DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 77.3 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - -4 - - -11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2245 - - 8 - - 112 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1626 - - 592 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2845 - - 608 - - 712 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2820 - - 4728 - - 4644 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 16 - - 44 - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 8 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 158 - - 169 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 0 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1513 - - -3231 - - -3315 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4358 - - 3839 - - 4027 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6152 - - -5190 - - -8007 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8997 - - 5798 - - 8719 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 75 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 77.3 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 77.6 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 61.9 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - -4 - - -11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2245 - - 8 - - 112 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 0 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 99715 31 103 36 084 35 086 99715 92229 28 090 31 091 30 085 92229 86443 30 084 31 097 22 091 86443 81635 28 085 25 093 19 096 81635 77489 25 089 15 074 19 099 77489 73815 19 087 11 066 17 089 73815 70488 15 076 10 073 12 085 70488 67444 10 059 8 104 8 093 67444 64629 6 042 10 117 6 141 64629 61903 2 008 6 137 9 171 61903 59075 6 290 5 263 4 254 59075 56182 9 332 9 282 10 303 56182 53455 24 297 22 285 25 303 53455 51024 27 296 28 276 41 278 51024 48860 21 281 21 270 35 260 48860 46887 15 264 24 314 25 252 46887 45055 23 295 38 304 39 285 45055 43345 42 307 47 293 45 280 43345 41746 42 301 46 287 49 271 41746 40243 39 290 41 281 49 265 40243 38822 33 290 37 272 45 258 38822 37444 27 291 39 268 45 256 37444 36036 24 295 40 266 47 253 36036 34569 26 302 39 266 46 244 34569 33046 28 303 37 266 42 240 33046 31452 31 301 37 262 38 239 31452 29777 34 289 35 257 35 247 29777 28023 35 282 30 258 35 251 28023 26186 31 287 26 258 31 251 26186 24268 29 292 25 255 27 260 24268 22276 28 291 28 255 26 269 22276 20208 27 287 30 260 27 276 20208 18061 23 272 29 261 25 283 18061 15879 19 241 27 247 27 284 15879 13779 15 230 27 241 24 282 13779 11871 13 239 26 229 19 273 11871 10175 9 212 23 199 24 249 10175 8671 14 191 21 176 27 226 8671 7340 16 177 20 171 26 196 7340 6165 16 178 24 177 31 162 6165 5136 19 183 29 180 33 153 5136 4233 22 187 29 180 31 155 4233 3435 21*186 26 178 30 161 3435 2721 18*178 23 172 28 168 2721 2088 16 168 21 167 28 170 2088 1560 13 160 19 165 26 171 1560 1154 12 159 17 163 24 170 1154 875 12 158 14 161 20*169 875 705 10 158 12 159 17*169 705 608 9 157 8*158 12 168 608 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