DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 70.3 - - 79.3 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - 73 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 232 - - 2982 - - 601 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 1835 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 832 - - 3582 - - 1201 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1623 - - 2409 - - 2361 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 55 - - 262 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 222 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 93 - - 706 - - -250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 739 - - 2876 - - 1452 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -214 - - -57 - - -1514 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1046 - - 3639 - - 2715 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 660 - - 1080 - - 2240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 79.3 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 68.5 - - 72.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 78.7 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 67.5 - - 71.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 9 - - 73 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 232 - - 2982 - - 601 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 82 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99681 38 078 29 084 26 083 99681 92147 30 087 23 096 23 069 92147 86328 25 096 22 089 22 075 86328 81504 22 091 24 080 24 081 81504 77361 17 083 23 084 22 080 77361 73701 11 084 18 093 21 070 73701 70384 9 108 13 100 14 061 70384 67336 12 112 7 083 10 067 67336 64511 9 108 1 182 7 351 64511 61778 5 194 8 192 7 262 61778 58940 10 221 11 191 12 234 58940 55983 15 229 12 217 18 203 55983 53176 33 254 36 257 45 255 53176 50690 46 232 44 236 42 233 50690 48461 44 224 37 228 33 231 48461 46428 36 232 40 244 39 244 46428 44568 41 251 51 248 50 245 44568 42869 55 254 57 247 56 243 42869 41306 68 249 60 239 58 243 41306 39847 76 240 67 231 61 239 39847 38468 68 229 66 230 68 239 38468 37127 65 233 65 227 74 242 37127 35753 63 238 65 227 72 241 35753 34320 58 241 67 229 70 237 34320 32827 54 237 67 233 71 238 32827 31265 47 233 58 242 58 250 31265 29629 39 231 49 262 38 263 29629 27917 37 236 33 262 23 268 27917 26122 28 248 27 255 16 263 26122 24247 21 242 23 266 14 249 24247 22296 16 247 17 264 14 246 22296 20264 13 256 11 264 13 246 20264 18140 17 232 12 257 15 249 18140 15970 20 222 14 255 17 250 15970 13875 16 234 11 213 17 234 13875 11965 14 246 12 192 18 236 11965 10268 15 244 16 211 17 229 10268 8767 17 240 25 231 11 208 8767 7435 18 234 24 237 8 212 7435 6253 17 231 18 238 8 219 6253 5206 16 228 14 231 6 225 5206 4285 16 226 13*231 7 237 4285 3472 16 225 11*227 9 241 3472 2746 11 232 8 222 10 236 2746 2105 9 235 7 221 9 226 2105 1570 7 230 7 220 7*208 1570 1160 5 215 7 219 4*190 1160 878 4*206 6 221 4 188 878 707 3*201 6 221 3 186 707 608 3 200 5 220 3 185 608 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