DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 79.4 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 290 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2594 - - 3543 - - 4778 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1886 - - 2917 - - 3664 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3194 - - 4143 - - 5378 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 729 - - 1375 - - 1328 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 292 - - 417 - - 401 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 065 - - 063 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 355 - - -577 - - -1036 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2839 - - 4720 - - 6415 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2432 - - -4636 - - -8548 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5626 - - 8779 - - 13926 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 73 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 79.4 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.4 - - 60.7 - - 56.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 77.6 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 59.6 - - 55.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 290 - - 187 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2594 - - 3543 - - 4778 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 99476 31 086 33 082 30 093 99476 91932 28 093 27 091 29 077 91932 86138 25 082 26 081 29 084 86138 81338 23 081 22 082 25 077 81338 77198 22 065 21 091 17 078 77198 73539 15 076 16 076 16 066 73539 70242 19 060 14 097 6 074 70242 67221 20 020 16 048 11 088 67221 64422 14 354 15 012 12 025 64422 61729 15 357 21 006 13 006 61729 58929 23 347 25 342 17 335 58929 56042 30 344 32 340 27 338 56042 53316 40 326 45 330 46 335 53316 50889 49 322 54 320 56 323 50889 48721 51 326 50 316 55 325 48721 46742 58 334 54 331 61 331 46742 44914 66 335 67 335 66 333 44914 43210 67 337 70 335 68 333 43210 41612 67 340 69 336 67 334 41612 40108 63 338 67 335 66 336 40108 38689 56 328 60 334 66 337 38689 37314 53 323 51 330 59 335 37314 35916 44 315 45 329 51 330 35916 34464 43 310 40 324 44 321 34464 32960 40 311 37 318 40 315 32960 31388 33 313 35 320 39 317 31388 29734 32 311 33 318 38 315 29734 27997 34 310 34 316 38 316 27997 26176 33 308 35 317 38 316 26176 24274 33 301 35 316 35 314 24274 22294 31 304 30 309 31 317 22294 20231 32 311 27 303 27 314 20231 18082 29 318 24 307 22 308 18082 15894 24 317 22 308 22 302 15894 13787 22 311 21 308 22 311 13787 11876 16 310 17 311 18 316 11876 10188 14 320 9 333 10 322 10188 8697 13 346 7 013 4 340 8697 7375 14 358 10 025 5 037 7375 6206 14 360 11 023 5*054 6206 5173 13 356 8 039 5*059 5173 4263 10 002 7*060 5 061 4263 3458 8*059 7*063 5 063 3458 2737 8*059 7 063 6 063 2737 2099 8 061 7 066 6 064 2099 1567 8 060 7 066 6 066 1567 1158 7 060 7 066 5 066 1158 877 7 060 6 066 5 066 877 706 6 059 6 067 5 066 706 608 5 059 5 067 5 065 608 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