DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 85.6 - - 87.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5606 - - 6553 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4466 - - 4956 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6206 - - 7153 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2768 - - 3016 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 472 - - 432 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 057 - - 020 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2189 - - -686 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8396 - - 7840 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5544 - - -1905 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11750 - - 9058 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 290 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.6 - - 87.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 55.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.9 - - 86.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.5 - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5606 - - 6553 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98591 15 092 2 147 98591 91124 12 096 13 074 91124 85347 15 082 14 068 85347 80569 18 065 13 095 80569 76484 15 048 16 101 76484 72885 9 062 14 066 72885 69624 9 085 9 032 69624 66622 9 063 3 293 66622 63844 2 039 7 254 63844 61159 6 279 10 288 61159 58356 17 271 20 289 58356 55447 23 263 25 268 55447 52670 25 259 24 261 52670 50178 29 264 26 269 50178 47960 33 266 28 271 47960 45958 35 265 29 280 45958 44128 38 255 34 288 44128 42444 35 253 40 284 42444 40880 31 262 40 275 40880 39420 26 267 35 274 39420 38049 21 275 30 280 38049 36720 23 286 30 274 36720 35363 24 279 29 272 35363 33947 23 258 26 291 33947 32476 23 253 31 294 32476 30935 23 257 32 295 30935 29317 22 271 28 300 29317 27619 19 288 25 301 27619 25839 16 289 25 304 25839 23979 16 289 24 299 23979 22044 17 288 21 298 22044 20029 13 283 16 307 20029 17933 9 282 16 318 17933 15802 7 304 15 321 15802 13750 6 356 12 339 13750 11880 9 043 11 009 11880 10217 10 048 8 037 10217 8738 11 041 10 039 8738 7421 15 047 8*026 7421 6249 12*050 8*017 6249 5209 8*051 8 018 5209 4292 7 052 8 018 4292 3481 6 055 8 019 3481 2754 6 057 8 020 2754 2112 5 059 8 023 2112 1575 5 062 7 023 1575 1163 4 064 7 024 1163 879 4 065 7 024 879 707 4 067 7 025 707 609 3 064 6 025 609 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