DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 355 - - 207 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6748 - - 7291 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5628 - - 5763 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7488 - - 8031 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1321 - - 1328 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 547 - - 471 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 199 - - 196 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 431 - - 1091 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7057 - - 6940 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -451 - - 218 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7939 - - 7813 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.6 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.9 - - 51.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 355 - - 207 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6748 - - 7291 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 20 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 97364 32 246 41 252 97364 89924 26 245 29 254 89924 84197 20 257 25 247 84197 79478 14 254 21 236 79478 75444 8 248 13 229 75444 71889 7 277 2 345 71889 68661 9 281 10 321 68661 65694 10 289 14 314 65694 62945 10 309 16 316 62945 60277 11 331 16 305 60277 57477 14 317 16 299 57477 54567 15 279 17 289 54567 51795 20 261 18 280 51795 49314 22 261 21 264 49314 47114 28 259 23 258 47114 45149 34 251 29 248 45149 43383 40 249 30 245 43383 41768 49 243 37 248 41768 40262 50 239 45 238 40262 38842 47 241 45 238 38842 37496 45 241 43 239 37496 36186 42 238 41 238 36186 34849 40 237 41 237 34849 33457 40 238 40 237 33457 32011 42 240 38 238 32011 30496 43 239 36 240 30496 28901 41 236 32 247 28901 27228 35 233 25 251 27228 25479 26 230 22 254 25479 23655 17 216 22 247 23655 21759 11 207 19 249 21759 19789 9 238 15 262 19789 17739 12 256 15 267 17739 15646 13 242 16 253 15646 13625 14 224 17 237 13625 11784 16 204 18 224 11784 10147 21 204 21 220 10147 8697 27*204 24*205 8697 7411 25*201 25*199 7411 6265 25 200 26 198 6265 5247 25 199 26 197 5247 4348 24 199 26 197 4348 3552 24 199 25 196 3552 2838 24 198 25 196 2838 2207 23 198 25 196 2207 1679 23 198 24 195 1679 1274 22 198 23 195 1274 995 21 197 22 195 995 825 20 197 21 195 825 728 17 198 17 195 728 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