DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - - 74.0 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3025 - - 4593 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2482 - - 3039 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3625 - - 5193 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1080 - - 1631 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 232 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 14 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2698 - - -1159 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6323 - - 6352 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6225 - - -3512 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9850 - - 8705 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 480 - - 1110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3025 - - 4593 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 93 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 97239 18 238 36 252 97239 89843 24 250 33 257 89843 84170 28 271 25 234 84170 79468 30 262 17 248 79468 75437 24 242 17 266 75437 71886 15 235 15 253 71886 68655 15 278 13 276 68655 65677 12 289 18 286 65677 62920 21 301 27 292 62920 60262 24 291 27 275 60262 57478 29 294 25 286 57478 54572 33 288 34 293 54572 51795 34 292 34 290 51795 49293 38 295 36 292 49293 47048 41 293 39 295 47048 45020 41 293 40 299 45020 43181 39 293 39 296 43181 41501 39 292 36 290 41501 39953 40 293 31 287 39953 38511 42 290 34 295 38511 37161 43 284 42 299 37161 35861 44 280 47 298 35861 34540 44 279 47 296 34540 33167 43 280 46 295 33167 31744 42 282 44 294 31744 30254 39 285 41 294 30254 28685 37 286 37 294 28685 27038 37 286 34 295 27038 25311 35 285 32 296 25311 23505 33 286 29 293 23505 21625 34 290 26 288 21625 19671 38 291 32 287 19671 17636 39 286 40 283 17636 15555 31 273 43 280 15555 13544 28 253 41 270 13544 11706 33 250 37 259 11706 10064 35 255 38 260 10064 8600 37 248 40 259 8600 7297 35 246 38 254 7297 6141 29 244 34*245 6141 5119 29 243 30*231 5119 4219 27*235 30 232 4219 3424 25*222 29 232 3424 2711 25 221 29 232 2711 2081 25 219 28 232 2081 1556 24 218 27 232 1556 1151 23 218 26 232 1151 873 22 217 24 232 873 705 20 217 21 232 705 608 16 216 16 232 608 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