DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 120 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3682 - - 4324 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2929 - - 3118 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4282 - - 4924 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1095 - - 1408 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 391 - - 344 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - 295 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1241 - - -2276 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5523 - - 7200 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5781 - - -5971 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10063 - - 10895 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1020 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 63.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.2 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 61.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 120 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3682 - - 4324 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 99629 40 091 34 077 99629 92090 30 095 27 090 92090 86264 24 096 28 099 86264 81413 25 080 26 080 81413 77241 16 065 26 069 77241 73572 15 083 18 064 73572 70274 11 057 9 069 70274 67260 12 072 7 091 67260 64471 17 030 12 042 64471 61788 10 339 11 359 61788 59025 7 002 8 344 59025 56184 13 017 12 359 56184 53481 24 342 25 343 53481 51048 22 316 27 329 51048 48873 18 337 18 325 48873 46904 15 356 10 005 46904 45096 17 013 16 044 45096 43416 29 014 19 046 43416 41847 31 010 20 027 41847 40373 22 006 20 011 40373 38977 14 006 16 013 38977 37618 9 017 13 018 37618 36227 9 025 9 013 36227 34775 13 008 8 005 34775 33267 14 358 10 000 33267 31692 12 351 12 359 31692 30034 7 348 10 350 30034 28294 3 344 7 327 28294 26470 1 308 4 325 26470 24563 2 028 2 332 24563 22573 5 028 2 026 22573 20498 5 182 3 064 20498 18335 7 166 8 195 18335 16134 8 125 7 172 16134 14021 10 127 9 148 14021 12103 13 132 9 146 12103 10399 10 132 6 082 10399 8884 7 080 12 077 8884 7535 15 060 10 092 7535 6338 12 061 5 096 6338 5281 6 070 3*306 5281 4349 2*243 4*300 4349 3525 5*247 4 299 3525 2787 5 245 4 295 2787 2135 5 245 4 294 2135 1590 5 243 4 292 1590 1172 5 242 4 290 1172 884 5 241 4 292 884 709 5 241 4 290 709 609 4 239 3 289 609 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