DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 85.4 - - 87.9 - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 94 - - 4 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1424 - - 2552 - - 1985 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 1766 - - 593 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2024 - - 3152 - - 2585 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 913 - - 1433 - - 3827 - - 2828 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 276 - - 162 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 13 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 262 - - 237 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 11 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 598 - - 752 - - -364 - - -756 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1426 - - 2400 - - 2950 - - 1365 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1788 - - -256 - - -2300 - - -1933 ODpotential blCL - - - 3812 - - 3408 - - 4885 - - 2542 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 89 - - 83 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 3770 - - 4400 - - 4860 - - 5080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 85.4 - - 87.9 - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 75.9 - - 76.2 - - 76.4 - - 78.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 84.7 - - 88.1 - - 83.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 75.0 - - 75.0 - - 77.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 94 - - 4 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1424 - - 2552 - - 1985 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 56 - - 34 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 19 - - 19 - - 18 - - 21 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] 99613 32 093 27 108 16 101 20 060 99613 92111 25 089 26 102 17 108 13 068 92111 86291 13 086 19 086 12 087 9 104 86291 81437 13 103 13 074 13 091 9 085 81437 77250 9 093 8 081 10 086 8 075 77250 73557 8 088 7 102 7 081 8 067 73557 70227 8 093 4 076 6 084 7 063 70227 67167 5 114 1 142 2 358 3 040 67167 64332 1 332 6 160 6 251 8 298 64332 61602 10 293 3 284 8 250 11 274 61602 58772 21 268 16 282 19 274 14 283 58772 55858 25 258 23 254 23 275 21 275 55858 53092 26 278 27 286 28 271 32 267 53092 50613 43 281 39 281 33 280 35 284 50613 48405 52 267 48 276 47 283 40 278 48405 46416 50 254 59 268 53 273 40 279 46416 44604 51 255 53 262 51 271 48 288 44604 42937 44 269 52 277 58 273 51 288 42937 41388 54 287 60 281 61 273 51 279 41388 39933 56 288 59 278 61 271 46 270 39933 38555 54 284 55 272 62 273 43 267 38555 37213 63 284 52 270 59 276 42 267 37213 35841 62 286 48 269 55 279 39 267 35841 34408 52 289 48 271 48 275 35 269 34408 32919 45 290 49 271 44 268 37 269 32919 31360 41 281 48 273 43 268 43 273 31360 29720 41 276 47 275 45 271 46 279 29720 27996 39 273 47 279 45 276 46 282 27996 26190 38 278 45 285 42 281 46 283 26190 24310 35 281 37 287 38 284 43 281 24310 22356 35 283 34 285 35 282 36 278 22356 20322 36 272 29 285 33 287 29 285 20322 18208 35 274 22 282 30 293 24 296 18208 16055 33 280 23 271 23 271 21 271 16055 13977 29 273 29 269 23 263 27 278 13977 12078 23 269 38 266 31 263 31 273 12078 10383 24 268 44 260 35 272 30 265 10383 8874 30 272 39 271 41 277 26 256 8874 7532 32 288 34 281 34 274 23 242 7532 6337 26 300 29 286 26 264 21 237 6337 5276 16 292 24 294 21 251 16 239 5276 4341 12 276 15 286 19 246 11 243 4341 3516 9 265 9*275 16 240 8 258 3516 2779 8 264 5*263 13*237 5 290 2779 2128 7*261 4 261 12*237 6 292 2128 1586 5*253 4 262 10 237 5 322 1586 1169 4 250 4 262 10 237 5 338 1169 883 4 247 3 263 9 237 5 341 883 709 3 245 3 264 8 237 4 341 709 609 3 245 3 264 7 238 2*336 609 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