DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 79.6 - - 84.3 - - 85.8 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 139 - - 83 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1978 - - 5685 - - 4925 - - 8 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1327 - - 4250 - - 3374 - - 592 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2578 - - 6285 - - 5525 - - 608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3873 - - 1345 - - 1590 - - 5192 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 402 - - 330 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 046 - - 058 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -716 - - 1140 - - -1545 - - -4545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3294 - - 5145 - - 7071 - - 5153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2216 - - -2775 - - -7728 - - -8356 ODpotential blCL - - - 4794 - - 9060 - - 13253 - - 8964 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 70 - - 53 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 270 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.6 - - 84.3 - - 85.8 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.1 - - 63.9 - - 57.1 - - 61.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.7 - - 83.3 - - 85.2 - - 82.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 62.5 - - 55.7 - - 59.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 139 - - 83 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1978 - - 5685 - - 4925 - - 8 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - 8 - - 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] 99567 46 095 41 091 33 094 36 086 99567 92011 36 093 32 094 33 085 28 086 92011 86204 26 086 30 090 30 084 24 082 86204 81401 22 087 25 083 26 090 23 074 81401 77269 24 069 22 091 21 087 17 068 77269 73618 16 060 19 076 20 083 16 065 73618 70326 20 077 16 079 16 077 17 050 70326 67324 19 042 19 064 18 075 18 052 67324 64551 8 040 13 034 18 049 17 050 64551 61860 16 024 16 041 18 036 17 030 61860 59059 21 343 21 004 22 001 22 360 59059 56162 20 342 24 346 24 347 27 354 56162 53401 25 341 31 344 32 345 29 346 53401 50915 28 340 36 345 35 343 33 348 50915 48687 30 345 38 349 36 342 38 346 48687 46667 30 352 37 351 36 342 37 343 46667 44819 31 355 34 351 33 347 33 345 44819 43112 28 356 29 345 32 346 31 356 43112 41524 21 352 24 344 29 338 31 356 41524 40039 17 353 20 348 25 334 27 343 40039 38642 16 352 18 346 19 335 24 333 38642 37289 14 358 15 333 16 334 20 333 37289 35911 13 013 14 321 16 326 18 335 35911 34479 12 011 12 324 17 311 16 331 34479 32994 11 016 10 332 17 309 17 319 32994 31441 12 030 10 332 16 312 20 308 31441 29804 11 044 10 341 15 318 18 312 29804 28083 11 046 9 352 13 321 16 325 28083 26275 10 042 9 355 11 330 15 330 26275 24384 9 041 9 003 11 346 13 332 24384 22411 12 030 10 008 12 358 12 350 22411 20352 13 024 11 010 14 359 17 009 20352 18199 12 013 13 006 15 005 17 019 18199 16003 13 027 12 016 15 022 17 025 16003 13890 14 048 12 041 15 029 16 033 13890 11971 16 066 12 064 13 037 20 045 11971 10271 18 061 15 075 12 059 20 042 10271 8767 15 047 15 070 13 074 16 042 8767 7434 13 049 14*050 13 067 13 046 7434 6255 13 047 11*045 11*058 10 048 6255 5211 13 046 11 044 11*058 7 057 5211 4292 12 051 11 046 11 057 7 061 4292 3480 13 059 11 046 11 058 7 057 3480 2753 12*063 10 047 11 058 8 053 2753 2110 10*066 10 048 11 058 8 052 2110 1574 9 067 9 048 11 058 8 052 1574 1162 9 067 9 049 10 058 8 052 1162 879 8 067 9 049 10 058 7 053 879 707 7 068 8 049 9 058 6 052 707 608 6 067 7 049 8 058 4*052 608 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