DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/29 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 = 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 - - 1334z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 279 - - 29 - - -11 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 5363 - - 3930 - - 8 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - - - - 4295 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit
BL Top - - - - - - 5963 - - 4530 - - 608 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2527 - - 3018 - - 8252 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - - - - 471 - - 211 - - 13 W*
B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S
BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind
Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 295 - - 264 Direction
Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 436 - - -357 - - -4633 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - - - - 5527 - - 4887 - - 5241 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - - - - -316 - - -1332 - - -5295 ODpotential
blCL - - - - - - 6279 - - 5862 - - 5903 blCL
maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 100 - - 79 maxRH
CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 110 - - 150 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.7 - - 50.2 - - 48.5 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.2 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.4 - - 49.2 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 279 - - 29 - - -11 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 5363 - - 3930 - - 8 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 101 - - 15 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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]
98552 8 087 3 207 8 353 98552
91067 10 107 4 068 10 023 91067
85319 9 059 8 057 6 041 85319
80537 9 349 6 075 2 314 80537
76410 1 356 2 031 5 317 76410
72781 2 060 4 317 10 347 72781
69498 2 284 5 332 7 331 69498
66477 7 199 9 315 4 195 66477
63685 5 228 8 284 4 219 63685
60983 10 251 9 284 6 284 60983
58152 16 258 11 251 12 284 58152
55189 20 248 19 242 20 273 55189
52342 20 237 24 234 29 263 52342
49789 25 244 25 245 32 245 49789
47517 26 250 25 241 22 229 47517
45461 25 257 15 255 12 237 45461
43570 42 261 29 255 28 264 43570
41830 59 235 51 243 38 245 41830
40228 55 226 61 227 35 239 40228
38744 46 237 51 216 39 246 38744
37362 62 256 48 234 52 238 37362
36038 80 257 64 239 62 226 36038
34695 72 248 67 232 70 217 34695
33295 67 245 65 229 71 219 33295
31840 66 237 64 230 65 224 31840
30317 67 231 63 231 64 230 30317
28713 68 228 63 231 67 231 28713
27028 68 231 64 231 66 234 27028
25263 68 236 61 232 67 242 25263
23427 64 241 56 233 59 246 23427
21525 61 244 52 235 50 247 21525
19549 60 250 52 249 43 256 19549
17491 40 263 45 273 35 260 17491
15387 27 266 21 268 28 255 15387
13365 15 282 15 246 21 247 13365
11544 13 272 21 248 19 271 11544
9933 17 285 22 254 18 287 9933
8497 17 287 20 269 16 291 8497
7218 15 282 14 276 14 296 7218
6080 13*278 10 278 12 292 6080
5071 11*276 8*282 11 285 5071
4181 10 275 7*285 11 277 4181
3393 9 275 7 290 11 273 3393
2688 8 275 7 293 11 271 2688
2065 7 276 6 297 11 269 2065
1544 7 276 6 299 10 268 1544
1145 6 276 6 301 10 267 1145
870 6 276 5 302 9 266 870
703 5 275 5 302 8*265 703
608 5 276 4 303 6*264 608
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