 023 7 036 4 075 66782 63996 4 341 6 347 9 358 63996 61306 8 340 6 327 12 324 61306 58504 14 326 12 315 13 312 58504 55584 21 301 16 296 18 300 55584 52792 18 281 22 288 18 284 52792 50288 25 271 33 268 29 278 50288 48060 31 255 34 250 37 261 48060 46061 32 246 27 252 39 257 46061 44246 40 248 40 251 41 257 44246 42577 47 242 46 239 43 254 42577 41030 47 239 46 240 40 250 41030 39581 43 236 44 242 43 247 39581 38208 42 235 45 243 49 243 38208 36873 41 233 44 241 51 244 36873 35508 33 231 42 238 48 243 35508 34084 25 254 39 232 45 246 34084 32604 28 260 38 231 48 248 32604 31053 31 257 37 232 49 249 31053 29421 34 255 37 234 45 247 29421 27713 36 254 39 239 42 243 27713 25924 39 254 41 247 39 247 25924 24055 42 254 39 255 34 257 24055 22112 45 251 35 259 25 261 22112 20091 47 244 34 266 25 270 20091 17986 48 239 32 269 31 271 17986 15844 48 244 27 280 33 278 15844 13777 46 239 31 292 29 289 13777 11893 46 232 33 281 31 296 11893 10213 46 229 34 265 27 287 10213 8714 43 229 35 261 24 270 8714 7388 39 227 34 255 26 249 7388 6215 35 225 35 248 28 251 6215 5178 32 223 37 240 30 253 5178 4263 30 218 37 233 30 251 4263 3456 27 208 37 228 30 248 3456 2733 24 202 35 226 28 243 2733 2096 23 202 34 226 26 239 2096 1564 20 202 31 226 22 233 1564 1157 18*201 27 225 19 230 1157 876 16*201 24 225 15 228 876 706 13 201 21 225 13 227 706 608 9 200 13*225 9*226 608 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