DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - - 75.8 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2870 - - 8 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1737 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3470 - - 608 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1317 - - 2552 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 257 - - 14 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 207 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1100 - - -495 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2370 - - 1103 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 93 - - -1269 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3377 - - 1877 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2330 - - 2070 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 67.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.2 - - 71.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 67.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2870 - - 8 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - 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] 96628 26 294 36 284 96628 89346 35 271 34 278 89346 83833 37 273 34 285 83833 79302 32 281 30 287 79302 75410 31 276 27 291 75410 71956 26 270 23 287 71956 68794 23 258 22 260 68794 65856 24 265 20 252 65856 63119 31 253 32 253 63119 60462 30 255 30 258 60462 57675 42 256 40 265 57675 54771 47 251 49 252 54771 51998 54 249 52 255 51998 49513 59 255 58 259 49513 47309 62 261 64 261 47309 45339 63 266 75 263 45339 43564 70 265 79 258 43564 41936 69 261 74 255 41936 40421 62 261 70 256 40421 38994 57 262 67 256 38994 37641 56 264 67 255 37641 36324 59 265 67 257 36324 34979 65 266 64 259 34979 33578 70 267 60 258 33578 32124 71 266 57 256 32124 30604 67 260 56 253 30604 29006 62 255 56 250 29006 27329 58 257 51 245 27329 25571 52 252 43 243 25571 23733 50 256 39 242 23733 21819 49 255 39 249 21819 19823 42 250 42 251 19823 17742 44 251 41 255 17742 15618 28 250 39 257 15618 13580 24 255 40 246 13580 11729 26 256 37 236 11729 10084 26 249 33 230 10084 8623 21 232 26 225 8623 7320 21 223 20 219 7320 6163 22 223 13 220 6163 5137 21 216 12 218 5137 4232 21*212 16 212 4232 3432 20*213 20 209 3432 2715 18 216 22 208 2715 2083 15 219 22 209 2083 1556 14 222 20 209 1556 1152 12 224 18 208 1152 873 11 225 15 209 873 705 10 226 13*208 705 608 8 226 8*207 608 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