DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 87.0 - - 87.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5685 - - 4699 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4336 - - 713 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6425 - - 5439 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1749 - - 2613 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 391 - - 210 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1413 - - 264 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5013 - - 5176 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -199 - - -1762 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6624 - - 7201 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1040 - - 1060 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.0 - - 87.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 66.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.3 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5685 - - 4699 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - 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] 99555 32 106 16 099 99555 91979 24 095 22 104 91979 86116 17 091 22 101 86116 81253 15 096 20 096 81253 77088 14 095 16 103 77088 73438 13 087 14 098 73438 70148 16 093 9 077 70148 67132 16 083 5 094 67132 64354 13 050 8 083 64354 61686 8 029 10 040 61686 58920 7 338 10 345 58920 56063 15 280 12 287 56063 53348 13 269 17 277 53348 50914 24 286 27 282 50914 48729 31 284 33 285 48729 46729 32 287 36 287 46729 44871 47 300 46 297 44871 43139 55 300 49 294 43139 41523 43 291 39 283 41523 40019 38 276 38 277 40019 38610 36 266 49 281 38610 37245 31 252 53 272 37245 35855 31 256 38 257 35855 34409 37 271 38 258 34409 32909 30 287 40 258 32909 31339 25 308 39 259 31339 29687 24 288 35 261 29687 27952 34 288 31 257 27952 26134 38 298 34 260 26134 24241 33 305 36 271 24241 22280 27 291 26 280 22280 20247 26 268 29 266 20247 18138 30 261 27 275 18138 15992 28 265 22 278 15992 13929 23 277 22 257 13929 12057 28 297 21 280 12057 10387 18 287 19 304 10387 8898 9 288 13 304 8898 7575 7*269 11 254 7575 6401 8*253 12*229 6401 5359 8 247 11*227 5359 4438 8 246 10 225 4438 3622 8 246 9 225 3622 2891 8 245 9 224 2891 2243 8 246 8 224 2243 1703 7 246 8 225 1703 1288 7 247 7 224 1288 1002 7 247 7 224 1002 828 6 247 7 224 828 729 6 246 6 224 729 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