DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/18 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 1010z - - 1333z - - 1559z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.5 - - 73.3 - - 78.0 - - 79.3 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 110 - - 170 - - 103 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1773 - - 5553 - - 4536 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 582 - - 1218 - - 4236 - - 3199 - - 583 Hcrit BL Top 599 - - 2373 - - 6153 - - 5136 - - 600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 317 - - 3068 - - 763 - - 2288 - - 4425 Hgt.Variab. W* 18 - - 246 - - 418 - - 337 - - 23 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 015 - - 059 - - 037 - - 058 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - -10 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -659 - - -1877 - - 377 - - -1051 - - -4870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1258 - - 4250 - - 5776 - - 6188 - - 5471 sfcLCL ODpotential -4385 - - -8232 - - -7788 - - -7946 - - -11995 ODpotential blCL 4984 - - 10605 - - 13941 - - 13082 - - 12595 blCL maxRH 84 - - 73 - - 60 - - 63 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.5 - - 73.3 - - 78.0 - - 79.3 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 59.0 - - 56.8 - - 54.8 - - 54.4 - - 53.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.5 - - 72.4 - - 76.8 - - 78.5 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 58.7 - - 55.4 - - 52.6 - - 52.1 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 110 - - 170 - - 103 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1773 - - 5553 - - 4536 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99273 31 081 33 091 34 089 27 085 27 071 99273 91768 27 082 28 085 30 087 30 081 23 084 91768 85979 21 078 23 082 24 091 28 081 23 080 85979 81188 19 084 18 082 22 087 23 080 24 082 81188 77066 21 085 15 088 18 080 20 079 19 079 77066 73414 20 062 15 085 15 083 17 076 16 076 73414 70097 13 058 12 078 13 078 12 060 15 071 70097 67047 12 054 12 071 9 081 7 036 12 045 67047 64235 9 022 12 031 9 060 5 031 9 013 64235 61526 10 347 12 351 10 004 7 012 8 357 61526 58707 13 334 16 331 15 331 12 338 13 342 58707 55796 20 317 23 313 22 311 22 314 24 322 55796 53047 32 314 32 313 30 307 31 311 34 309 53047 50593 43 309 45 314 39 312 39 312 38 305 50593 48396 51 307 56 312 51 313 43 315 39 311 48396 46401 57 307 62 307 59 313 59 310 50 309 46401 44578 61 306 62 307 67 303 64 298 51 301 44578 42898 60 305 62 312 63 302 56 298 45 302 42898 41336 56 307 63 313 58 309 54 315 41 305 41336 39870 53 307 60 315 54 320 57 318 40 299 39870 38479 53 306 54 310 50 325 57 317 44 292 38479 37125 53 306 48 304 44 317 53 320 44 287 37125 35742 48 308 41 303 43 306 48 318 39 286 35742 34299 45 309 38 304 43 298 45 311 34 290 34299 32798 45 309 38 306 39 301 41 304 33 292 32798 31227 46 306 38 305 35 307 34 304 32 296 31227 29579 47 304 38 305 35 310 30 310 23 302 29579 27854 46 305 35 307 31 312 26 306 19 301 27854 26047 41 310 31 307 26 311 23 303 18 301 26047 24160 37 313 30 306 25 309 21 308 15 305 24160 22197 34 315 30 308 24 309 20 314 11 315 22197 20150 30 313 28 310 22 311 18 319 7 333 20150 18013 23 308 26 310 18 313 14 319 4 338 18013 15834 21 305 23 312 14 319 9 319 3 303 15834 13739 23 310 21 321 13 332 4 329 3 250 13739 11834 18 318 19 330 12 342 2 009 4 241 11834 10144 14 314 12 321 9 328 4 308 5 282 10144 8647 14 314 11 319 11 328 7 323 3 002 8647 7326 16 328 13 341 13*351 8 338 6 004 7326 6162 16 342 15 352 11*013 8 342 7 346 6162 5132 14 353 15 005 11 019 7*352 6 348 5132 4223 12 008 16 018 9 039 7*049 4 359 4223 3422 12 021 16 027 9 045 7 056 4 055 3422 2707 13 031 14*042 8 048 8 059 8 075 2707 2075 13 043 9*058 8 049 8 060 9 074 2075 1548 14 045 8 060 8 049 8 060 10 073 1548 1143 13 034 7 059 8 050 8 060 10 072 1143 865 12 022 6 059 7 050 7 060 9 071 865 695 10*020 6 060 7 050 7 061 8*071 695 599 3*015 5 059 6 051 6 060 6*070 599 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