DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 1008z - - 1330z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.4 - - 78.9 - - 84.9 - - 83.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 95 - - 146 - - 54 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1068 - - 2025 - - 2263 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 582 - - 582 - - 1567 - - 582 - - 582 Hcrit BL Top 599 - - 1668 - - 2625 - - 2863 - - 599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 249 - - 827 - - 898 - - 1138 - - 243 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 198 - - 284 - - 217 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 9 - - 7 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 243 - - 256 - - 218 - - 191 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 2 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -21 - - -722 - - -1130 - - 259 - - -779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 620 - - 2390 - - 3756 - - 2604 - - 1378 sfcLCL ODpotential -6701 - - -3544 - - -4878 - - -2311 - - -3643 ODpotential blCL 7300 - - 5212 - - 7503 - - 5174 - - 4242 blCL maxRH 93 - - 80 - - 75 - - 88 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 770 - - 1230 - - 1730 - - 2570 - - 1540 CAPE Temp@2m 68.4 - - 78.9 - - 84.9 - - 83.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 67.3 - - 70.2 - - 70.2 - - 73.3 - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.6 - - 78.2 - - 83.9 - - 82.7 - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 67.3 - - 69.4 - - 69.1 - - 72.5 - - 71.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 95 - - 146 - - 54 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1068 - - 2025 - - 2263 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 71 - - 20 - - 0 - - 54 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 15 - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 - - 17 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] 99041 22 075 24 090 19 085 19 102 21 088 99041 91600 18 072 21 084 19 093 21 098 14 080 91600 85833 17 081 14 093 14 084 12 096 13 089 85833 81064 15 078 11 105 8 113 6 059 13 078 81064 76979 9 075 8 079 10 133 2 124 9 077 76979 73385 5 066 3 030 7 101 6 149 2 342 73385 70152 3 230 11 310 2 345 7 132 6 251 70152 67194 7 206 12 270 6 288 3 059 7 265 67194 64437 7 239 12 245 7 276 8 274 10 273 64437 61746 12 262 12 232 10 258 15 254 12 279 61746 58936 19 270 17 239 12 254 20 290 21 289 58936 56051 29 271 29 267 28 266 38 281 31 275 56051 53339 42 257 39 260 29 257 37 267 26 238 53339 50902 35 257 29 280 38 274 31 274 36 273 50902 48713 42 276 53 288 48 273 60 289 59 285 48713 46748 57 272 63 276 50 270 70 281 70 286 46748 44961 56 275 57 271 60 273 63 275 70 274 44961 43312 63 287 50 275 65 275 66 275 69 259 43312 41768 64 286 48 277 54 271 61 270 59 261 41768 40308 65 282 47 277 48 260 52 266 59 264 40308 38919 64 277 48 276 44 261 46 263 58 266 38919 37564 60 271 50 276 44 267 42 263 56 266 37564 36176 58 265 56 275 49 270 40 265 54 263 36176 34724 55 267 57 263 54 269 38 263 54 259 34724 33215 49 271 50 259 53 269 35 258 54 257 33215 31634 43 269 32 253 46 272 30 249 51 255 31634 29969 26 263 20 246 31 260 25 245 41 253 29969 28222 17 273 18 266 22 224 22 249 34 250 28222 26392 20 274 27 262 11 151 22 256 30 245 26392 24483 23 274 27 254 10 224 22 267 28 241 24483 22499 26 274 22 254 28 252 25 280 26 247 22499 20435 27 278 19 258 30 241 27 284 24 265 20435 18286 25 289 19 257 22 252 27 286 26 269 18286 16097 21 287 12 256 20 255 30 281 26 266 16097 13987 15 287 9 250 23 249 29 255 26 257 13987 12065 11 299 13 259 25 247 30 242 30 247 12065 10358 13 285 16 272 23 242 31 243 37 252 10358 8844 20 278 17 275 21 239 29 243 44 257 8844 7499 20 277 16 266 18 239 27 243 41 251 7499 6303 16 261 19 266 17 240 25 244 37 243 6303 5244 17 244 21 270 19 243 24 244 33 230 5244 4312 16 241 20 265 21 241 23 234 28 210 4312 3490 18 242 20 261 17 238 21*214 26 197 3490 2755 19 248 20 260 10*225 18*198 24 191 2755 2107 19 251 18*259 8*220 15 191 22 185 2107 1566 18 251 14*257 8 219 14 190 20 181 1566 1153 17 249 9 256 7 218 13 190 17 179 1153 869 15 245 9 256 7 218 12 189 14 177 869 697 13*244 8 255 6 217 11 189 12*175 697 598 4*243 7 256 6 218 9 188 4*163 598 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