DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 68.4 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 34 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 865 - - 1105 - - 1325 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1465 - - 1705 - - 1925 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1131 - - 782 - - 810 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 139 - - 160 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 184 - - 200 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -478 - - 294 - - -99 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1944 - - 1411 - - 2024 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6047 - - 159 - - -2940 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7512 - - 1546 - - 4865 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 730 - - 720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 68.4 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.2 - - 64.0 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 68.0 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 63.8 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 34 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 865 - - 1105 - - 1325 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 99523 43 088 37 099 33 092 99523 91997 34 088 35 093 33 093 91997 86203 26 088 30 086 32 085 86203 81411 22 082 25 082 26 083 81411 77287 22 085 21 089 22 088 77287 73632 21 079 18 097 17 083 73632 70327 17 068 15 094 11 078 70327 67297 13 059 12 074 9 068 67297 64497 8 015 11 028 12 033 64497 61799 6 332 14 353 14 356 61799 59002 12 301 17 308 15 331 59002 56113 17 316 17 314 22 310 56113 53369 22 308 28 299 27 304 53369 50903 37 310 32 300 36 306 50903 48683 51 311 40 305 46 326 48683 46658 66 310 64 312 62 318 46658 44801 77 301 71 302 65 311 44801 43084 73 299 62 301 61 316 43084 41491 68 306 64 314 68 323 41491 40004 68 309 76 318 77 324 40004 38606 65 308 80 315 82 323 38606 37251 60 308 77 313 81 321 37251 35871 56 309 76 314 76 321 35871 34433 52 313 75 314 70 320 34433 32942 48 314 73 314 67 318 32942 31379 43 307 64 314 64 317 31379 29733 42 299 54 310 58 315 29733 28004 43 294 48 305 50 315 28004 26192 42 301 45 298 45 317 26192 24297 37 304 45 295 43 320 24297 22323 31 300 41 299 39 321 22323 20272 31 287 33 300 32 318 20272 18135 26 295 30 294 32 309 18135 15960 21 302 27 290 28 318 15960 13871 18 301 24 305 32 328 13871 11969 18 295 23 308 28 331 11969 10273 20 287 21 310 24 342 10273 8760 22 270 17 296 21 353 8760 7415 21 280 14 286 15 318 7415 6225 17 284 11 285 10 283 6225 5177 9 269 9 276 8 266 5177 4255 9 218 6 263 10 254 4255 3443 11 202 5 232 11 250 3443 2719 12 199 8 211 10 237 2719 2084 12 195 11*191 7*210 2084 1557 11*191 10*185 6*202 1557 1152 10*189 9 184 5 200 1152 874 9 188 9 183 4 197 874 705 8 188 8 183 4 198 705 608 6 187 6 181 3 199 608 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