DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3931 - - 4893 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3155 - - 3122 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4671 - - 5633 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1798 - - 1118 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 372 - - 288 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 128 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 135 - - 335 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3866 - - -2924 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8537 - - 8558 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10604 - - -9162 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15275 - - 14795 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.3 - - 39.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.9 - - 39.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3931 - - 4893 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97319 9 232 10 223 97319 90059 5 106 2 230 90059 84496 8 105 4 215 84496 79885 6 144 2 151 79885 75911 6 125 4 117 75911 72410 6 081 4 130 72410 69246 7 016 4 086 69246 66333 10 355 4 355 66333 63634 13 337 6 344 63634 61021 20 303 17 305 61021 58297 23 298 20 303 58297 55472 25 301 21 314 55472 52773 28 306 29 322 52773 50332 34 304 37 309 50332 48132 38 301 38 301 48132 46128 35 305 28 316 46128 44280 33 324 35 341 44280 42563 48 341 50 334 42563 40967 60 336 57 333 40967 39476 61 333 57 335 39476 38073 57 335 54 337 38073 36720 55 338 53 339 36720 35345 55 339 52 342 35345 33918 54 340 53 343 33918 32442 55 343 50 339 32442 30900 48 342 49 338 30900 29281 37 340 47 343 29281 27585 34 338 34 338 27585 25814 29 335 28 332 25814 23964 19 345 24 326 23964 22041 19 017 11 005 22041 20034 19 003 13 008 20034 17931 18 002 14 013 17931 15781 15 344 13 350 15781 13712 13 351 12 346 13712 11834 14 343 12 342 11834 10168 11 339 14 336 10168 8692 10 017 12 360 8692 7382 12 013 11 021 7382 6227 12 345 8*007 6227 5211 6*341 4*340 5211 4316 0*076 4 339 4316 3525 0 119 4 336 3525 2816 1 131 4 334 2816 2190 1 143 4 334 2190 1668 1 142 4 332 1668 1267 1 146 3 332 1267 991 1 156 3 330 991 823 1 155 3 331 823 728 0 157 3 332 728 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