DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.7 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2923 - - 722 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3663 - - 1462 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2476 - - 3165 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 205 - - 58 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 333 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1230 - - 41 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2434 - - 1421 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 490 - - -528 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3173 - - 1990 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.7 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - 47.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.7 - - 51.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.6 - - 46.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2923 - - 722 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 97539 17 269 14 261 97539 90317 14 261 16 272 90317 84714 12 253 24 265 84714 80041 8 256 20 249 80041 76022 12 251 15 262 76022 72473 11 240 13 266 72473 69254 7 274 15 235 69254 66291 15 268 18 264 66291 63545 23 253 25 261 63545 60886 26 240 26 271 60886 58115 32 259 32 247 58115 55251 45 264 37 249 55251 52528 54 256 49 256 52528 50071 62 235 58 250 50071 47841 71 230 63 246 47841 45793 77 232 68 246 45793 43898 85 234 74 244 43898 42134 93 230 83 241 42134 40486 97 228 91 236 40486 38938 105 226 96 231 38938 37476 110 220 98 225 37476 36058 100 220 98 221 36058 34615 94 227 95 221 34615 33131 98 229 88 218 33131 31616 101 229 79 217 31616 30048 102 230 77 225 30048 28407 105 229 81 232 28407 26693 109 226 88 233 26693 24905 107 223 88 235 24905 23052 104 226 71 240 23052 21148 103 228 46 247 21148 19199 94 231 24 278 19199 17190 72 241 22 313 17190 15148 39 262 24 335 15148 13182 26 281 30 351 13182 11391 23 293 31 357 11391 9799 22 305 30 356 9799 8389 21 337 29 352 8389 7137 22 345 27 348 7137 6026 23 338 28 350 6026 5043 23 331 30 350 5043 4179 22*324 30 350 4179 3415 21*319 30 348 3415 2734 20 317 29 346 2734 2131 20 317 26 341 2131 1629 19 317 24*337 1629 1244 18 316 21*335 1244 979 17 316 19 333 979 818 16 316 16 332 818 726 12 316 12 332 726 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