DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 Monticello_IL 740ft pt34206@40.047,-88.554,693ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Illini Glider Club 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 - - - - - - 47.2 - - 47.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 292 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2991 - - 3997 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2648 - - 3121 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3731 - - 4737 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 664 - - 694 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 397 - - 355 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 301 - - 303 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 516 - - 1320 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3215 - - 3417 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10408 - - 470 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14139 - - 4267 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.2 - - 47.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.7 - - 34.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.0 - - 46.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.4 - - 33.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 292 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2991 - - 3997 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 41 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 96976 34 281 32 280 96976 89705 28 254 40 265 89705 84177 23 265 36 258 84177 79572 29 269 30 258 79572 75555 26 245 31 261 75555 71997 23 253 33 249 71997 68788 27 291 27 262 68788 65819 41 267 32 267 65819 63047 45 241 45 238 63047 60349 44 242 46 240 60349 57531 45 244 54 245 57531 54608 51 242 55 235 54608 51813 60 251 53 250 51813 49303 72 248 63 253 49303 47050 78 241 73 248 47050 44996 80 240 78 244 44996 43112 85 240 85 242 43112 41380 92 238 91 240 41380 39782 98 236 95 240 39782 38296 104 236 99 241 38296 36903 107 236 105 242 36903 35568 108 234 114 243 35568 34225 110 232 115 240 34225 32839 111 230 111 234 32839 31403 113 229 108 232 31403 29902 113 229 105 230 29902 28322 106 230 102 231 28322 26665 94 231 97 234 26665 24931 87 232 93 237 24931 23119 83 231 91 238 23119 21232 80 230 92 236 21232 19269 79 233 91 233 19269 17223 80 238 85 231 17223 15137 79 241 76 231 15137 13131 66 242 62 232 13131 11312 51 235 53 233 11312 9702 43 228 49 248 9702 8283 36 227 48 271 8283 7031 33 262 48 287 7031 5929 33 280 39 295 5929 4963 27 290 25*301 4963 4117 24*300 24*302 4117 3370 24*301 24 302 3370 2701 25 301 24 303 2701 2109 25 301 24 303 2109 1615 25 302 23 303 1615 1236 24 302 23 303 1236 975 23 302 22 303 975 817 21 302 20 303 817 726 17 301 16 303 726 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