DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1401 - - 1569 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2141 - - 2309 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1110 - - 1139 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 218 - - 196 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 101 - - 103 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 831 - - 914 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1310 - - 1395 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 547 - - 296 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1594 - - 2013 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 870 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 75.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 70.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1401 - - 1569 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 95 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99140 27 088 22 077 99140 91653 27 080 20 088 91653 85888 25 079 22 105 85888 81095 21 086 19 098 81095 76971 16 094 16 082 76971 73326 12 076 11 092 73326 70025 9 056 10 097 70025 66997 2 035 5 075 66997 64209 4 166 3 013 64209 61526 4 081 8 265 61526 58740 7 268 8 275 58740 55869 17 273 21 293 55869 53156 37 270 35 273 53156 50724 40 259 39 268 50724 48545 44 290 43 280 48545 46573 56 288 43 282 46573 44764 53 281 45 289 44764 43086 47 290 49 288 43086 41516 53 293 54 277 41516 40041 58 292 54 270 40041 38646 56 292 52 265 38646 37288 51 294 51 262 37288 35899 47 301 44 270 35899 34452 43 308 34 281 34452 32949 35 315 26 283 32949 31373 25 299 29 260 31373 29714 24 267 42 267 29714 27979 22 264 42 282 27979 26167 26 263 34 282 26167 24282 26 259 29 267 24282 22325 23 256 23 266 22325 20288 21 253 19 259 20288 18164 21 253 17 252 18164 15997 25 264 18 252 15997 13908 22 266 17 245 13908 12012 19 265 15 250 12012 10332 16 264 15 261 10332 8844 11 248 15 259 8844 7521 5 247 14 255 7521 6345 3 230 10 240 6345 5303 2 159 8 216 5303 4385 4 150 7 197 4385 3576 7 148 7 164 3576 2853 9 132 10*121 2853 2216 9*114 10*107 2216 1685 9*102 10 103 1685 1277 9 101 9 102 1277 996 8 100 9 102 996 826 8 099 8 101 826 728 7 100 7 101 728 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