DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 77.9 - - 80.8 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 150 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4153 - - 4837 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3283 - - 3567 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4753 - - 5437 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2403 - - 2565 - - 6420 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 407 - - 371 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 116 - - 152 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 263 - - -77 - - -3355 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4491 - - 5514 - - 3964 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -171 - - -754 - - -4300 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4924 - - 6191 - - 4908 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 95 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 750 - - 740 - - 1040 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 80.8 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.0 - - 58.4 - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 79.7 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 57.8 - - 60.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 150 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4153 - - 4837 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 79 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 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] 97982 10 144 7 006 9 100 97982 90569 11 104 2 114 8 102 90569 84894 5 032 7 126 9 085 84894 80183 2 348 7 086 6 026 80183 76130 3 100 7 035 6 005 76130 72553 7 063 6 016 5 026 72553 69311 6 052 2 002 5 335 69311 66326 5 086 2 188 2 355 66326 63555 6 062 6 208 3 308 63555 60873 6 009 3 204 7 281 60873 58078 8 295 4 252 12 251 58078 55171 10 267 8 241 11 230 55171 52383 10 236 11 228 9 235 52383 49863 13 210 16 226 13 241 49863 47604 17 202 16 218 14 247 47604 45567 15 193 11 233 14 246 45567 43720 4 215 13 247 16 264 43720 42028 12 291 14 277 23 276 42028 40456 19 278 25 289 26 284 40456 38983 21 275 30 281 27 291 38983 37598 17 279 23 274 30 293 37598 36263 11 279 19 277 32 290 36263 34912 8 263 17 263 28 285 34912 33513 9 234 14 263 19 268 33513 32068 7 240 14 267 12 259 32068 30560 8 260 13 273 13 272 30560 28972 9 258 13 274 14 275 28972 27304 9 269 11 275 17 273 27304 25555 10 281 11 276 19 278 25555 23726 12 285 13 273 20 283 23726 21819 13 293 16 270 19 284 21819 19830 10 288 17 273 15 276 19830 17753 9 260 13 279 12 277 17753 15633 8 249 8 262 11 267 15633 13590 6 239 4 242 9 269 13590 11738 4 214 4 217 11 256 11738 10098 5 218 7 221 7 227 10098 8638 5 232 9 225 7 207 8638 7336 4 241 6 212 10 195 7336 6180 2 211 4*179 10 186 6180 5155 2*173 4*165 8 173 5155 4249 3*128 4 159 7 161 4249 3448 4 123 4 154 7 148 3448 2729 4 119 4 152 6 136 2729 2094 4 115 4 148 6 127 2094 1564 4 111 4 145 6 113 1564 1157 4 110 4 144 6 105 1157 876 4 109 4 143 6 101 876 705 4 107 4 143 5*098 705 608 3 108 3 142 4*095 608 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