DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 79.4 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 122 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4587 - - 3809 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3582 - - 2728 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5187 - - 4409 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 610 - - 1330 - - 2520 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 412 - - 327 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 057 - - 050 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 295 - - -1121 - - -3818 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4892 - - 5530 - - 4427 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5638 - - -6875 - - -11133 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10825 - - 11284 - - 11741 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 71 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 79.4 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.0 - - 57.3 - - 54.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 78.5 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.9 - - 56.1 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 122 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4587 - - 3809 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 98923 3 168 5 190 6 182 98923 91479 16 180 7 198 4 161 91479 85721 10 166 4 184 7 192 85721 80927 6 056 6 157 2 175 80927 76814 9 081 4 167 6 032 76814 73207 11 056 8 071 5 056 73207 69952 9 053 12 050 9 047 69952 66960 9 063 7 031 9 019 66960 64186 8 017 3 068 6 011 64186 61509 10 002 4 018 5 355 61509 58724 10 352 5 339 8 332 58724 55845 16 329 16 325 17 326 55845 53120 23 311 26 317 24 321 53120 50684 28 319 43 326 51 327 50684 48502 50 315 55 312 51 310 48502 46522 46 311 50 300 45 300 46522 44706 38 316 40 303 43 310 44706 43022 43 334 39 322 43 315 43022 41451 57 339 57 329 52 328 41451 39976 65 332 64 326 63 324 39976 38586 63 331 63 318 66 321 38586 37237 65 333 60 317 59 319 37237 35859 58 335 54 323 51 314 35859 34419 43 330 51 327 48 319 34419 32921 35 313 46 321 50 325 32921 31350 32 308 38 308 43 327 31350 29694 35 327 30 314 38 312 29694 27956 30 332 29 323 34 311 27956 26133 23 341 27 326 30 323 26133 24229 17 344 21 322 24 334 24229 22252 19 346 23 321 20 333 22252 20199 25 349 21 326 19 338 20199 18061 31 347 23 349 15 346 18061 15880 30 350 28 348 22 357 15880 13783 25 358 27 349 22 359 13783 11877 28 007 24 358 19 360 11877 10180 30 011 26 006 21 009 10180 8673 25 014 23 009 18 017 8673 7341 18 022 18 015 14 022 7341 6165 12*046 12 024 11 027 6165 5130 12*057 9*043 10 041 5130 4222 12 058 9*047 11 057 4222 3423 12 058 10 049 12 061 3423 2710 13 057 11 051 13 058 2710 2080 13 057 11 051 14 052 2080 1554 12 056 12 051 14 049 1554 1150 12 056 11 051 14 048 1150 872 11 056 11 051 12 046 872 704 11 056 11 051 9 045 704 608 9 056 9 051 5*040 608 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