DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 63.7 - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 428 - - 332 - - 52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4456 - - 3939 - - 2137 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3743 - - 3250 - - 590 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5056 - - 4539 - - 2737 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 460 - - 855 - - 778 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 503 - - 444 - - 197 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 039 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -902 - - -1448 - - -2481 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5958 - - 5987 - - 5218 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9069 - - -9096 - - -11233 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14125 - - 13635 - - 13970 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 78 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 63.7 - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.1 - - 39.8 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 61.9 - - 58.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.3 - - 39.0 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 428 - - 332 - - 52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4456 - - 3939 - - 2137 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98128 19 098 8 134 6 046 98128 90728 9 141 10 060 10 051 90728 85041 7 149 5 046 7 045 85041 80316 1 167 1 305 5 017 80316 76256 2 150 2 174 4 011 76256 72658 5 212 7 189 7 281 72658 69386 7 193 11 184 13 232 69386 66388 12 212 9 201 14 222 66388 63619 12 210 8 221 13 218 63619 60940 18 220 13 244 16 235 60940 58149 20 228 20 251 20 253 58149 55245 30 237 35 250 29 247 55245 52458 40 230 44 234 38 242 52458 49959 42 236 53 239 59 247 49959 47749 57 241 59 235 61 238 47749 45764 72 228 52 239 58 241 45764 43958 65 238 62 256 70 249 43958 42302 69 247 70 255 81 247 42302 40761 68 242 65 239 77 243 40761 39309 66 237 71 236 75 238 39309 37932 65 235 72 228 71 235 37932 36593 61 234 74 227 65 228 36593 35221 62 232 73 227 63 223 35221 33792 64 230 72 230 63 226 33792 32308 63 229 64 228 62 226 32308 30756 58 232 63 227 61 224 30756 29124 51 235 59 233 60 225 29124 27411 53 236 49 240 51 232 27411 25622 47 235 48 242 48 243 25622 23759 43 236 47 245 46 253 23759 21824 44 240 44 253 41 262 21824 19810 40 254 36 261 36 259 19810 17707 34 260 27 263 32 254 17707 15560 34 260 27 264 26 258 15560 13493 29 263 23 265 20 253 13493 11613 23 272 15 263 17 236 11613 9944 19 275 12 266 13 244 9944 8464 16 271 12 264 9 261 8464 7154 14 279 11 272 5 292 7154 6001 6*317 8 293 4 002 6001 4989 8*036 8*020 7 035 4989 4102 8 038 10*029 12 036 4102 3326 10 040 13 037 17*038 3326 2635 11 041 14 039 18*041 2635 2027 11 041 15 040 18 041 2027 1519 11 041 15 041 18 041 1519 1130 11 041 15 042 17 042 1130 862 11 041 14 042 16 042 862 700 11 041 13 042 14 042 700 606 9 041 11 042 11 042 606 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