DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.9 - - 83.5 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 308 - - 174 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3979 - - 5790 - - 6817 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3076 - - 4668 - - 5160 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4579 - - 6390 - - 7417 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1139 - - 979 - - 648 - - 7406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 380 - - 497 - - 438 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 13 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 178 - - 186 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4879 - - -5044 - - -4402 - - -8998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9458 - - 11434 - - 11820 - - 9606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14532 - - -13377 - - -12381 - - -16179 ODpotential blCL - - - 19111 - - 19767 - - 19798 - - 16787 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 80 - - 80 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.9 - - 83.5 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 33.0 - - 33.8 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 79.0 - - 82.2 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 31.8 - - 32.6 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 308 - - 174 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3979 - - 5790 - - 6817 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98644 24 111 21 114 18 099 20 065 98644 91183 18 080 16 115 16 078 16 096 91183 85456 19 085 17 109 9 066 17 086 85456 80717 24 113 14 104 3 100 16 072 80717 76642 22 099 14 095 8 117 10 069 76642 73037 16 077 16 070 15 089 5 086 73037 69761 16 054 14 063 17 078 6 099 69761 66741 12 059 10 057 13 056 10 070 66741 63941 12 061 10 030 10 039 12 045 63941 61240 11 024 9 013 9 018 12 009 61240 58440 14 357 13 008 11 007 12 355 58440 55547 20 338 17 347 17 343 16 351 55547 52793 20 338 18 331 20 315 24 334 52793 50316 23 328 17 315 19 307 25 318 50316 48105 21 304 20 298 16 306 18 312 48105 46120 18 322 17 305 24 315 29 318 46120 44334 30 310 29 304 36 311 36 314 44334 42700 24 307 29 311 34 323 32 323 42700 41172 22 326 24 309 33 322 34 313 41172 39727 36 319 17 301 36 317 33 315 39727 38355 35 315 15 304 39 318 41 322 38355 37019 31 306 16 301 34 319 45 322 37019 35653 24 307 19 301 25 304 41 318 35653 34232 14 315 20 300 21 294 35 315 34232 32758 14 315 18 299 18 285 26 304 32758 31214 7 330 11 292 18 289 22 297 31214 29584 5 310 6 288 18 277 20 284 29584 27871 3 265 8 263 16 252 23 277 27871 26074 5 209 9 243 13 249 22 270 26074 24196 7 206 9 241 10 257 17 260 24196 22243 5 221 8 263 8 264 12 244 22243 20204 2 151 6 272 4 256 9 246 20204 18073 4 125 5 228 5 238 11 246 18073 15892 4 123 8 202 8 231 10 256 15892 13788 4 181 7 199 8 222 7 246 13788 11878 6 190 5 223 6 227 7 186 11878 10185 6 190 8 226 7 239 8 192 10185 8689 4 208 9 202 8*208 11 193 8689 7373 4 051 9*180 8*190 11 184 7373 6209 5 100 8*179 8 188 10 183 6209 5175 8*147 8 179 7 187 10 182 5175 4263 8*166 7 179 7 187 10 180 4263 3456 8 166 7 178 7 186 9 179 3456 2735 8 166 7 178 6 185 9 178 2735 2097 8 165 7 178 6 184 9 176 2097 1565 8 163 6 177 5 184 8 175 1565 1157 7 162 6 177 5 183 8 174 1157 876 7 162 6 176 5 183 7 173 876 706 6 162 5 177 5 183 6 173 706 608 5 161 5 178 4 182 4*171 608 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