DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.7 - - 91.6 - - 84.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 154 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4554 - - 5977 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3585 - - 4452 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5154 - - 6577 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1568 - - 2944 - - 4304 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 419 - - 405 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 208 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -611 - - 287 - - -3073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5765 - - 6291 - - 3682 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3471 - - -436 - - -4952 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8625 - - 7013 - - 5561 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 780 - - 1410 - - 1920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.7 - - 91.6 - - 84.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.9 - - 70.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.4 - - 90.6 - - 85.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 65.3 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 154 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4554 - - 5977 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 35 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99253 37 094 31 086 28 092 99253 91729 30 089 26 100 23 088 91729 85929 28 086 19 086 21 088 85929 81119 19 074 22 083 19 091 81119 76992 12 075 21 084 21 086 76992 73358 12 099 14 100 18 070 73358 70075 11 090 13 104 10 084 70075 67069 12 099 9 071 8 100 67069 64298 14 108 3 067 8 085 64298 61621 15 102 4 125 5 069 61621 58839 6 085 6 149 1 129 58839 55966 3 082 8 164 3 229 55966 53215 6 268 5 195 7 263 53215 50731 18 229 19 245 27 252 50731 48514 19 217 24 224 31 244 48514 46514 16 270 18 234 21 224 46514 44690 32 273 24 256 22 246 44690 43017 29 267 21 252 28 256 43017 41464 25 257 20 259 29 259 41464 40001 22 229 20 252 27 262 40001 38611 23 208 21 232 20 250 38611 37257 22 206 20 224 14 232 37257 35875 22 216 20 221 12 218 35875 34433 20 229 21 216 13 201 34433 32935 18 215 22 210 15 198 32935 31364 21 206 23 222 19 231 31364 29711 18 227 26 235 20 251 29711 27975 27 248 28 240 19 256 27975 26158 33 246 30 247 20 244 26158 24263 32 244 34 245 23 240 24263 22293 29 239 32 241 29 234 22293 20247 28 252 23 242 31 227 20247 18125 31 265 25 260 28 220 18125 15967 31 258 27 253 28 214 15967 13888 29 253 25 252 23 217 13888 11997 23 247 20 232 22 216 11997 10317 21 241 21 219 22 220 10317 8824 18 247 22 218 22 219 8824 7495 15 239 21*217 20 211 7495 6309 13 210 18*209 19 206 6309 5258 14*196 18 209 18 208 5258 4329 14*194 18 208 17 213 4329 3508 15 194 17 208 16 220 3508 2773 14 193 16 208 15 228 2773 2124 14 193 16 208 14 236 2124 1583 13 193 15 209 14 253 1583 1168 13 193 14 208 13 260 1168 882 12 194 14 208 12 265 882 708 11 193 13 208 11 268 708 609 9 193 10 208 9*270 609 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