DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 77.5 - - 75.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2228 - - 1027 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1341 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2828 - - 1627 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1421 - - 1988 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 243 - - 121 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 160 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1013 - - 563 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1815 - - 1064 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 161 - - 47 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2667 - - 1580 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1060 - - 1380 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 75.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 72.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.9 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2228 - - 1027 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - 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] 98806 18 109 27 102 98806 91317 16 112 17 109 91317 85575 19 104 16 101 85575 80843 21 088 15 092 80843 76783 19 075 15 070 76783 73203 16 080 16 057 73203 69971 15 081 12 063 69971 67004 11 079 10 077 67004 64255 8 044 5 046 64255 61608 8 013 4 006 61608 58852 11 359 6 345 58852 55990 12 328 12 312 55990 53259 16 298 19 296 53259 50796 21 277 21 281 50796 48584 26 262 22 271 48584 46575 23 254 21 262 46575 44734 17 232 22 253 44734 43032 14 209 21 238 43032 41449 20 217 19 228 41449 39966 27 196 17 217 39966 38569 29 186 24 216 38569 37218 29 187 24 198 37218 35840 23 164 20 201 35840 34402 23 162 20 202 34402 32906 20 166 19 201 32906 31337 19 164 20 199 31337 29684 18 163 21 200 29684 27947 18 168 22 201 27947 26126 17 177 21 200 26126 24225 17 188 18 196 24225 22249 17 200 15 189 22249 20196 18 208 13 173 20196 18060 19 211 10 174 18060 15890 16 224 10 204 15890 13806 16 232 20 203 13806 11912 15 224 19 204 11912 10227 12 194 18 197 10227 8731 13 172 19 183 8731 7403 14 178 20 176 7403 6225 14 181 20 174 6225 5182 16 178 20 172 5182 4265 17 174 21 168 4265 3455 17*170 20 160 3455 2734 16*166 20 158 2734 2096 14 155 19*160 2096 1565 13 152 17*160 1565 1157 13 150 16 160 1157 876 12 148 14 160 876 706 11 148 13 160 706 608 9 147 9 160 608 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