DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 80.6 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2355 - - 1524 - - 212 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1599 - - 592 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2955 - - 2124 - - 812 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2653 - - 3665 - - 4459 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 109 - - 43 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 243 - - 248 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1015 - - 489 - - -428 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1940 - - 1635 - - 1240 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13 - - -633 - - -1586 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2968 - - 2757 - - 2398 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2200 - - 2280 - - 2660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 80.6 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 74.8 - - 75.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.3 - - 81.0 - - 80.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 74.1 - - 75.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2355 - - 1524 - - 212 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 79 - - 102 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 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] 98975 23 088 23 105 13 083 98975 91460 18 099 17 095 18 084 91460 85712 17 090 15 091 20 084 85712 80958 19 084 14 077 19 079 80958 76869 14 080 16 070 16 073 76869 73268 11 093 15 060 16 060 73268 70023 12 093 12 056 12 046 70023 67049 13 087 6 064 10 004 67049 64297 11 083 7 079 7 340 64297 61645 4 050 7 056 5 052 61645 58894 3 289 2 263 8 338 58894 56057 10 297 7 276 9 263 56057 53353 12 282 11 281 10 247 53353 50918 27 291 23 287 21 268 50918 48741 33 273 34 268 30 259 48741 46759 35 281 35 259 36 257 46759 44929 40 287 37 267 41 252 44929 43224 40 289 41 275 41 254 43224 41622 38 285 40 281 42 255 41622 40109 35 275 35 280 40 259 40109 38677 31 254 30 274 36 261 38677 37292 31 224 29 266 32 253 37292 35885 26 213 37 257 34 243 35885 34430 23 222 42 246 41 242 34430 32927 25 240 41 240 38 244 32927 31358 29 250 34 239 35 247 31358 29708 31 250 35 246 34 245 29708 27976 31 242 36 255 32 248 27976 26163 29 235 36 260 36 267 26163 24275 30 236 32 260 40 276 24275 22317 29 235 23 258 24 267 22317 20278 23 246 22 269 18 276 20278 18157 23 248 19 277 19 319 18157 15995 19 272 15 305 25 313 15995 13906 22 286 20 298 21 313 13906 12002 22 292 23 289 16 309 12002 10306 20 285 24 278 15 304 10306 8798 20 272 23 275 18 287 8798 7459 17 264 17 277 17 288 7459 6274 16 261 13 270 15 276 6274 5229 15 256 12 263 15 269 5229 4308 14 251 12 259 14 268 4308 3493 13*248 12 253 14 266 3493 2763 12*245 12*250 14 259 2763 2117 12 244 12*250 13 254 2117 1579 12 242 11 249 11 252 1579 1165 11 242 11 248 8 249 1165 881 10 241 10 248 7*248 881 708 10 241 9 246 6*248 708 608 8 241 7 246 5 246 608 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