DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.8 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 36 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3118 - - 4528 - - 994 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2179 - - 2644 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3718 - - 5128 - - 1594 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2684 - - 2105 - - 1968 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 297 - - 274 - - 73 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 215 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -708 - - 762 - - 286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4427 - - 4366 - - 1308 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3097 - - -552 - - -406 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6815 - - 5680 - - 2000 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 84 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 710 - - 1380 - - 2450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.8 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.1 - - 65.5 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 82.5 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.1 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 36 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3118 - - 4528 - - 994 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 34 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 98907 30 091 24 096 20 077 98907 91408 28 084 22 106 17 071 91408 85639 23 093 26 098 15 079 85639 80861 17 108 19 080 19 091 80861 76760 15 104 11 075 21 084 76760 73135 12 105 7 103 13 073 73135 69847 13 125 8 098 6 075 69847 66826 12 095 6 090 4 105 66826 64030 2 136 4 047 5 051 64030 61321 1 209 5 220 5 310 61321 58500 10 272 11 258 11 299 58500 55584 20 282 12 295 20 284 55584 52798 36 275 32 277 38 272 52798 50300 54 252 60 262 55 265 50300 48084 68 239 61 253 56 264 48084 46078 43 270 58 274 60 270 46078 44242 70 285 73 273 73 268 44242 42553 93 280 81 271 78 267 42553 40986 105 272 84 270 80 267 40986 39520 106 267 84 264 78 262 39520 38140 103 265 83 257 79 256 38140 36803 86 267 81 255 83 252 36803 35439 67 273 78 254 87 249 35439 34015 54 278 75 254 85 249 34015 32536 51 278 70 255 74 255 32536 30989 50 277 66 256 59 259 30989 29362 47 270 53 259 53 259 29362 27653 45 264 44 263 51 260 27653 25864 44 263 48 264 47 266 25864 23999 42 264 40 261 45 270 23999 22061 42 264 37 269 41 274 22061 20045 42 268 34 272 35 272 20045 17952 36 276 27 266 26 263 17952 15822 28 281 21 264 25 255 15822 13765 28 262 22 267 19 243 13765 11889 32 250 23 266 15 251 11889 10219 31 247 24 259 16 269 10219 8733 27 249 23 253 15 266 8733 7410 22 256 20 232 15 264 7410 6234 22 261 18 224 14 266 6234 5191 23 253 19*219 12 263 5191 4272 22*239 19*217 12 260 4272 3462 19*225 19 216 11 253 3462 2739 18 222 19 215 11 244 2739 2100 18 220 18 215 10*233 2100 1568 17 219 18 214 10*223 1568 1159 16 219 17 214 9 219 1159 877 15 218 16 214 8 214 877 706 14 218 14 214 7 211 706 608 11 217 11 213 6 209 608 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