DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 163 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2428 - - 3218 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1885 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3028 - - 3818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1358 - - 1694 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 219 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 083 - - 100 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 516 - - 600 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2512 - - 3219 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 18 - - -415 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3010 - - 4233 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 65.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 163 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2428 - - 3218 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 93 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - 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] 99225 25 086 21 073 99225 91707 23 086 20 088 91707 85935 26 077 21 104 85935 81143 21 075 18 103 81143 77006 15 092 15 094 77006 73344 10 076 14 080 73344 70032 3 130 8 066 70032 67002 3 097 3 097 67002 64210 2 254 2 111 64210 61515 3 161 4 296 61515 58722 7 294 16 292 58722 55842 23 279 26 286 55842 53108 39 265 36 271 53108 50653 38 271 34 279 50653 48458 54 285 46 279 48458 46479 55 288 47 276 46479 44668 55 292 47 282 44668 42988 55 291 58 285 42988 41423 59 293 65 279 41423 39951 63 290 62 277 39951 38556 55 292 60 273 38556 37199 53 296 60 271 37199 35810 46 300 52 279 35810 34364 40 292 38 285 34364 32861 31 282 31 274 32861 31290 25 277 32 260 31290 29639 23 271 34 258 29639 27905 23 262 30 262 27905 26091 25 259 26 259 26091 24200 27 265 23 264 24200 22234 26 267 21 268 22234 20188 26 267 19 268 20188 18056 24 273 16 263 18056 15884 18 273 14 260 15884 13792 10 266 11 274 13792 11891 8 254 6 272 11891 10205 7 266 7 236 10205 8708 3 264 10 239 8708 7375 5 150 10 243 7375 6196 7 119 4 229 6196 5159 10 109 9 102 5159 4251 11 111 13*099 4251 3449 11*106 13*099 3449 2730 10*094 13 099 2730 2095 10 085 13 099 2095 1564 10 082 13 101 1564 1157 9 079 12 101 1157 876 9 078 12 101 876 706 8 077 11 101 706 608 7 076 9 101 608 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