DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4711 - - 4589 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3412 - - 2222 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5311 - - 5189 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1479 - - 1041 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 247 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 313 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 571 - - -315 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4740 - - 5504 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7557 - - -7416 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12868 - - 12605 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.4 - - 53.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 75.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.0 - - 52.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4711 - - 4589 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 76 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 99324 12 104 17 100 99324 91878 15 104 13 106 91878 86120 17 102 11 091 86120 81341 16 103 7 105 81341 77208 16 107 9 137 77208 73534 14 108 12 123 73534 70197 9 109 13 110 70197 67126 6 126 8 058 67126 64288 5 075 5 337 64288 61548 5 060 7 266 61548 58699 15 358 11 327 58699 55764 29 339 26 336 55764 52995 39 330 37 336 52995 50518 41 329 43 332 50518 48294 49 330 50 326 48294 46269 59 316 54 313 46269 44422 55 309 52 307 44422 42731 47 314 43 311 42731 41168 51 320 44 324 41168 39706 56 313 53 317 39706 38327 55 313 49 311 38327 36984 50 318 46 312 36984 35608 43 313 46 308 35608 34172 39 315 43 312 34172 32678 37 308 37 301 32678 31114 39 304 36 299 31114 29467 42 303 37 306 29467 27739 42 302 39 311 27739 25932 39 304 40 309 25932 24048 35 310 36 304 24048 22090 35 314 32 310 22090 20053 30 320 25 312 20053 17929 27 329 21 312 17929 15761 24 327 20 317 15761 13674 21 320 20 318 13674 11782 20 315 19 315 11782 10104 18 316 17 313 10104 8617 15 320 15 316 8617 7301 13 320 14 315 7301 6141 11*316 11*310 6141 5119 10*306 8*312 5119 4219 10 289 7 313 4219 3424 9 288 7 313 3424 2711 9 287 6 313 2711 2081 9 287 6 312 2081 1555 9 286 5 315 1555 1151 8 286 5 313 1151 873 8 286 5 314 873 705 8 286 4 315 705 608 7 286 4 314 608 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