DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2877 - - 3003 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2356 - - 2096 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3617 - - 3743 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 850 - - 778 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 274 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 1312 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 207 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 98 - - -1006 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3519 - - 4749 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9764 - - -11903 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13381 - - 15646 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.7 - - 36.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 53.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.5 - - 35.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2877 - - 3003 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 0 - - - 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] 97571 13 277 12 252 97571 90284 15 259 22 267 90284 84685 8 218 17 257 84685 80031 5 224 13 253 80031 76008 5 271 13 246 76008 72441 14 295 11 282 72441 69218 16 286 14 294 69218 66264 15 278 19 284 66264 63528 14 276 23 273 63528 60876 18 298 22 276 60876 58113 25 314 21 299 58113 55257 35 307 31 307 55257 52540 35 299 38 297 52540 50084 34 311 33 310 50084 47868 47 322 46 325 47868 45853 57 323 58 323 45853 44009 60 322 62 320 44009 42308 58 322 59 320 42308 40730 57 323 54 321 40730 39258 57 325 51 323 39258 37877 57 325 51 325 37877 36545 58 325 50 326 36545 35189 54 326 47 328 35189 33779 48 327 42 327 33779 32315 44 330 37 327 32315 30781 43 332 33 329 30781 29165 43 333 33 332 29165 27466 42 334 34 336 27466 25685 41 337 33 341 25685 23822 38 343 31 344 23822 21880 34 348 28 349 21880 19852 29 346 24 351 19852 17733 27 343 21 344 17733 15573 26 342 20 341 15573 13499 23 346 19 348 13499 11623 22 354 18 357 11623 9962 22 006 17 005 9962 8493 18 017 14 018 8493 7195 13 032 8 037 7195 6054 14 044 5 087 6054 5054 13 030 4 090 5054 4183 8*021 0*357 4183 3419 4*020 0*261 3419 2736 4 020 0 268 2736 2133 3 020 0 028 2133 1630 3 022 0 171 1630 1245 3 023 0 112 1245 980 3 022 0 117 980 819 3 023 0 108 819 727 3 022 0 122 727 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