DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 77.8 - - 80.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 227 - - 165 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1302 - - 3255 - - 3924 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 591 - - 2613 - - 2964 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1902 - - 3855 - - 4524 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1924 - - 954 - - 1125 - - 4616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 222 - - 376 - - 361 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 18 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 101 - - 113 - - 115 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2757 - - -3010 - - -3586 - - -5913 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4660 - - 6866 - - 8111 - - 6522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11029 - - -10868 - - -11586 - - -13587 ODpotential blCL - - - 12931 - - 14723 - - 16110 - - 14195 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 49 - - 45 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 77.8 - - 80.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 50.2 - - 47.7 - - 51.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 76.3 - - 79.6 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 48.8 - - 46.4 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 227 - - 165 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1302 - - 3255 - - 3924 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 99377 37 096 30 087 25 076 30 076 99377 91914 30 084 24 090 17 082 22 075 91914 86152 22 071 23 098 17 081 21 088 86152 81374 17 071 22 089 12 080 20 077 81374 77261 16 060 18 081 13 088 17 059 77261 73624 13 057 14 086 10 088 13 049 73624 70335 7 054 11 064 9 083 7 046 70335 67304 3 086 9 011 12 046 9 060 67304 64494 4 089 6 338 12 020 10 034 64494 61790 11 050 3 014 11 013 10 016 61790 58983 14 014 5 011 11 355 11 349 58983 56070 14 345 12 349 11 326 12 336 56070 53281 18 334 18 336 12 318 14 320 53281 50768 22 326 23 334 14 347 22 359 50768 48520 27 326 26 346 23 001 30 001 48520 46490 32 327 31 351 29 005 31 010 46490 44645 33 315 33 334 31 355 33 012 44645 42958 27 299 29 309 28 330 26 003 42958 41394 17 352 16 300 23 306 18 356 41394 39927 36 021 16 031 10 343 15 021 39927 38540 43 014 32 033 22 042 20 042 38540 37194 43 007 38 020 28 035 25 048 37194 35823 41 006 37 013 29 020 26 042 35823 34393 37 007 34 012 28 011 25 029 34393 32907 37 011 33 017 26 011 23 018 32907 31350 35 013 32 015 25 012 20 012 31350 29708 32 009 33 011 26 007 18 007 29708 27981 31 006 35 012 28 004 19 009 27981 26170 32 005 33 012 28 009 18 014 26170 24275 28 012 27 017 28 021 18 030 24275 22300 19 019 19 022 20 027 18 041 22300 20242 14 016 11 034 13 024 15 040 20242 18102 15 004 8 029 6 032 14 051 18102 15919 14 002 11 002 6 022 9 056 15919 13811 13 359 9 000 8 360 5 087 13811 11897 9 010 6 011 5 352 4 035 11897 10203 8 010 3 044 3 319 4 020 10203 8702 9 356 4 027 3 332 6 027 8702 7372 8 357 5 023 4 025 5 031 7372 6197 5 012 4 039 3 072 4 083 6197 5161 3 046 2 077 5*105 8 088 5161 4252 2 117 3*112 5*112 9 094 4252 3449 4 148 4*114 5 113 8 104 3449 2730 5 138 4 114 5 114 8 110 2730 2094 5*111 4 115 5 116 8 112 2094 1563 5*102 4 112 5 116 7 114 1563 1156 5 101 4 112 5 116 7 115 1156 876 4 099 3 111 5 116 7 116 876 705 4 100 3 112 5 117 6 116 705 608 3 100 3 113 4 117 4*117 608 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