DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 53.8 - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 138 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5909 - - 6402 - - 6 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4199 - - 4667 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6509 - - 7002 - - 606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3395 - - 2983 - - 8744 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 367 - - 394 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 320 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 461 - - 99 - - -5460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6048 - - 6904 - - 6066 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -418 - - -598 - - -6190 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6927 - - 7600 - - 6796 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 53.8 - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.7 - - 25.5 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - 52.8 - - 53.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.5 - - 24.5 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 138 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5909 - - 6402 - - 6 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97703 17 243 15 258 21 246 97703 90259 16 235 22 249 20 269 90259 84541 12 206 16 236 16 271 84541 79802 9 216 8 219 13 260 79802 75731 7 218 8 207 9 228 75731 72127 9 254 9 255 5 219 72127 68833 18 227 21 236 16 238 68833 65781 22 211 28 234 22 246 65781 62940 20 206 28 228 27 243 62940 60179 17 246 22 234 22 238 60179 57292 27 260 28 250 25 256 57292 54298 30 253 29 254 28 256 54298 51434 31 255 31 265 28 261 51434 48848 33 260 38 269 31 271 48848 46529 36 263 37 266 33 276 46529 44432 33 260 35 264 34 276 44432 42521 32 269 28 262 32 280 42521 40764 33 269 25 278 32 285 40764 39143 31 277 31 293 33 296 39143 37642 31 279 33 298 35 302 37642 36248 28 281 34 304 37 312 36248 34918 27 294 35 318 39 319 34918 33587 28 308 43 334 45 329 33587 32223 30 319 53 340 52 333 32223 30818 31 324 58 343 54 334 30818 29350 29 327 59 346 54 337 29350 27806 26 324 56 349 52 339 27806 26189 22 311 49 349 46 336 26189 24499 18 309 38 341 42 335 24499 22736 18 314 26 328 41 337 22736 20898 17 324 21 326 39 339 20898 18979 20 328 22 326 36 340 18979 16978 23 333 24 326 32 334 16978 14941 24 334 25 327 28 326 14941 12976 23 331 25 331 26 328 12976 11190 21 334 24 330 26 332 11190 9614 16 328 17 320 23 316 9614 8226 16 327 17*320 20 307 8226 6990 15*327 15*319 17 293 6990 5891 14*326 14 320 15 289 5891 4916 13 327 13 319 12 278 4916 4056 13 327 12 319 11 275 4056 3295 12 327 11 320 10 272 3295 2615 11 327 11 320 9 269 2615 2013 11 328 11 320 9 267 2013 1510 10 327 10 321 8 265 1510 1125 10 328 10 321 7 262 1125 859 9 327 9 321 7 260 859 698 9 328 9 321 5*258 698 606 7 327 8 321 4*257 606 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