DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.8 - - 82.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 96 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4690 - - 5760 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3793 - - 3997 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5290 - - 6360 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1029 - - 1024 - - 5767 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 457 - - 350 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 089 - - 096 - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3829 - - -3535 - - -7117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9120 - - 9895 - - 7725 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10761 - - -10010 - - -13807 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16051 - - 16370 - - 14415 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 88 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.8 - - 82.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 41.5 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 82.2 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.7 - - 40.3 - - 44.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 96 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4690 - - 5760 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 10 - - 51 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98466 19 122 9 138 15 067 98466 91017 10 148 12 083 6 089 91017 85296 14 108 12 117 6 098 85296 80537 19 087 12 116 11 073 80537 76432 19 067 15 099 8 069 76432 72815 16 047 11 072 9 056 72815 69549 15 049 10 056 10 043 69549 66545 13 028 12 046 11 025 66545 63756 13 352 15 017 14 015 63756 61068 15 336 16 355 16 350 61068 58282 17 328 18 348 16 346 58282 55406 22 331 22 331 21 334 55406 52676 25 320 24 322 25 314 52676 50239 34 310 30 320 27 307 50239 48065 37 293 35 302 29 306 48065 46101 32 285 35 288 31 293 46101 44315 27 283 33 282 30 288 44315 42666 22 268 28 278 27 283 42666 41124 17 252 22 270 23 280 41124 39669 14 267 17 251 20 283 39669 38290 9 301 14 254 16 286 38290 36950 9 300 15 258 13 286 36950 35580 13 272 18 268 13 294 35580 34150 17 269 17 280 13 308 34150 32666 17 268 16 293 15 303 32666 31107 16 271 15 296 17 299 31107 29464 15 277 15 298 15 309 29464 27736 12 298 16 303 14 321 27736 25926 11 320 10 324 10 321 25926 24042 8 338 6 006 1 316 24042 22090 7 340 5 355 1 160 22090 20061 4 321 6 338 2 331 20061 17945 4 356 5 337 6 335 17945 15785 6 026 5 345 7 347 15785 13704 5 034 4 354 5 346 13704 11816 4 069 3 022 4 003 11816 10142 6 099 4 067 4 035 10142 8656 10 114 7 115 3 103 8656 7339 17 102 14*113 10 140 7339 6174 17*091 15*102 14 124 6174 5146 13*091 15 100 15 116 5146 4238 13 090 16 097 17 104 4238 3437 13 090 16 096 17 096 3437 2719 12 089 16 094 17 084 2719 2086 12 089 15 093 18 072 2086 1558 12 087 15 092 18 066 1558 1153 12 087 15 091 17 061 1153 874 11 087 14 090 15 058 874 705 10 086 13 090 13*056 705 608 9 086 10 090 9*054 608 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