DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 65.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2547 - - 2924 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1910 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3147 - - 3524 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1141 - - 761 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 222 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 145 - - 145 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -644 - - -695 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3791 - - 4219 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7630 - - -7648 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10777 - - 11172 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 65.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 49.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 65.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 48.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 46 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2547 - - 2924 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 13 - - - 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] 97863 23 219 27 233 97863 90527 14 229 22 233 90527 84879 14 217 21 224 84879 80179 11 216 10 238 80179 76142 10 234 11 268 76142 72592 10 259 13 254 72592 69371 11 264 13 270 69371 66406 13 281 17 273 66406 63665 20 282 22 267 63665 61019 24 276 24 263 61019 58249 32 267 31 259 58249 55376 43 262 44 258 55376 52655 54 258 57 260 52655 50223 64 259 65 257 50223 48040 68 260 70 255 48040 46048 68 261 71 257 46048 44213 68 260 71 258 44213 42520 70 261 71 258 42520 40952 71 260 71 258 40952 39487 72 259 74 257 39487 38104 72 258 73 255 38104 36763 73 257 72 255 36763 35394 72 256 72 257 35394 33967 64 260 64 258 33967 32489 52 263 54 257 32489 30944 49 265 51 259 30944 29315 47 267 49 259 29315 27604 43 270 42 259 27604 25812 39 269 39 262 25812 23940 37 267 37 264 23940 21991 35 268 35 267 21991 19960 31 270 33 270 19960 17842 25 264 28 271 17842 15686 20 261 25 270 15686 13614 17 290 18 281 13614 11729 17 320 13 296 11729 10051 14 331 8 310 10051 8559 10 326 6 301 8559 7235 7 010 3 337 7235 6066 7 108 6 160 6066 5044 7 135 11 161 5044 4152 10 146 12*149 4152 3369 11*145 11*146 3369 2670 11*145 11 145 2670 2052 11 145 11 145 2052 1536 11 145 10 145 1536 1140 10 146 10 145 1140 867 9 146 9 145 867 702 9 146 8 145 702 607 7 146 7 145 607 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