DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1774 - - 3844 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 2277 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2514 - - 4584 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1672 - - 1573 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 258 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 293 - - 300 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 915 - - 1323 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1599 - - 3261 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 369 - - 454 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2145 - - 4130 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1900 - - 2080 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.5 - - 85.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 72.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1774 - - 3844 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 75 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - - 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] 99352 27 097 21 078 99352 91930 25 095 25 084 91930 86170 28 092 25 090 86170 81357 23 078 22 084 81357 77210 16 070 15 075 77210 73559 9 073 9 077 73559 70258 6 099 5 066 70258 67221 7 110 4 049 67221 64408 4 076 2 069 64408 61696 3 291 1 177 61696 58899 9 273 8 257 58899 56047 15 260 18 270 56047 53364 19 262 23 247 53364 50966 25 268 18 249 50966 48818 29 251 22 279 48818 46861 23 230 36 296 46861 45052 11 253 34 268 45052 43365 12 270 24 234 43365 41793 18 244 11 259 41793 40316 14 245 14 288 40316 38913 15 273 11 274 38913 37548 16 293 23 267 37548 36154 16 301 23 281 36154 34699 16 292 20 290 34699 33189 19 290 22 295 33189 31607 22 285 23 285 31607 29942 26 284 23 267 29942 28195 25 284 25 258 28195 26369 22 279 28 255 26369 24467 21 269 29 267 24467 22494 21 275 32 277 22494 20446 26 274 32 284 20446 18315 29 275 33 286 18315 16143 33 280 36 286 16143 14051 35 278 38 284 14051 12143 33 281 34 286 12143 10442 30 281 29 278 10442 8934 25 282 21 275 8934 7597 23 281 20 274 7597 6412 21 280 20 270 6412 5363 20 282 14*276 5363 4440 16 286 12*286 4440 3623 15 289 10 298 3623 2892 14*289 10 301 2892 2244 13*291 10 303 2244 1704 11 292 10 304 1704 1288 11 293 9 305 1288 1002 10 294 9 305 1002 829 9 294 8 306 829 729 8 294 7 306 729 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