DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 144 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3910 - - 4780 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3087 - - 3532 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4510 - - 5380 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1742 - - 1964 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 395 - - 371 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 151 - - 141 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2314 - - -2200 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6824 - - 7580 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9174 - - -8670 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13684 - - 14050 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.8 - - 54.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.0 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 53.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 144 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3910 - - 4780 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 99752 39 088 20 096 99752 92254 30 092 29 102 92254 86442 27 093 31 100 86442 81626 26 089 25 095 81626 77482 19 083 24 095 77482 73803 14 097 19 086 73803 70468 12 095 11 090 70468 67411 15 102 7 098 67411 64591 11 058 8 103 64591 61885 4 012 7 069 61885 59091 1 275 3 292 59091 56210 4 007 6 294 56210 53468 25 349 17 327 53468 51006 45 329 36 326 51006 48815 49 319 51 309 48815 46836 41 324 45 318 46836 45014 51 337 48 331 45014 43316 67 328 58 327 43316 41732 72 327 63 322 41732 40241 74 325 64 318 40241 38828 71 325 64 319 38828 37453 62 321 56 321 37453 36049 56 315 48 314 36049 34586 56 325 43 304 34586 33071 56 340 37 314 33071 31489 41 347 34 340 31489 29822 33 330 31 337 29822 28067 37 320 31 326 28067 26228 38 320 33 313 26228 24312 32 337 32 320 24312 22324 24 344 21 334 22324 20263 17 342 14 346 20263 18123 14 341 9 343 18123 15942 12 354 9 357 15942 13837 9 008 6 010 13837 11926 5 044 3 048 11926 10237 6 079 6 086 10237 8744 9 088 8 103 8744 7419 12 096 8 122 7419 6243 13 106 5*131 6243 5204 11*119 4*138 5204 4286 6*143 4 139 4286 3476 6 148 4 140 3476 2750 5 152 4 142 2750 2109 5 154 4 142 2109 1573 5 155 4 143 1573 1162 4 155 4 142 1162 879 4 155 4 143 879 707 4 156 3 143 707 608 4 154 3 142 608 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