DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.8 - - 59.2 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 268 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7836 - - 7753 - - 5924 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6294 - - 6129 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8436 - - 8353 - - 6524 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 937 - - 1121 - - 2896 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 553 - - 520 - - 115 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 18 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 280 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 23 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 594 - - -94 - - -1525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7842 - - 8447 - - 8049 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 334 - - -4841 - - -5068 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8102 - - 13194 - - 11592 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 85 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.8 - - 59.2 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.1 - - 23.8 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 57.9 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.9 - - 22.7 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 268 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7836 - - 7753 - - 5924 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97971 7 212 9 257 14 306 97971 90568 9 228 9 231 15 269 90568 84849 13 225 11 229 16 253 84849 80101 16 230 15 234 15 240 80101 75988 15 230 14 262 14 269 75988 72333 17 227 21 255 18 272 72333 69022 21 244 25 254 24 263 69022 65984 26 251 27 255 29 259 65984 63161 30 268 32 270 31 265 63161 60413 43 270 45 265 46 266 60413 57541 49 262 50 256 54 258 57541 54562 54 266 53 257 57 257 54562 51717 66 261 62 260 62 261 51717 49152 73 255 72 260 71 260 49152 46856 76 252 80 255 78 258 46856 44783 78 250 84 253 84 260 44783 42883 80 251 89 253 91 258 42883 41127 85 253 93 251 96 253 41127 39501 94 255 98 249 99 250 39501 37986 109 256 103 249 102 250 37986 36566 124 256 109 250 107 250 36566 35200 132 256 119 252 111 252 35200 33824 136 256 127 253 112 252 33824 32408 136 255 132 253 112 252 32408 30957 130 253 133 252 108 253 30957 29454 121 251 127 251 108 254 29454 27884 112 248 123 251 110 252 27884 26250 101 248 114 254 90 253 26250 24547 85 249 95 255 86 254 24547 22767 76 250 76 251 82 251 22767 20910 64 249 66 246 82 258 20910 18975 58 252 57 245 68 250 18975 16964 53 261 52 256 63 248 16964 14919 48 258 52 253 56 256 14919 12956 45 261 49 255 47 267 12956 11178 38 262 35 256 35 266 11178 9609 27*259 22*258 21 267 9609 8222 16*253 18*272 18 280 8222 6989 15 253 18 275 19*285 6989 5892 13 256 18 277 20*288 5892 4917 13 259 18 279 20 289 4917 4057 12 262 19 282 21 290 4057 3297 11 265 19 283 21 290 3297 2616 11 267 19 284 21 290 2616 2014 10 269 18 285 21 290 2014 1511 10 271 18 286 20 290 1511 1125 9 271 18 286 19 290 1125 860 9 272 17 286 17 290 860 698 9 272 16 286 15 289 698 606 8 273 13 286 11 289 606 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