DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - - - - 65.6 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2548 - - 3616 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1986 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3288 - - 4356 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1154 - - 760 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 222 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 025 - - 021 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 698 - - 631 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2590 - - 3725 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3681 - - -7113 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6969 - - 11469 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 51.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.5 - - 50.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2548 - - 3616 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - 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] 97781 21 253 19 245 97781 90498 21 235 19 254 90498 84899 11 233 17 223 84899 80248 13 286 13 248 80248 76229 12 274 13 280 76229 72685 8 256 11 285 72685 69490 4 299 6 254 69490 66544 17 301 11 300 66544 63816 21 259 22 254 63816 61178 18 239 20 243 61178 58425 33 272 32 268 58425 55591 47 260 46 258 55591 52896 52 253 48 253 52896 50465 55 255 54 262 50465 48287 66 258 63 265 48287 46318 79 256 71 261 46318 44516 85 253 74 258 44516 42846 86 249 73 255 42846 41283 86 244 67 254 41283 39812 87 241 57 257 39812 38418 88 241 50 260 38418 37064 84 245 47 263 37064 35679 74 249 45 263 35679 34237 61 252 44 263 34237 32739 58 254 44 264 32739 31169 58 253 44 264 31169 29515 58 250 45 262 29515 27778 54 248 47 260 27778 25955 50 248 50 257 25955 24051 47 252 50 262 24051 22075 43 260 48 270 22075 20023 41 264 42 277 20023 17893 36 273 35 287 17893 15733 22 293 27 292 15733 13656 17 297 19 296 13656 11772 13 298 14 294 11772 10101 11 310 7 281 10101 8622 11 311 7 291 8622 7317 11 322 8 337 7317 6167 13 358 14 014 6167 5156 18 011 17*024 5156 4271 19 022 17*024 4271 3491 18*025 17 023 3491 2791 18*025 17 021 2791 2172 18 025 17 020 2172 1656 18 025 17 019 1656 1260 17 024 16 019 1260 988 16 024 16 018 988 822 15 024 14 018 822 727 12 024 11 018 727 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