DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 87.1 - - 89.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 5039 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2819 - - 3460 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4451 - - 5779 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2374 - - 2582 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 328 - - 315 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 256 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 603 - - 1088 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3848 - - 4691 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -502 - - -406 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4953 - - 6185 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1970 - - 1810 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.1 - - 89.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 71.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.3 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 69.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3711 - - 5039 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 99540 38 092 33 092 99540 92013 34 085 28 090 92013 86222 31 088 25 079 86222 81429 20 092 21 068 81429 77307 19 094 13 065 77307 73663 19 077 12 100 73663 70353 17 075 14 108 70353 67310 17 054 18 091 67310 64504 15 040 18 075 64504 61802 14 014 20 046 61802 59013 11 353 19 355 59013 56162 8 345 17 332 56162 53467 14 349 19 337 53467 51048 19 324 25 341 51048 48876 16 301 21 326 48876 46898 13 300 17 307 46898 45079 14 316 17 302 45079 43388 11 301 17 273 43388 41802 11 279 16 272 41802 40308 10 279 13 275 40308 38897 12 287 13 277 38897 37529 16 278 15 277 37529 36136 16 267 15 269 36136 34686 15 254 15 262 34686 33182 14 248 13 268 33182 31607 12 255 16 258 31607 29948 12 273 18 253 29948 28209 14 259 18 255 28209 26388 16 247 19 257 26388 24490 18 246 19 254 24490 22518 21 243 19 246 22518 20464 19 242 21 243 20464 18324 15 245 14 247 18324 16144 11 262 9 240 16144 14047 11 264 9 251 14047 12141 8 249 12 262 12141 10451 8 252 12 254 10451 8952 7 253 12 253 8952 7620 7 253 12 259 7620 6435 6 257 12*259 6435 5385 6*249 12*258 5385 4458 7*228 12 257 4458 3637 7 224 12 256 3637 2902 7 222 11 256 2902 2252 7 221 11 255 2252 1708 7 219 11 255 1708 1291 6 217 10 254 1291 1004 6 217 10 254 1004 829 6 217 9 254 829 729 5 216 8 254 729 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