DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.0 - - 52.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 2149 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 590 - - 590 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2380 - - 2749 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1170 - - 1565 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 219 - - 184 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 337 - - 339 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 902 - - 723 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1478 - - 2026 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 579 - - 370 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1801 - - 2379 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.0 - - 52.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.0 - - 45.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.5 - - 52.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 44.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 2149 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97009 44 258 41 254 97009 89575 48 254 47 256 89575 83930 38 257 42 248 83930 79271 29 254 36 259 79271 75257 29 261 38 269 75257 71718 33 263 35 267 71718 68514 29 266 38 272 68514 65569 39 275 42 268 65569 62830 43 267 43 261 62830 60158 42 262 40 264 60158 57366 43 267 44 273 57366 54474 48 264 50 270 54474 51703 46 261 51 267 51703 49198 42 267 52 271 49198 46956 44 275 51 267 46956 44939 47 272 51 256 44939 43095 50 263 48 262 43095 41404 53 266 63 278 41404 39869 63 274 74 279 39869 38457 74 274 77 280 38457 37131 79 270 79 279 37131 35845 82 267 79 278 35845 34531 83 263 79 276 34531 33160 79 261 78 275 33160 31734 75 261 77 276 31734 30238 75 266 75 278 30238 28662 74 267 72 276 28662 27006 66 264 65 273 27006 25271 61 263 60 270 25271 23456 61 264 60 265 23456 21559 60 262 62 262 21559 19572 56 261 61 268 19572 17495 49 263 57 279 17495 15375 45 270 55 284 15375 13332 51 276 50 287 13332 11475 55 279 44 285 11475 9830 49 272 35 276 9830 8375 46 262 31 272 8375 7084 47 269 33 271 7084 5942 41 279 27 284 5942 4940 32 284 20 308 4940 4068 20 295 10 334 4068 3302 12 337 9*336 3302 2617 13*337 9*338 2617 2014 13*337 8 339 2014 1511 12 337 8 338 1511 1125 12 337 8 339 1125 860 11 337 7 339 860 698 10 337 7 339 698 606 8 337 6 338 606 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