DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 0 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1667 - - 8 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2267 - - 608 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1126 - - 3349 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 204 - - 20 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 173 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -513 - - -717 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2781 - - 1325 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3739 - - -1276 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6006 - - 1884 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 1000 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.4 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 68.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.5 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 0 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1667 - - 8 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 85 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - 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] 97361 34 236 31 254 97361 89971 18 244 22 249 89971 84318 9 262 20 229 84318 79642 7 262 7 242 79642 75651 3 235 6 266 75651 72136 7 337 5 298 72136 68948 10 325 13 300 68948 66007 16 312 18 299 66007 63270 20 291 27 286 63270 60608 29 289 26 288 60608 57812 27 275 33 287 57812 54893 26 279 35 275 54893 52088 31 276 37 266 52088 49552 40 261 37 259 49552 47288 38 257 42 256 47288 45249 35 259 46 261 45249 43393 47 264 59 258 43393 41707 69 248 68 237 41707 40178 63 227 69 220 40178 38761 63 230 67 203 38761 37422 59 230 67 202 37422 36120 56 230 67 205 36120 34789 56 232 66 207 34789 33399 54 234 64 210 33399 31955 52 237 64 216 31955 30442 48 240 64 223 30442 28850 44 242 64 230 28850 27180 42 244 64 236 27180 25430 44 244 65 237 25430 23601 46 244 66 238 23601 21699 47 246 63 242 21699 19720 49 247 55 241 19720 17658 49 247 61 244 17658 15560 48 246 63 245 15560 13536 46 243 51 241 13536 11687 41 237 40 228 11687 10041 39 232 37 215 10041 8578 34 227 36 212 8578 7276 31 214 39 210 7276 6119 31 212 43 200 6119 5095 32 207 46 190 5095 4196 32 193 46 183 4196 3405 32 184 43 180 3405 2697 30*171 40 179 2697 2071 27*164 37 178 2071 1549 26 161 34 176 1549 1148 24 160 29 174 1148 871 22 159 26 174 871 704 19 158 23*173 704 608 15 156 16*173 608 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