DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 505 - - 1498 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 592 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1105 - - 2098 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1429 - - 1572 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 74 - - 176 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 27 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 246 - - 190 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 32 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 336 - - 354 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 769 - - 1744 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -35 - - -2332 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1140 - - 4430 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1780 - - 2070 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.3 - - 70.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 505 - - 1498 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 72 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 97949 12 122 2 098 97949 90593 8 101 10 148 90593 84969 6 079 8 115 84969 80279 3 104 1 340 80279 76215 3 179 6 206 76215 72634 9 153 8 165 72634 69406 6 162 6 099 69406 66429 8 193 5 252 66429 63674 3 193 12 255 63674 61028 20 266 21 245 61028 58275 25 248 23 238 58275 55407 30 244 39 249 55407 52669 38 244 42 229 52669 50211 34 240 34 231 50211 48008 35 243 35 251 48008 46005 45 240 51 256 46005 44180 62 231 61 245 44180 42514 61 233 63 237 42514 40976 57 238 63 241 40976 39532 57 237 68 233 39532 38167 57 236 62 225 38167 36840 56 233 56 224 36840 35482 55 232 53 223 35482 34065 54 231 50 223 34065 32590 52 230 46 225 32590 31044 50 229 42 225 31044 29415 47 229 41 222 29415 27703 44 227 43 220 27703 25908 39 223 42 220 25908 24033 37 220 38 226 24033 22084 37 217 32 231 22084 20057 34 218 28 234 20057 17947 37 226 26 238 17947 15799 41 231 26 238 15799 13730 41 227 27 233 13730 11852 42 224 28 230 11852 10185 41 225 28 232 10185 8703 35 229 29 237 8703 7385 30 234 32 240 7385 6215 27 240 36 237 6215 5177 27 247 38 230 5177 4262 27 252 38 220 4262 3455 27 253 37 208 3455 2734 26 252 35*198 2734 2097 25 250 32*192 2097 1565 23 249 30 190 1565 1158 20*248 27 190 1158 877 17*247 24 189 877 706 15 246 21 189 706 608 11 245 15 190 608 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