DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4303 - - 3735 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2998 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4903 - - 4335 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1159 - - 1245 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 326 - - 179 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 198 - - 179 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -302 - - -526 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5205 - - 4861 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5168 - - -6020 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10071 - - 10355 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.4 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4303 - - 3735 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 89 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99166 23 096 17 118 99166 91735 18 103 15 088 91735 85996 14 108 10 087 85996 81212 7 073 8 093 81212 77077 5 082 5 092 77077 73433 5 087 3 117 73433 70146 6 090 5 175 70146 67119 7 053 3 183 67119 64305 6 354 3 347 64305 61590 8 285 12 326 61590 58777 10 310 13 310 58777 55865 19 322 20 298 55865 53081 27 327 20 304 53081 50599 32 320 25 321 50599 48403 27 312 25 337 48403 46411 25 323 35 330 46411 44600 43 325 51 308 44600 42947 52 320 51 308 42947 41409 50 325 48 312 41409 39957 45 331 38 315 39957 38579 44 330 34 309 38579 37237 44 319 36 302 37237 35862 39 314 38 299 35862 34428 38 314 35 296 34428 32936 42 308 32 304 32936 31372 43 303 29 309 31372 29721 40 297 29 307 29721 27985 39 282 32 306 27985 26166 39 272 31 311 26166 24267 38 275 30 310 24267 22295 34 279 31 311 22295 20241 33 275 30 312 20241 18101 33 271 27 302 18101 15922 24 281 31 306 15922 13826 17 271 33 291 13826 11920 12 270 30 279 11920 10226 9 315 25 270 10226 8722 7 340 11 253 8722 7389 3 328 7 210 7389 6213 6 242 13 192 6213 5176 10*218 19*185 5176 4265 11*210 19*181 4265 3460 12 200 19 180 3460 2738 12 197 18 180 2738 2100 12 196 18 179 2100 1567 11 195 17 178 1567 1158 11 194 16 178 1158 877 10 193 14 177 877 706 10 193 12 177 706 608 8 192 9 177 608 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