DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1725 - - 494 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2325 - - 1094 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1987 - - 2453 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 156 - - 75 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 269 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - -77 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2325 - - 1171 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2972 - - -826 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5297 - - 1920 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1370 - - 2040 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 65.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1725 - - 494 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - 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] 96410 26 248 27 253 96410 89118 19 248 22 236 89118 83560 19 283 16 230 83560 78979 22 263 17 252 78979 75020 19 237 22 257 75020 71507 11 258 21 270 71507 68335 22 283 23 268 68335 65415 23 269 20 255 65415 62674 27 270 27 281 62674 60008 34 265 38 273 60008 57234 39 260 38 261 57234 54346 40 255 38 265 54346 51575 45 265 46 267 51575 49084 54 270 56 267 49084 46877 61 266 59 261 46877 44916 60 254 59 257 44916 43155 58 255 60 249 43155 41546 60 259 58 248 41546 40054 57 257 57 254 40054 38654 54 258 55 252 38654 37325 53 258 52 251 37325 36032 49 256 51 253 36032 34711 44 258 49 257 34711 33335 41 265 47 259 33335 31904 41 268 47 262 31904 30405 40 271 48 261 30405 28824 40 267 49 262 28824 27162 42 262 48 260 27162 25418 46 257 49 259 25418 23592 49 254 49 258 23592 21693 47 254 47 257 21693 19717 49 256 45 260 19717 17660 52 255 46 263 17660 15561 55 248 47 258 15561 13539 58 246 47 249 13539 11694 48 245 49 246 11694 10045 34 237 49 249 10045 8581 31 240 41 255 8581 7282 33 242 35 256 7282 6129 35 245 31 252 6129 5108 35 246 28 247 5108 4208 32 239 25 244 4208 3413 27 231 23 246 3413 2702 24*228 21 251 2702 2073 23*228 22 254 2073 1550 20 226 17 258 1550 1148 18 225 13*263 1148 872 16 224 11*267 872 704 14 223 9 270 704 608 11 222 6 273 608 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