DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 90.6 - - 91.8 - - 90.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 218 - - 131 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2113 - - 5696 - - 5642 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1565 - - 4454 - - 4122 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2713 - - 6296 - - 6242 - - 609 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3608 - - 1044 - - 2597 - - 8275 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 450 - - 382 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 210 - - 23 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 221 - - 204 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -802 - - 411 - - 352 - - -4527 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3515 - - 5886 - - 5890 - - 5136 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2414 - - -1682 - - -523 - - -5475 ODpotential blCL - - - 5127 - - 7978 - - 6765 - - 6084 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 91 - - 80 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 1500 - - 590 - - 1070 - - 1710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 90.6 - - 91.8 - - 90.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.9 - - 66.8 - - 68.0 - - 69.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.5 - - 89.0 - - 90.7 - - 90.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 65.7 - - 66.9 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 218 - - 131 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2113 - - 5696 - - 5642 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 63 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99669 48 092 35 102 32 103 29 089 99669 92121 35 083 32 090 31 098 24 079 92121 86338 26 090 30 087 26 077 27 091 86338 81527 24 098 22 093 19 073 22 081 81527 77359 26 087 17 090 15 083 15 062 77359 73686 24 065 18 085 14 091 13 063 73686 70378 19 042 17 071 13 093 11 064 70378 67337 13 049 15 047 15 072 12 048 67337 64527 10 025 12 028 14 051 12 028 64527 61822 15 009 10 034 7 041 7 338 61822 59010 16 008 16 020 12 023 11 011 59010 56123 18 347 20 345 17 344 20 347 56123 53415 17 316 23 320 22 331 23 339 53415 51003 14 304 22 319 24 325 23 340 51003 48842 17 000 21 329 23 329 26 337 48842 46876 25 357 20 336 22 330 21 330 46876 45067 20 336 18 321 20 325 18 324 45067 43388 12 291 17 299 19 309 16 294 43388 41816 13 271 15 282 20 297 17 275 41816 40331 16 253 14 261 18 277 17 276 40331 38922 17 253 21 248 20 272 15 292 38922 37554 16 252 25 251 22 293 15 295 37554 36162 11 271 21 263 21 285 14 294 36162 34713 8 295 16 277 21 267 11 275 34713 33207 6 310 10 271 19 243 14 245 33207 31633 6 319 10 300 15 238 12 244 31633 29981 9 298 12 307 11 257 9 274 29981 28247 10 276 12 297 10 268 9 290 28247 26427 10 256 13 270 13 260 9 276 26427 24522 3 281 12 255 9 246 11 248 24522 22534 7 358 2 276 6 205 13 238 22534 20459 3 264 4 268 4 246 12 225 20459 18296 8 241 7 272 5 297 7 225 18296 16097 3 238 4 233 5 277 5 266 16097 13988 3 127 4 168 1 264 4 254 13988 12080 8 143 3 137 5 081 7 133 12080 10388 8 146 3 092 7 095 8 123 10388 8884 3 098 8 069 6 112 5 160 8884 7547 8 064 7 088 2 144 1 164 7547 6356 6 105 1*086 2*205 1 173 6356 5298 4 123 0*033 2*212 2 177 5298 4363 2 082 0 290 2 208 2 184 4363 3537 3 329 0 253 3 206 3 187 3537 2796 5*313 0 226 3 204 4 188 2796 2140 4*318 1 217 3 203 5 191 2140 1593 4 322 1 217 3 201 5 190 1593 1174 3 324 1 205 4 201 5 190 1174 885 3 325 1 200 4 200 5 191 885 710 3 326 1 196 3 199 5 190 710 609 3 326 1 205 3 202 4*192 609 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