DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 93.6 - - 91.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 346 - - 230 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5897 - - 7433 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4800 - - 5804 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6497 - - 8033 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2041 - - 2406 - - 8881 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 518 - - 492 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 214 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -632 - - 296 - - -7099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7129 - - 7738 - - 7709 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1828 - - -1040 - - -8463 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8325 - - 9073 - - 9072 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 83 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 410 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 93.6 - - 91.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 61.8 - - 59.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.4 - - 92.2 - - 91.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 61.1 - - 59.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 346 - - 230 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5897 - - 7433 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 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] 99431 34 100 32 094 32 084 99431 91853 31 102 30 086 28 074 91853 86025 27 097 25 082 25 070 86025 81224 25 096 21 083 23 075 81224 77108 25 098 13 096 21 080 77108 73471 28 083 18 102 17 082 73471 70190 24 067 24 088 17 081 70190 67190 15 063 22 076 21 084 67190 64408 10 060 15 068 17 054 64408 61731 8 029 8 033 15 005 61731 58968 12 007 11 023 10 001 58968 56113 17 347 15 347 17 005 56113 53406 30 328 31 339 29 343 53406 50982 33 311 34 325 27 327 50982 48801 28 314 32 324 29 334 48801 46809 30 333 33 325 32 331 46809 44970 34 331 30 327 32 325 44970 43265 33 332 29 334 30 321 43265 41678 21 344 22 318 20 319 41678 40195 17 006 12 289 17 303 40195 38798 23 359 7 336 14 278 38798 37445 25 351 18 006 10 254 37445 36064 19 357 18 353 12 283 36064 34621 14 346 12 357 15 289 34621 33120 11 298 10 329 13 290 33120 31547 12 338 12 282 13 289 31547 29888 14 015 7 316 15 296 29888 28144 9 003 5 344 12 310 28144 26315 6 286 8 348 10 331 26315 24412 14 289 13 336 16 347 24412 22436 18 294 18 326 18 346 22436 20375 26 288 19 319 17 351 20375 18222 19 296 18 310 15 357 18222 16032 11 277 10 250 7 318 16032 13931 8 268 7 234 5 261 13931 12027 5 256 4 234 9 170 12027 10341 5 252 3 232 5 179 10341 8843 6 232 8*223 7 221 8843 7511 9*225 10*218 10 221 7511 6325 9*223 10 217 11 214 6325 5272 9 222 10 215 12 207 5272 4343 9 221 11 214 12 202 4343 3520 8 219 11 213 12 198 3520 2784 8 218 11 212 12 195 2784 2131 8 217 11 212 12 193 2131 1588 7 216 10 210 12 193 1588 1171 7 215 10 211 11 192 1171 883 7 215 9 211 11 191 883 709 6 214 9 209 10*191 709 609 6 213 8 210 7*190 609 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