DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 79.3 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5706 - - 6158 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4280 - - 3919 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6446 - - 6898 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1362 - - 1083 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 302 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 63 - - 52 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 042 - - 287 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 537 - - 544 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5909 - - 6354 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5245 - - -4291 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11691 - - 11189 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.1 - - 55.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.7 - - 54.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5706 - - 6158 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 35 - - - 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] 99138 19 122 19 090 99138 91693 21 097 13 105 91693 85944 16 104 16 114 85944 81169 11 093 11 105 81169 77047 8 068 8 102 77047 73396 6 075 3 085 73396 70099 6 099 4 155 70099 67067 6 092 4 139 67067 64255 3 314 4 269 64255 61533 9 321 4 251 61533 58693 12 303 15 305 58693 55756 18 267 21 260 55756 52953 27 317 21 325 52953 50448 46 302 38 309 50448 48220 43 293 38 297 48220 46192 44 303 38 296 46192 44329 45 305 37 300 44329 42612 43 305 39 309 42612 41023 39 303 41 314 41023 39546 32 303 38 324 39546 38167 29 305 35 325 38167 36841 28 308 34 321 36841 35492 28 310 34 316 35492 34085 29 311 32 310 34085 32623 29 310 31 303 32623 31091 29 310 31 302 31091 29477 28 311 30 303 29477 27783 28 311 28 306 27783 26006 28 310 27 303 26006 24147 27 313 26 299 24147 22208 24 321 25 301 22208 20182 23 329 23 312 20182 18065 23 337 19 326 18065 15907 18 345 10 344 15907 13834 16 346 7 346 13834 11950 12 348 6 337 11950 10275 10 350 6 343 10275 8790 9 341 5 336 8790 7478 2*350 2*286 7478 6318 1*040 2*282 6318 5288 1 042 1 283 5288 4379 1 043 1 288 4379 3575 1 037 1 287 3575 2854 1 038 1 288 2854 2217 1 043 1 292 2217 1686 1 044 1 292 1686 1277 1 043 1 294 1277 997 1 045 1 298 997 826 1 043 1 296 826 728 1 048 1 296 728 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