DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 = 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 - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3904 - - 4999 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3033 - - 3711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4504 - - 5599 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2754 - - 3070 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 381 - - 380 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 235 - - 219 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 582 - - 256 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3922 - - 5343 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -570 - - -1489 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5074 - - 7088 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3180 - - 2830 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3904 - - 4999 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - 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] 98110 4 017 7 223 98110 90707 2 213 5 294 90707 84998 1 287 5 302 84998 80250 5 248 4 272 80250 76154 6 251 7 259 76154 72537 2 305 7 240 72537 69277 6 317 6 228 69277 66287 11 282 6 270 66287 63499 15 261 14 271 63499 60788 16 259 18 246 60788 57964 18 248 23 256 57964 55044 24 249 34 261 55044 52280 28 242 40 260 52280 49811 22 250 40 252 49811 47599 26 262 37 245 47599 45583 26 262 33 245 45583 43725 28 265 39 263 43725 42023 32 264 49 273 42023 40473 39 269 49 273 40473 39039 47 269 46 272 39039 37687 56 257 45 270 37687 36374 66 235 42 263 36374 35037 62 233 40 252 35037 33645 51 244 43 243 33645 32199 42 252 48 240 32199 30682 49 246 48 243 30682 29082 57 242 46 249 29082 27401 52 252 42 254 27401 25643 46 259 39 258 25643 23810 41 265 40 266 23810 21905 36 275 30 268 21905 19925 34 279 28 264 19925 17861 31 292 27 292 17861 15751 29 295 19 293 15751 13717 24 298 13 299 13717 11868 18 290 10 287 11868 10216 19 279 10 260 10216 8741 17 285 12 243 8741 7424 14 287 16 222 7424 6253 13 271 16*220 6253 5214 13*250 16*220 5214 4297 14*239 15 220 4297 3485 14 236 15 219 3485 2759 14 235 15 219 2759 2115 13 234 15 218 2115 1577 13 233 14 218 1577 1165 12 233 14 218 1165 881 12 232 13 218 881 708 11 233 12 217 708 609 9 232 10 217 609 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