DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 62.2 - - 63.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1707 - - 1627 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 591 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2307 - - 2227 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 908 - - 1096 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 227 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 288 - - 320 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1823 - - -1127 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4130 - - 3354 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6061 - - -4322 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8368 - - 6549 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 63.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 50.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 62.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.2 - - 49.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1707 - - 1627 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 80 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97053 65 249 50 246 97053 89578 53 249 49 249 89578 83875 41 249 46 245 83875 79203 34 239 43 253 79203 75218 31 258 35 249 75218 71690 34 244 30 256 71690 68472 34 264 32 262 68472 65504 39 267 36 270 65504 62762 34 269 43 264 62762 60116 35 274 41 250 60116 57332 35 269 33 257 57332 54416 38 274 39 280 54416 51638 46 268 46 273 51638 49145 42 265 45 267 49145 46905 41 281 44 268 46905 44869 49 286 45 271 44869 43010 55 286 50 277 43010 41323 58 287 55 281 41323 39795 61 289 54 281 39795 38383 63 288 51 277 38383 37051 61 289 51 278 37051 35757 58 292 54 281 35757 34437 57 293 56 283 34437 33061 55 292 55 283 33061 31634 52 288 58 284 31634 30146 50 285 71 287 30146 28584 48 281 72 288 28584 26946 46 276 57 284 26946 25226 44 274 44 276 25226 23424 43 274 33 276 23424 21544 42 274 25 265 21544 19581 39 273 25 249 19581 17530 39 272 29 240 17530 15437 40 270 33 236 15437 13419 42 262 33 232 13419 11580 38 256 30 233 11580 9946 35 255 32 237 9946 8494 33 253 34 238 8494 7203 34 251 33 237 7203 6055 35 251 28 230 6055 5039 32 249 21 222 5039 4146 27 236 15 227 4146 3359 17 236 10 260 3359 2660 7*277 12*306 2660 2043 7*284 15*315 2043 1530 7 286 16 320 1530 1137 6 289 16 321 1137 865 6 290 15 321 865 701 5 290 14 322 701 607 5 290 11 323 607 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