DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2565 - - 2298 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1688 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3165 - - 2898 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1927 - - 1967 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 205 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 010 - - 025 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 918 - - 985 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2247 - - 1913 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 354 - - 349 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2811 - - 2549 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 890 - - 900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 69.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.9 - - 75.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.4 - - 68.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2565 - - 2298 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 86 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - - 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] 99289 37 095 30 096 99289 91778 36 096 31 094 91778 85993 31 089 28 099 85993 81201 24 097 24 089 81201 77075 19 088 21 090 77075 73411 14 080 15 086 73411 70102 13 086 11 089 70102 67080 15 088 10 085 67080 64291 16 055 13 051 64291 61595 12 037 14 023 61595 58784 7 036 8 014 58784 55874 6 034 3 115 55874 53116 7 305 3 310 53116 50652 14 300 6 286 50652 48443 22 282 16 280 48443 46446 28 259 29 245 46446 44624 35 235 23 216 44624 42934 46 223 24 228 42934 41352 48 221 37 244 41352 39869 46 216 43 232 39869 38469 44 209 39 222 38469 37107 44 201 38 218 37107 35713 45 205 40 220 35713 34261 44 221 44 221 34261 32752 43 236 44 219 32752 31175 34 241 45 217 31175 29518 30 236 43 219 29518 27782 23 224 28 240 27782 25972 17 234 15 246 25972 24090 15 199 8 246 24090 22138 7 177 5 271 22138 20105 8 176 2 298 20105 17986 4 240 8 330 17986 15827 6 286 13 338 15827 13745 3 303 10 338 13745 11852 2 337 10 004 11852 10177 5 048 12 025 10177 8693 8 029 13 021 8693 7372 9 005 14 016 7372 6200 9 003 15 012 6200 5163 7 011 15 014 5163 4252 7 013 16 019 4252 3449 7*014 16*022 3449 2729 7*012 16*024 2729 2094 8 011 16 024 2094 1563 8 010 16 026 1563 1156 8 010 15 025 1156 876 7 009 14 025 876 706 7 009 13 026 706 608 6 008 10 025 608 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