DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 60.6 - - 67.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 285 - - 277 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2225 - - 2906 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1912 - - 2403 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2825 - - 3506 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 580 - - 852 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 350 - - 378 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 100 - - 105 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -103 - - -1854 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2928 - - 5360 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5798 - - -6647 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8623 - - 10153 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.6 - - 67.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 45.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 65.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.3 - - 45.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 285 - - 277 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2225 - - 2906 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 97256 28 228 28 256 97256 89825 23 234 26 263 89825 84153 15 238 21 238 84153 79496 8 253 14 220 79496 75480 6 286 6 273 75480 71935 3 246 11 283 71935 68733 7 267 7 286 68733 65778 10 286 12 298 65778 63023 11 331 16 282 63023 60345 15 314 19 280 60345 57536 19 302 20 286 57536 54602 24 290 27 276 54602 51796 25 276 25 280 51796 49266 32 288 35 281 49266 47006 40 281 40 271 47006 44975 40 279 39 266 44975 43141 38 281 45 275 43141 41473 46 285 51 278 41473 39943 55 281 52 276 39943 38524 51 277 54 273 38524 37193 46 281 49 274 37193 35904 46 286 42 278 35904 34588 46 287 41 281 34588 33214 43 279 45 278 33214 31783 40 274 44 278 31783 30283 37 272 38 283 30283 28701 31 268 35 278 28701 27037 30 272 32 271 27037 25293 27 275 26 268 25293 23472 21 268 19 268 23472 21576 12 260 15 260 21576 19603 17 241 18 243 19603 17550 18 226 17 232 17550 15456 20 207 22 212 15456 13436 20 197 19 202 13436 11597 18 186 20 189 11597 9958 18 178 20 187 9958 8498 13 169 17 190 8498 7200 15 144 13 185 7200 6049 20 136 13 171 6049 5034 14 141 11 162 5034 4145 9 130 10*138 4145 3363 11*104 12*113 3363 2666 12*100 13 109 2666 2049 12 099 13 105 2049 1534 12 099 13 103 1534 1139 12 100 13 102 1139 867 11 100 13 100 867 702 10 100 12 100 702 607 9 100 10 100 607 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