DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 69.8 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 25 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 1494 - - 2451 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 591 - - 591 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2571 - - 2094 - - 3051 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2464 - - 985 - - 1348 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 197 - - 151 - - 142 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 291 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 831 - - 838 - - -334 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1740 - - 1257 - - 3385 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 62 - - 258 - - -4649 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2509 - - 1836 - - 7700 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1600 - - 520 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 69.8 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 66.1 - - 56.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.5 - - 69.7 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 65.5 - - 56.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 25 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 1494 - - 2451 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 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] 98142 8 133 6 180 6 024 98142 90741 14 110 5 165 3 026 90741 85068 12 109 6 125 5 123 85068 80370 7 080 9 100 7 097 80370 76318 2 117 10 125 5 088 76318 72733 6 145 9 136 5 127 72733 69491 12 126 8 158 5 192 69491 66510 3 064 9 171 9 182 66510 63756 12 222 13 200 15 220 63756 61107 14 188 13 204 10 229 61107 58342 29 244 24 267 22 260 58342 55464 42 232 40 243 37 245 55464 52727 38 228 46 231 47 244 52727 50275 41 232 43 223 45 231 50275 48069 35 223 40 225 43 231 48069 46057 23 232 33 228 51 231 46057 44218 37 250 40 241 49 238 44218 42541 58 234 48 243 51 237 42541 40994 49 227 56 239 56 229 40994 39541 39 221 46 217 50 205 39541 38171 33 228 39 213 47 197 38171 36842 28 233 38 222 45 213 36842 35480 25 234 41 227 46 216 35480 34058 25 237 39 228 47 222 34058 32581 34 236 39 229 48 226 32581 31032 41 235 41 227 48 231 31032 29399 44 241 43 227 50 238 29399 27681 40 242 45 226 50 243 27681 25884 37 234 43 227 42 244 25884 24013 37 229 40 230 40 254 24013 22066 32 233 40 232 40 259 22066 20036 39 239 40 238 40 261 20036 17924 42 251 40 249 41 259 17924 15774 38 253 34 256 37 255 15774 13696 34 246 31 252 35 241 13696 11801 35 242 31 238 39 242 11801 10115 43 241 36 233 39 246 10115 8619 45 239 43 235 40 244 8619 7293 41 239 46 237 39 247 7293 6121 38 238 39 248 34 256 6121 5090 36 239 32 247 25 270 5090 4189 34 238 25 245 13 284 4189 3397 32 238 22 256 14*288 3397 2691 30*236 19*281 15*288 2691 2066 28*233 19*290 15 289 2066 1545 25 231 18 291 15 288 1545 1145 24 230 17 292 15 288 1145 871 21 229 16 292 14 288 871 703 19 228 14 292 12 288 703 607 14 227 11 292 9 286 607 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