DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 83.9 - - 86.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 248 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5573 - - 6867 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4719 - - 5537 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6313 - - 7607 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 708 - - 880 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 522 - - 489 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - 23 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 122 - - 126 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2163 - - -735 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8476 - - 8342 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8515 - - -5703 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14828 - - 13310 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.9 - - 86.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.7 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.3 - - 51.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 248 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5573 - - 6867 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98163 6 080 5 097 98163 90782 11 058 12 077 90782 85112 16 061 12 059 85112 80418 15 071 11 048 80418 76356 16 077 9 059 76356 72753 20 040 12 052 72753 69499 18 018 13 028 69499 66516 15 013 10 012 66516 63750 14 006 10 006 63750 61074 13 344 14 359 61074 58294 16 340 14 340 58294 55427 23 329 19 340 55427 52706 22 309 23 314 52706 50273 20 274 24 284 50273 48126 17 242 22 245 48126 46204 15 239 17 226 46204 44441 18 231 14 222 44441 42799 13 224 10 223 42799 41258 13 225 14 216 41258 39800 11 224 12 218 39800 38413 6 240 4 251 38413 37064 5 244 2 359 37064 35686 2 264 2 351 35686 34248 3 303 1 344 34248 32754 3 311 2 253 32754 31187 4 262 6 249 31187 29539 4 243 9 260 29539 27815 4 269 9 282 27815 26015 8 272 9 319 26015 24139 8 264 7 307 24139 22189 9 250 5 280 22189 20163 5 217 5 311 20163 18055 5 163 2 265 18055 15909 8 146 5 159 15909 13842 9 154 11 160 13842 11960 13 160 16 167 11960 10290 15 166 9 176 10290 8812 11 173 3*152 8812 7502 6*159 3*130 7502 6340 4*129 3 129 6340 5308 4 126 3 127 5308 4396 4 124 4 127 4396 3589 4 121 4 126 3589 2866 4 121 4 125 2866 2226 5 120 4 124 2226 1692 5 119 5 124 1692 1281 5 119 5 124 1281 999 5 118 4 123 999 827 4 117 4 125 827 729 4 118 4 123 729 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