DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 73.9 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 138 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4030 - - 2689 - - 948 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3327 - - 1962 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4630 - - 3289 - - 1548 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1426 - - 1632 - - 1631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 450 - - 297 - - 63 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 059 - - 028 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1552 - - -3639 - - -4548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6182 - - 6929 - - 6097 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4497 - - -8591 - - -10554 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9127 - - 11880 - - 12102 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 73.9 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 45.9 - - 43.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 72.9 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.4 - - 44.8 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 329 - - 138 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4030 - - 2689 - - 948 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 71 - - 102 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 98503 23 080 7 049 18 067 98503 91041 17 060 15 072 11 058 91041 85313 13 072 17 080 18 050 85313 80582 17 081 20 074 22 046 80582 76513 17 071 20 078 14 057 76513 72894 19 058 20 075 14 065 72894 69598 21 055 18 058 19 041 69598 66586 19 045 12 048 15 020 66586 63814 19 021 13 022 14 016 63814 61116 21 003 19 005 16 360 61116 58292 26 337 27 347 18 330 58292 55380 28 321 33 325 24 331 55380 52618 33 312 40 311 38 328 52618 50133 35 301 45 307 47 319 50133 47899 36 295 48 297 50 303 47899 45873 35 307 45 286 45 292 45873 44020 37 316 40 298 39 296 44020 42316 46 310 49 304 45 306 42316 40745 51 303 54 300 53 304 40745 39284 51 301 56 298 56 307 39284 37910 51 300 56 297 53 306 37910 36579 45 300 54 297 48 307 36579 35222 42 302 50 298 44 310 35222 33809 39 304 44 300 41 314 33809 32342 36 306 42 303 38 316 32342 30807 31 306 42 303 36 318 30807 29190 26 307 42 304 35 320 29190 27491 26 308 43 302 36 319 27491 25708 29 305 40 302 37 315 25708 23842 29 302 34 303 39 318 23842 21900 28 304 31 307 34 321 21900 19878 29 299 32 305 29 321 19878 17773 29 297 31 302 24 332 17773 15631 34 301 30 299 23 348 15631 13568 33 304 26 300 24 348 13568 11693 32 314 22 305 23 347 11693 10030 22 328 15 301 18 339 10030 8555 14 329 8 317 14 341 8555 7248 11 327 7 336 11 011 7248 6093 14 338 12 358 13 037 6093 5074 8*358 11 001 15 045 5074 4177 5*055 8 029 15 044 4177 3387 6 058 9*032 14 043 3387 2681 6 060 10*030 13 039 2681 2058 6 061 11 029 12*040 2058 1539 6 060 11 028 11*043 1539 1142 6 060 11 027 10 045 1142 869 5 060 11 026 10 045 869 702 5 060 10 026 8 045 702 607 5 061 8 025 6 046 607 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