DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.9 - - 90.3 - - 92.0 - - 89.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 345 - - 237 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3040 - - 6957 - - 7266 - - 4021 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2452 - - 5645 - - 5690 - - 593 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3640 - - 7557 - - 7866 - - 4621 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3479 - - 2310 - - 4143 - - 5781 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 367 - - 549 - - 493 - - 155 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 26 - - 15 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 251 - - 239 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1359 - - -279 - - -540 - - -2799 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4999 - - 7836 - - 8406 - - 7420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3520 - - -1952 - - -1480 - - -4073 ODpotential blCL - - - 7160 - - 9509 - - 9346 - - 8694 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 66 - - 74 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 1020 - - 410 - - 350 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.9 - - 90.3 - - 92.0 - - 89.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.0 - - 57.9 - - 57.1 - - 59.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.3 - - 88.1 - - 90.4 - - 89.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 57.0 - - 56.3 - - 58.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 345 - - 237 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3040 - - 6957 - - 7266 - - 4021 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 99202 38 096 31 104 29 089 32 083 99202 91686 35 101 27 101 24 097 24 079 91686 85919 30 088 27 097 22 090 20 101 85919 81129 21 088 24 088 22 086 18 088 81129 77002 18 099 16 087 18 083 16 080 77002 73357 17 081 19 078 15 080 13 068 73357 70065 14 076 16 046 18 063 15 059 70065 67067 12 067 9 045 8 053 15 021 67067 64316 15 035 11 039 4 060 10 347 64316 61650 16 355 18 004 7 019 8 337 61650 58860 16 322 22 328 22 332 21 344 58860 55987 19 315 25 309 26 311 26 319 55987 53261 30 322 31 313 28 314 28 316 53261 50808 40 312 38 305 37 309 38 312 50808 48605 44 313 41 303 42 300 36 303 48605 46590 53 316 45 314 39 313 30 310 46590 44718 61 312 54 314 46 327 33 324 44718 42977 63 308 55 312 54 326 55 327 42977 41363 59 305 55 320 58 320 62 315 41363 39862 54 306 54 317 52 322 54 322 39862 38455 51 310 43 325 45 324 50 340 38455 37103 46 311 37 335 39 337 54 348 37103 35729 41 310 33 334 42 353 61 354 35729 34298 39 316 31 330 40 356 62 356 34298 32812 38 318 26 324 35 345 52 354 32812 31258 33 309 24 324 32 330 38 345 31258 29623 25 308 24 318 29 324 36 334 29623 27907 24 322 24 312 26 320 44 336 27907 26111 27 327 24 313 25 312 43 343 26111 24238 29 327 26 318 24 312 34 337 24238 22289 27 328 25 325 23 319 27 325 22289 20259 25 325 23 329 21 322 24 319 20259 18138 24 316 19 327 17 319 16 322 18138 15970 22 308 20 320 19 331 14 333 15970 13880 22 315 22 330 19 332 14 340 13880 11986 20 319 19 325 15 331 13 331 11986 10310 20 326 15 314 11 333 8 326 10310 8820 11 336 8*317 7*319 5 310 8820 7492 8 354 3*282 5*264 5 286 7492 6308 6 335 3 267 5 254 5 264 6308 5257 3 312 3 259 5 246 5*246 5257 4330 3*300 4 253 6 239 7*228 4330 3510 3*297 4 247 6 235 8 218 3510 2776 4 290 4 246 7 233 9 215 2776 2127 4 283 5 242 7 230 9 212 2127 1585 4 279 5 241 7 229 9 211 1585 1168 4 277 5 241 7 228 9 210 1168 882 4 274 5 238 7 227 9 210 882 709 4 273 5 239 7 228 8 209 709 609 3 272 4 240 6 227 7 209 609 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