DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3673 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 1605 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 4273 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1422 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 234 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 028 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -786 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5059 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -6597 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 10870 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 76.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3673 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - 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] 99301 16 126 99301 91844 15 101 91844 86097 17 097 86097 81315 15 085 81315 77177 9 089 77177 73508 3 069 73508 70174 2 201 70174 67104 8 243 67104 64264 12 227 64264 61523 14 247 61523 58672 19 254 58672 55726 20 267 55726 52930 30 279 52930 50436 38 271 50436 48220 42 264 48220 46219 44 260 46219 44396 44 262 44396 42722 46 264 42722 41164 47 264 41164 39699 47 265 39699 38312 46 266 38312 36966 43 268 36966 35594 43 268 35594 34163 41 268 34163 32677 39 270 32677 31119 36 272 31119 29476 35 274 29476 27752 32 274 27752 25947 30 275 25947 24065 27 276 24065 22106 23 280 22106 20067 21 287 20067 17945 16 286 17945 15782 14 288 15782 13698 11 293 13698 11805 9 310 11805 10128 9 337 10128 8643 10 347 8643 7327 8 344 7327 6164 6 036 6164 5137 7*036 5137 4234 7*030 4234 3436 7 029 3436 2720 7 028 2720 2087 7 027 2087 1559 7 027 1559 1153 7 027 1153 875 7 027 875 705 6 027 705 608 6 026 608 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