DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 143 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3486 - - 4257 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2792 - - 3151 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4086 - - 4857 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1316 - - 2013 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 387 - - 358 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 031 - - 026 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -858 - - -976 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4944 - - 5833 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4092 - - -3885 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8178 - - 8742 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.9 - - 58.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.7 - - 56.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 143 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3486 - - 4257 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 99698 32 107 32 098 99698 92174 37 105 26 100 92174 86336 37 098 24 097 86336 81497 27 083 25 093 81497 77340 21 096 26 087 77340 73665 22 101 16 090 73665 70345 16 086 14 123 70345 67301 13 082 16 096 67301 64489 14 058 16 092 64489 61783 7 057 15 067 61783 58984 14 036 15 025 58984 56106 25 354 21 344 56106 53377 34 333 27 331 53377 50924 37 328 36 323 50924 48721 39 335 38 320 48721 46717 47 338 41 318 46717 44873 53 333 46 320 44873 43163 59 334 49 322 43163 41565 64 332 54 323 41565 40059 69 333 58 322 40059 38631 71 333 60 323 38631 37242 68 332 61 327 37242 35825 63 329 63 329 35825 34355 59 327 63 329 34355 32835 49 329 59 327 32835 31254 40 327 49 325 31254 29601 36 325 39 320 29601 27878 30 331 29 322 27878 26078 28 340 30 326 26078 24194 30 342 30 327 24194 22227 30 342 27 333 22227 20174 27 343 28 340 20174 18031 24 343 25 344 18031 15850 24 344 22 347 15850 13752 25 344 19 354 13752 11850 21 349 16 002 11850 10170 17 003 15 004 10170 8686 17 008 15 008 8686 7370 17 013 15 014 7370 6203 18 021 14 018 6203 5170 15 027 11*021 5170 4260 11*030 11*023 4260 3456 11*031 11 024 3456 2735 11 031 11 026 2735 2098 11 031 11 027 2098 1566 10 031 10 028 1566 1158 10 031 10 028 1158 877 9 031 10 028 877 706 9 031 9 028 706 609 8 030 8 028 609 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