DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 158 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5368 - - 6184 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4114 - - 4630 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5968 - - 6784 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1974 - - 2566 - - 7758 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 418 - - 414 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 134 - - 147 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -10 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -866 - - -1719 - - -6707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6834 - - 8504 - - 7316 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4434 - - -3772 - - -8911 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10402 - - 10556 - - 9519 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 82 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 48.6 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 82.6 - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.2 - - 47.3 - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 158 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5368 - - 6184 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98656 19 115 12 081 8 060 98656 91166 17 094 14 105 9 065 91166 85401 15 065 11 100 12 063 85401 80611 8 075 11 099 12 065 80611 76489 5 111 8 047 9 077 76489 72867 7 109 7 357 9 043 72867 69606 5 078 2 132 6 359 69606 66606 4 128 4 133 3 332 66606 63808 5 181 3 298 4 271 63808 61089 7 241 9 285 5 279 61089 58257 13 228 17 233 17 244 58257 55331 16 246 19 224 19 230 55331 52544 28 254 23 253 24 250 52544 50049 39 240 37 245 35 253 50049 47840 43 236 45 241 45 255 47840 45867 48 243 52 240 57 246 45867 44081 56 240 61 238 77 240 44081 42436 64 235 73 235 91 233 42436 40897 68 232 75 234 89 232 40897 39446 67 234 70 235 83 233 39446 38073 68 236 67 235 66 236 38073 36739 63 238 62 240 61 240 36739 35378 58 245 56 246 52 247 35378 33962 57 246 55 246 49 249 33962 32491 50 250 48 249 44 254 32491 30951 43 255 40 254 40 260 30951 29331 38 263 36 261 38 267 29331 27633 33 272 31 265 35 270 27633 25853 36 264 27 267 32 274 25853 23993 32 255 27 272 29 280 23993 22053 29 252 28 273 25 288 22053 20031 25 248 30 272 24 292 20031 17921 18 258 29 269 22 294 17921 15773 14 284 18 282 23 306 15773 13706 17 311 17 325 23 323 13706 11827 18 320 18 342 20 334 11827 10160 13 330 13 343 13 326 10160 8682 2 304 6 314 4 305 8682 7371 4 129 6*179 6 197 7371 6207 4*105 7*167 8 177 6207 5175 3*108 7 162 10 164 5175 4263 3 136 6 155 10 159 4263 3457 2 145 6 148 11 155 3457 2736 2 143 6 141 11 151 2736 2099 3 140 6 136 11 149 2099 1566 3 134 6 130 11 147 1566 1158 3 131 5 127 11 145 1158 876 3 131 5 126 10 143 876 706 3 130 5 125 8 142 706 608 2 125 4 124 5*139 608 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