DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 82.2 - - 82.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 132 - - 64 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1304 - - 3780 - - 3691 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 2806 - - 2371 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1904 - - 4380 - - 4291 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1802 - - 3052 - - 2731 - - 3458 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 345 - - 285 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 053 - - 050 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 53 - - 735 - - -523 - - -3170 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1851 - - 3645 - - 4814 - - 3779 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1083 - - -599 - - -2829 - - -5715 ODpotential blCL - - - 2987 - - 4979 - - 7120 - - 6324 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 85 - - 76 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 1100 - - 1220 - - 310 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 82.2 - - 82.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.7 - - 68.0 - - 63.9 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.3 - - 81.3 - - 82.5 - - 79.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 66.6 - - 62.6 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 132 - - 64 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1304 - - 3780 - - 3691 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 40 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 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] 99465 38 088 35 089 33 074 31 078 99465 91955 29 083 28 097 23 068 27 084 91955 86150 23 083 21 088 18 095 24 077 86150 81331 20 082 18 077 18 082 19 072 81331 77199 18 073 17 076 14 084 14 070 77199 73559 18 074 17 076 11 105 11 035 73559 70280 14 059 15 051 13 065 8 066 70280 67264 8 070 11 058 12 037 9 052 67264 64469 15 043 8 030 7 018 15 012 64469 61780 16 004 7 027 8 356 14 332 61780 58988 18 325 23 334 15 326 12 316 58988 56082 25 294 26 308 20 315 20 326 56082 53304 28 274 32 297 34 309 33 317 53304 50812 32 277 41 288 40 296 39 303 50812 48579 40 275 43 283 38 285 39 290 48579 46550 42 271 39 277 34 281 31 286 46550 44690 40 268 34 272 25 289 20 290 44690 42982 39 263 26 271 21 313 19 344 42982 41401 36 256 17 270 19 314 23 349 41401 39921 30 249 11 279 15 345 19 355 39921 38527 25 248 11 037 18 028 14 009 38527 37177 17 255 21 042 20 036 13 011 37177 35801 8 273 18 040 18 031 13 006 35801 34367 3 043 19 041 18 030 14 005 34367 32877 11 047 17 040 21 027 16 005 32877 31317 11 037 12 044 22 022 17 005 31317 29675 8 034 13 035 21 022 16 005 29675 27951 5 022 13 048 18 024 15 007 27951 26144 3 047 14 066 16 025 14 008 26144 24257 8 078 15 057 16 024 15 010 24257 22291 14 073 15 047 18 023 18 014 22291 20241 16 061 13 039 18 021 21 017 20241 18102 12 051 11 026 16 017 21 023 18102 15921 7 052 12 015 15 023 17 025 15921 13823 9 357 12 006 15 036 15 021 13823 11920 10 011 9 022 12 039 12 033 11920 10235 13 023 11 037 13 046 8 042 10235 8741 11 037 11 054 10 063 9 046 8741 7416 10 045 10 073 6 096 5 055 7416 6240 10 055 11 073 8 088 5 070 6240 5199 13 068 12*068 10*075 7 074 5199 4280 16 071 12*060 13*057 12 070 4280 3468 16 069 13 055 14 052 15 063 3468 2742 15 067 13 053 14 050 17 052 2742 2102 12*063 13 051 14 048 17 046 2102 1568 8*055 13 050 14 048 15 044 1568 1159 7 054 13 049 13 047 14 044 1159 877 7 053 12 049 13 047 12 044 877 706 6 053 11 049 12 046 10*043 706 609 5 052 9 048 9 046 7*043 609 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