DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 74.4 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 244 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4842 - - 5688 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4151 - - 4606 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5582 - - 6428 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 956 - - 1187 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 501 - - 455 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 110 - - 124 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1448 - - -836 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7030 - - 7265 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4895 - - -3624 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10477 - - 10052 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 47.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 75.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.2 - - 46.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 244 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4842 - - 5688 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97317 31 228 36 263 97317 89896 28 238 28 255 89896 84192 17 244 20 250 84192 79499 10 254 14 231 79499 75478 5 246 12 233 75478 71940 6 286 9 279 71940 68751 8 282 13 296 68751 65809 11 316 15 290 65809 63062 16 317 19 290 63062 60385 22 303 21 286 60385 57578 28 294 28 282 57578 54654 33 282 25 275 54654 51860 29 289 35 285 51860 49347 40 284 42 279 49347 47099 42 286 41 274 47099 45073 44 283 42 276 45073 43237 46 284 48 280 43237 41565 55 286 57 283 41565 40031 58 282 62 279 40031 38607 53 281 57 276 38607 37272 47 285 51 280 37272 35980 50 289 43 284 35980 34663 51 291 42 281 34663 33288 51 292 43 275 33288 31860 42 293 39 275 31860 30363 36 286 33 280 30363 28786 35 278 32 274 28786 27127 32 276 31 273 27127 25387 30 280 26 277 25387 23570 26 284 20 281 23570 21681 13 261 17 268 21681 19713 15 245 16 241 19713 17667 17 226 16 241 17667 15581 19 200 20 211 15581 13570 19 185 18 194 13570 11740 19 165 22 177 11740 10109 17 163 24 179 10109 8657 13 164 18 184 8657 7368 8 139 12*166 7368 6225 8*119 11*140 6225 5213 8*116 11 136 5213 4320 8 114 11 131 4320 3529 8 112 11 124 3529 2821 8 110 11 120 2821 2194 8 107 11 116 2194 1671 8 106 11 113 1671 1269 7 105 11 111 1269 992 7 104 11 111 992 824 7 104 10 110 824 728 7 103 9 109 728 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