DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/16 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
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Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 85.3 - - 80.4 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 215 - - 30 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 4724 - - 4552 - - 1801 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - - - - 3868 - - 3552 - - 592 Hcrit
BL Top - - - - - - 5324 - - 5152 - - 2401 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1360 - - 1781 - - 4042 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - - - - 476 - - 410 - - 162 W*
B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 3 B/S
BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 11 BL Wind
Direction - - - - - - 142 - - 159 - - 212 Direction
Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1465 - - -2042 - - -894 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - - - - 6789 - - 7194 - - 3295 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - - - - -4341 - - -4250 - - -1755 ODpotential
blCL - - - - - - 9665 - - 9402 - - 4156 blCL
maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 72 - - 93 maxRH
CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 1210 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 85.3 - - 80.4 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.8 - - 55.8 - - 67.7 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 83.8 - - 80.3 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.9 - - 54.9 - - 67.4 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 215 - - 30 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 4724 - - 4552 - - 1801 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - 71 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 14 EXPERIMENT2
PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue]
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Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z
[ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft]
98897 21 082 26 109 16 081 98897
91354 21 098 20 106 18 087 91354
85543 14 084 15 108 15 084 85543
80760 12 081 12 079 14 099 80760
76652 15 091 6 055 11 080 76652
73028 12 092 6 112 7 066 73028
69762 11 107 9 121 4 068 69762
66766 6 094 6 116 4 088 66766
63991 6 193 1 280 1 246 63991
61315 6 195 9 230 6 253 61315
58538 4 319 12 233 12 245 58538
55666 16 295 19 257 18 242 55666
52919 26 263 26 264 22 255 52919
50438 34 247 29 248 32 254 50438
48219 32 241 29 244 33 249 48219
46222 36 256 30 253 40 242 46222
44416 57 255 49 246 51 232 44416
42757 68 250 60 242 57 231 42757
41209 69 245 59 239 57 229 41209
39747 69 243 58 237 52 228 39747
38359 69 247 58 237 54 230 38359
37006 59 250 57 240 54 232 37006
35627 52 244 50 242 47 235 35627
34190 42 236 38 241 38 232 34190
32700 31 246 30 251 36 232 32700
31142 31 252 31 255 34 235 31142
29501 32 251 30 251 27 239 29501
27776 31 255 32 254 21 249 27776
25973 27 259 31 267 22 271 25973
24093 22 268 27 278 19 283 24093
22140 19 289 18 287 15 294 22140
20109 15 300 13 281 15 294 20109
17992 9 285 9 276 14 292 17992
15835 4 296 9 283 12 290 15835
13759 3 325 6 325 10 286 13759
11875 3 302 5 347 8 286 11875
10204 3 292 3 331 4 280 10204
8721 1 126 2 166 3 256 8721
7403 5 128 5 172 2 253 7403
6232 6*124 5 179 3 221 6232
5196 6*133 6*167 6 207 5196
4282 6 137 6*164 7 206 4282
3472 7 139 6 161 9 207 3472
2748 7 143 6 160 10*209 2748
2106 7 144 6 158 11*211 2106
1572 7 147 7 158 11 212 1572
1161 7 148 6 156 11 212 1161
878 7 149 6 157 11 213 878
707 7 149 6 156 10 213 707
608 6 149 5 156 8 213 608
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)
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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