DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 84.1 - - 86.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2445 - - 2539 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1876 - - 1652 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3045 - - 3139 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1899 - - 1874 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 262 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 229 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -19 - - 279 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3064 - - 2861 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -607 - - -224 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3652 - - 3363 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1760 - - 3320 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.1 - - 86.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 75.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.8 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 75.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2445 - - 2539 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 86 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - - 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] 99557 31 086 28 103 99557 92017 27 090 28 093 92017 86205 25 087 26 091 86205 81392 19 080 24 091 81392 77249 18 087 22 085 77249 73608 18 094 15 082 73608 70317 19 082 13 101 70317 67285 18 063 20 065 67285 64492 16 051 14 049 64492 61806 16 018 12 015 61806 59016 23 358 13 357 59016 56138 29 334 25 344 56138 53410 38 326 38 318 53410 50962 40 321 40 319 50962 48771 46 334 58 333 48771 46786 67 334 63 325 46786 44954 67 324 61 320 44954 43247 62 320 60 319 43247 41652 60 321 59 319 41652 40155 59 322 59 319 40155 38743 58 319 55 312 38743 37374 55 311 51 302 37374 35983 57 313 50 304 35983 34537 58 318 58 316 34537 33035 55 318 61 317 33035 31461 52 315 57 314 31461 29801 48 312 58 314 29801 28060 43 312 48 311 28060 26243 39 315 45 310 26243 24354 36 312 36 311 24354 22393 33 310 32 310 22393 20351 35 314 29 310 20351 18226 37 320 29 314 18226 16062 40 323 31 328 16062 13976 38 313 33 337 13976 12075 38 318 32 347 12075 10382 40 331 21 343 10382 8871 29 339 14 331 8871 7526 13 329 12 311 7526 6332 8 326 13 292 6332 5275 3 275 14 283 5275 4342 3 233 12 276 4342 3519 4*212 8*255 3519 2782 6*209 5*237 2782 2131 6 209 5 232 2131 1588 6 209 4 228 1588 1171 6 210 4 224 1171 884 5 210 4 223 884 709 5 209 3 222 709 609 4 209 3 221 609 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