DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.0 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 49 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1479 - - 2311 - - 186 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2079 - - 2911 - - 786 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1915 - - 1486 - - 3621 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 122 - - 212 - - 34 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 217 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 370 - - 1033 - - -311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1709 - - 1878 - - 1097 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -639 - - 429 - - -998 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2718 - - 2482 - - 1784 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 670 - - 1300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.0 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 62.5 - - 64.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.7 - - 68.6 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 61.6 - - 64.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 49 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1479 - - 2311 - - 186 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 86 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 98442 28 071 17 097 21 066 98442 91061 20 090 20 091 17 075 91061 85392 19 109 19 095 17 090 85392 80663 13 118 15 107 17 094 80663 76566 16 127 9 121 8 075 76566 72933 11 153 9 128 2 118 72933 69645 5 192 4 241 6 320 69645 66624 12 243 14 211 14 240 66624 63824 13 261 13 236 21 211 63824 61100 25 273 17 251 21 245 61100 58249 39 260 33 250 32 243 58249 55268 41 255 34 247 35 246 55268 52396 38 252 34 252 36 253 52396 49810 37 252 38 259 41 258 49810 47500 38 252 47 259 48 256 47500 45419 40 253 52 249 54 249 45419 43529 49 244 56 222 61 242 43529 41801 48 220 41 217 56 236 41801 40215 41 238 46 254 53 248 40215 38751 46 261 68 254 76 258 38751 37391 58 253 75 246 79 248 37391 36086 56 244 72 247 69 241 36086 34754 56 243 71 249 68 238 34754 33364 56 242 69 249 66 236 33364 31919 56 241 65 254 63 244 31919 30407 54 239 58 255 54 246 30407 28819 47 229 54 246 47 238 28819 27150 40 205 49 227 50 232 27150 25398 35 208 40 218 47 236 25398 23569 32 223 33 232 36 236 23569 21668 34 241 29 255 33 240 21668 19690 36 253 24 255 31 252 19690 17625 28 250 22 247 29 254 17625 15519 26 251 22 244 24 267 15519 13488 24 250 19 252 18 275 13488 11638 19 254 15 252 20 278 11638 9999 14 258 12 244 16 277 9999 8548 13 251 11 243 14 280 8548 7257 14 238 10 232 12 268 7257 6108 15 222 12 212 13 263 6108 5090 15 204 14 211 13 258 5090 4194 15 197 16 224 12 244 4194 3404 15 199 16*223 11 238 3404 2697 14*202 16*220 11 234 2697 2071 12*206 15 219 10 228 2071 1549 10 211 15 217 9 216 1549 1147 9 214 14 216 8 206 1147 871 8 215 13 215 7*198 871 704 7 217 12 215 6*195 704 608 6 218 9 214 4 191 608 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