DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 83.1 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 100 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3067 - - 3713 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2323 - - 2559 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3667 - - 4313 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1160 - - 1043 - - 3586 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 308 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 275 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -43 - - -362 - - -3034 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3710 - - 4675 - - 3643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4416 - - -3942 - - -6626 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8083 - - 8255 - - 7234 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 68 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 830 - - 730 - - 580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 83.1 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 64.7 - - 65.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 82.4 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.4 - - 63.5 - - 64.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 100 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3067 - - 3713 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99680 29 105 26 097 14 084 99680 92142 22 088 20 103 16 061 92142 86305 23 075 17 103 16 075 86305 81456 21 079 21 105 15 077 81456 77289 18 078 18 085 18 102 77289 73614 13 099 13 078 17 081 73614 70300 12 111 7 066 11 072 70300 67261 7 109 5 078 7 034 67261 64444 5 060 1 026 5 319 64444 61733 9 213 12 241 17 291 61733 58924 5 196 16 221 21 255 58924 56004 18 308 11 268 13 243 56004 53210 40 284 28 284 23 284 53210 50715 45 257 39 272 40 281 50715 48503 40 254 44 262 47 268 48503 46498 44 258 48 257 46 260 46498 44653 49 257 53 251 42 259 44653 42941 53 257 51 252 37 264 42941 41345 53 258 43 261 31 279 41345 39851 47 257 40 269 29 290 39851 38446 42 256 40 273 30 296 38446 37091 36 258 38 275 31 301 37091 35714 32 259 33 277 30 305 35714 34284 32 256 31 279 28 307 34284 32801 34 254 29 279 24 305 32801 31248 33 254 27 275 24 289 31248 29611 31 257 28 268 25 287 29611 27892 31 257 34 269 27 294 27892 26094 31 250 39 260 30 302 26094 24217 30 253 35 270 32 304 24217 22268 30 266 36 283 34 304 22268 20240 29 277 37 287 38 300 20240 18124 28 281 35 288 38 297 18124 15960 27 279 33 290 33 296 15960 13868 27 284 30 294 28 297 13868 11963 29 294 30 298 25 301 11963 10272 31 299 31 301 25 306 10272 8773 29 301 28 302 24 304 8773 7439 27 303 23 304 20 297 7439 6254 24 306 18 301 14 297 6254 5206 16 304 13*279 11 283 5206 4286 11*297 10*272 9 263 4286 3476 9*293 9 273 8 261 3476 2750 9 292 9 275 8 267 2750 2108 9 293 9 276 7 272 2108 1572 9 293 8 277 7 277 1572 1161 8 292 8 278 6 281 1161 879 8 292 8 279 5 283 879 707 8 292 7 279 4 283 707 608 6 292 6 279 3*278 608 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