DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 75.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - -42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3162 - - 8 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2441 - - 592 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3762 - - 608 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2009 - - 8526 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 344 - - 18 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3904 - - -6816 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7666 - - 7424 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6912 - - -8364 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10674 - - 8972 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.9 - - 46.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.8 - - 45.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - -42 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3162 - - 8 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 98088 1 174 7 302 98088 90662 9 019 7 209 90662 84928 8 357 2 241 84928 80165 7 268 3 023 80165 76058 8 320 1 247 76058 72417 12 345 4 342 72417 69129 9 287 11 302 69129 66108 10 318 13 280 66108 63295 17 293 17 292 63295 60568 21 298 21 291 60568 57725 31 284 23 284 57725 54780 31 274 32 287 54780 51968 41 297 41 283 51968 49443 56 286 53 283 49443 47193 55 274 53 276 47193 45163 48 284 47 277 45163 43320 57 293 52 282 43320 41646 64 291 60 284 41646 40116 63 286 67 280 40116 38695 57 285 64 274 38695 37355 54 287 58 272 37355 36055 54 288 55 271 36055 34727 55 288 55 272 34727 33344 57 288 55 274 33344 31909 57 288 57 276 31909 30409 57 290 57 274 30409 28828 54 292 59 267 28828 27166 52 291 61 267 27166 25421 49 287 59 270 25421 23600 49 283 56 275 23600 21704 50 285 53 276 21704 19723 49 279 52 274 19723 17657 48 264 50 273 17657 15545 39 256 51 275 15545 13510 40 255 51 262 13510 11669 39 246 43 249 11669 10037 36 240 38 249 10037 8588 34 237 43 244 8588 7297 35 241 46 234 7297 6148 37 244 45 233 6148 5127 35 244 44 232 5127 4227 29*237 42 232 4227 3430 25*228 41 231 3430 2716 23 223 40 230 2716 2084 22 222 37 229 2084 1557 22 221 35 228 1557 1152 21 220 31 228 1152 874 19 219 26 227 874 705 17 219 22 226 705 608 14 219 16*225 608 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