DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 76.7 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3078 - - 5241 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2146 - - 2034 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3678 - - 5841 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3060 - - 3808 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 295 - - 234 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 316 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -63 - - 1717 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3741 - - 4125 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1676 - - -30 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5354 - - 5871 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1150 - - 1520 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 61.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3078 - - 5241 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 22 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99225 19 098 15 081 99225 91807 19 078 16 099 91807 86060 20 089 18 084 86060 81261 14 085 15 061 81261 77119 8 084 8 048 77119 73462 7 095 9 112 73462 70137 4 031 5 125 70137 67068 5 242 8 219 67068 64215 2 238 3 186 64215 61445 9 305 14 295 61445 58576 12 304 11 271 58576 55608 20 303 12 316 55608 52779 20 300 26 289 52779 50243 22 307 20 280 50243 47960 38 300 34 312 47960 45885 43 293 47 306 45885 43988 42 294 50 299 43988 42242 41 297 49 301 42242 40624 42 304 54 303 40624 39117 47 306 59 303 39117 37708 50 306 60 305 37708 36354 52 307 62 310 36354 34989 55 307 68 315 34989 33585 55 305 73 315 33585 32139 55 303 72 313 32139 30632 54 304 69 313 30632 29045 54 304 66 315 29045 27378 54 303 65 317 27378 25626 53 301 63 318 25626 23791 50 299 60 318 23791 21878 47 298 55 317 21878 19880 44 300 50 316 19880 17793 39 299 45 314 17793 15664 34 301 41 313 15664 13615 31 309 37 318 13615 11757 25 309 31 319 11757 10112 25 309 28 317 10112 8652 29 311 27 319 8652 7352 30 317 26 319 7352 6194 26 327 23*319 6194 5166 21 332 19*317 5166 4257 18*329 18 317 4257 3454 15*322 17 316 3454 2734 13 317 16 316 2734 2097 13 315 15 316 2097 1566 12 316 15 316 1566 1157 12 314 14 316 1157 876 11 315 13 316 876 706 10 315 12 316 706 608 8 314 9 316 608 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