DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.6 - - 83.5 - - 78.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 151 - - 99 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 903 - - 3014 - - 3021 - - 999 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 592 - - 2293 - - 2091 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1503 - - 3614 - - 3621 - - 1599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1299 - - 1901 - - 2054 - - 2711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 329 - - 291 - - 82 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 10 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 055 - - 057 - - 029 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 583 - - 364 - - -31 - - -187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 920 - - 3250 - - 3652 - - 1787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 294 - - -502 - - -2093 - - -1455 ODpotential blCL - - - 1209 - - 4116 - - 5714 - - 3054 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - 85 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 980 - - 860 - - 1110 - - 1730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.6 - - 83.5 - - 78.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.5 - - 69.0 - - 69.2 - - 72.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 80.4 - - 82.7 - - 79.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 67.8 - - 68.0 - - 71.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 151 - - 99 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 903 - - 3014 - - 3021 - - 999 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 72 - - 38 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99465 30 080 33 093 28 091 22 088 99465 91921 23 082 22 091 21 081 23 073 91921 86119 23 088 18 100 15 062 20 072 86119 81328 21 088 17 104 13 084 15 071 81328 77208 19 085 14 074 16 110 12 075 77208 73559 19 062 14 075 15 082 11 071 73559 70260 11 071 14 073 13 062 6 067 70260 67243 12 110 6 058 9 043 5 040 67243 64453 9 061 5 109 4 122 6 316 64453 61752 11 329 10 356 8 104 8 212 61752 58944 15 288 20 298 17 308 14 338 58944 56055 25 242 28 262 28 259 26 296 56055 53303 32 294 21 258 20 256 21 268 53303 50830 58 295 44 284 53 285 41 292 50830 48634 75 274 66 272 54 275 51 278 48634 46643 73 271 54 263 58 284 57 277 46643 44809 60 271 54 281 74 282 71 277 44809 43106 43 283 66 284 76 274 74 273 43106 41506 51 310 68 277 70 265 66 267 41506 40006 66 307 64 270 69 263 63 259 40006 38596 69 298 51 265 61 267 68 260 38596 37231 70 296 40 258 53 263 66 262 37231 35837 65 301 35 283 48 257 58 259 35837 34387 58 305 28 277 42 256 54 251 34387 32884 51 315 27 263 40 259 52 250 32884 31310 43 317 28 257 41 262 50 251 31310 29653 36 301 31 259 42 263 43 254 29653 27918 36 284 34 262 41 267 36 260 27918 26099 32 287 38 265 43 269 38 258 26099 24199 25 291 36 272 34 277 33 252 24199 22231 22 292 33 272 29 289 20 250 22231 20190 22 282 27 272 27 278 18 256 20190 18067 24 276 24 271 23 272 18 266 18067 15905 21 292 20 277 19 274 15 281 15905 13823 15 287 16 270 15 268 16 281 13823 11932 16 278 15 276 11 261 14 285 11932 10254 16 284 12 279 9 258 9 291 10254 8764 11 270 11 298 12 282 4 292 8764 7437 11 259 10 319 14 294 2 250 7437 6257 8 283 6 334 9 311 2 188 6257 5212 6 302 4 001 4 339 2 168 5212 4291 3 336 4*054 4*017 1 107 4291 3479 3 059 5*056 5*027 2 039 3479 2752 5 069 5 058 5 028 3 037 2752 2110 6 062 5 057 5 029 5*037 2110 1573 6*059 5 056 5 030 6*035 1573 1162 6*057 5 056 5 030 6 035 1162 879 5 055 5 055 5 029 6 034 879 707 5 055 5 056 5 029 6 033 707 609 4 053 4 056 4 029 5 033 609 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