DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4598 - - 3820 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3368 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5338 - - 4560 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 880 - - 1261 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 336 - - 202 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 189 - - 179 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -160 - - -678 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5498 - - 5238 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6951 - - -7014 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12289 - - 11574 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 60.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 59.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4598 - - 3820 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 43 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 99125 27 099 17 118 99125 91682 21 096 17 102 91682 85945 14 102 13 084 85945 81181 9 092 11 077 81181 77069 8 086 8 093 77069 73426 7 072 4 105 73426 70131 6 115 4 126 70131 67107 7 093 5 134 67107 64306 9 015 2 077 64306 61604 9 329 5 328 61604 58796 11 328 10 305 58796 55890 17 330 15 316 55890 53128 22 336 22 311 53128 50656 28 331 20 327 50656 48451 22 319 22 320 48451 46460 24 332 30 334 46460 44657 37 335 41 330 44657 43007 47 339 42 327 43007 41467 49 346 39 325 41467 40014 49 343 31 327 40014 38635 47 337 30 328 38635 37291 44 329 32 320 37291 35917 44 327 31 313 35917 34484 41 323 32 311 34484 32994 33 311 33 311 32994 31430 14 298 32 311 31430 29782 19 283 31 313 29782 28051 23 282 29 315 28051 26238 24 277 29 315 26238 24342 29 284 28 309 24342 22372 27 278 28 297 22372 20325 22 270 29 287 20325 18194 19 270 27 296 18194 16021 15 287 25 304 16021 13923 11 292 15 296 13923 12017 8 281 13 292 12017 10327 6 270 9 286 10327 8831 5 272 7 267 8831 7505 4 291 5 232 7505 6332 4*268 12 203 6332 5296 6*216 17*190 5296 4385 8 196 17*183 4385 3580 8 189 17 181 3580 2859 8 187 16 180 2859 2220 8 184 16 178 2220 1688 8 183 15 178 1688 1279 8 182 14 177 1279 997 7 182 13 176 997 826 7 182 12 176 826 729 6 181 10 175 729 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