DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2423 - - 3473 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3023 - - 4073 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2243 - - 1852 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 166 - - 199 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 296 - - 287 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 978 - - 1243 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2045 - - 2830 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 305 - - 137 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2718 - - 3936 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 860 - - 1420 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 72.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 71.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2423 - - 3473 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 70 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99440 24 094 20 075 99440 91984 24 102 22 086 91984 86195 27 093 24 088 86195 81385 23 076 21 081 81385 77246 14 078 14 076 77246 73584 8 083 8 102 73584 70267 4 084 7 091 70267 67226 4 099 5 031 67226 64419 3 088 3 047 64419 61703 1 262 1 230 61703 58892 6 285 9 259 58892 56021 14 279 16 273 56021 53317 23 252 24 254 53317 50905 26 267 23 250 50905 48758 33 271 32 271 48758 46810 30 249 40 273 46810 45008 13 228 35 271 45008 43325 13 269 30 263 43325 41749 26 257 25 257 41749 40265 26 244 24 262 40265 38858 26 250 26 267 38858 37490 25 270 25 269 37490 36092 24 284 25 272 36092 34635 26 290 29 278 34635 33119 30 290 31 281 33119 31531 34 288 32 280 31531 29864 34 282 35 278 29864 28118 27 274 34 269 28118 26289 28 263 30 254 26289 24381 27 259 31 254 24381 22400 23 268 31 258 22400 20343 25 276 33 263 20343 18204 30 278 36 275 18204 16024 29 280 36 285 16024 13921 27 280 29 286 13921 12006 25 284 23 288 12006 10306 21 287 20 285 10306 8798 21 287 20 278 8798 7461 23 293 19 285 7461 6278 23 299 17 298 6278 5231 19 305 14 297 5231 4309 16 307 12*293 4309 3495 15*306 10*289 3495 2765 13*302 9 288 2765 2119 11 296 8 287 2119 1580 10 295 8 286 1580 1166 9 293 7 285 1166 881 9 293 7 285 881 708 8 292 6 285 708 609 7 291 5 284 609 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