DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3731 - - 3996 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2888 - - 2521 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4471 - - 4736 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1193 - - 1169 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 272 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -954 - - -695 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5425 - - 5431 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8183 - - -7991 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12654 - - 12727 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.9 - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 74.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.6 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3731 - - 3996 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 99305 17 093 18 100 99305 91861 14 121 13 114 91861 86090 16 111 13 095 86090 81293 19 102 12 087 81293 77170 17 098 9 095 77170 73524 16 101 10 132 73524 70205 13 109 9 149 70205 67136 5 087 8 123 67136 64284 2 285 9 035 64284 61545 2 074 9 336 61545 58721 12 013 14 311 58721 55811 29 350 23 332 55811 53049 41 336 34 334 53049 50573 47 332 39 335 50573 48350 54 325 47 330 48350 46334 55 313 55 315 46334 44505 49 308 53 311 44505 42829 49 314 50 313 42829 41267 52 314 52 314 41267 39798 50 315 52 315 39798 38410 47 311 52 317 38410 37062 41 311 49 309 37062 35682 37 310 45 302 35682 34243 38 305 43 304 34243 32750 38 303 43 307 32750 31190 36 302 48 307 31190 29548 36 302 52 309 29548 27826 38 298 44 312 27826 26024 38 296 36 303 26024 24144 35 301 32 303 24144 22190 33 310 27 308 22190 20156 31 316 25 308 20156 18037 27 321 21 301 18037 15873 21 326 20 299 15873 13785 19 323 16 301 13785 11889 18 317 14 310 11889 10211 16 311 13 312 10211 8726 15 300 14 308 8726 7413 11 299 13 305 7413 6254 7 301 8 308 6254 5233 4*298 3*353 5233 4335 4*295 3*021 4335 3541 3 296 3 028 3541 2829 3 296 3 031 2829 2200 3 297 3 034 2200 1674 3 299 3 036 1674 1271 3 300 3 034 1271 993 3 302 3 036 993 824 3 300 3 036 824 728 2 301 3 036 728 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