DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - - - - 70.3 - - 71.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1767 - - 2872 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1505 - - 2200 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2367 - - 3472 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 701 - - 1398 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 300 - - 326 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 334 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3293 - - -1634 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5660 - - 5106 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6710 - - -5392 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9077 - - 8864 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 71.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.6 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.8 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1767 - - 2872 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 96510 4 225 7 229 96510 89429 5 216 8 233 89429 83925 3 347 9 222 83925 79334 5 324 1 317 79334 75366 4 321 5 273 75366 71837 7 022 8 287 71837 68637 19 333 13 316 68637 65713 19 312 16 329 65713 62999 12 297 16 309 62999 60342 16 298 22 285 60342 57539 26 313 30 288 57539 54610 40 327 26 310 54610 51802 55 324 52 318 51802 49286 61 319 62 314 49286 47039 72 323 66 317 47039 45010 78 321 78 325 45010 43174 79 324 93 326 43174 41507 92 329 99 325 41507 39975 105 329 96 329 39975 38547 103 328 103 335 38547 37206 97 327 105 333 37206 35907 93 328 94 327 35907 34582 92 331 92 326 34582 33200 91 331 90 326 33200 31766 90 329 87 329 31766 30266 87 325 83 330 30266 28687 85 319 78 328 28687 27030 84 315 76 324 27030 25295 81 314 74 322 25295 23485 78 314 70 321 23485 21603 77 314 66 317 21603 19639 73 316 66 313 19639 17587 66 314 64 311 17587 15491 57 312 57 308 15491 13468 48 303 47 304 13468 11623 41 294 45 299 11623 9981 40 292 40 301 9981 8525 42 297 35 298 8525 7231 39 298 31 299 7231 6084 35 298 25 304 6084 5069 33 300 22 313 5069 4177 30 304 18*326 4177 3390 25 303 16*332 3390 2686 20*297 17 333 2686 2064 17*296 17 334 2064 1544 17 297 17 334 1544 1145 16 298 16 334 1145 870 15 299 15 334 870 703 14 299 14 335 703 608 12 300 12 334 608 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