DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 82.9 - - 84.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2965 - - 3108 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2350 - - 2260 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3705 - - 3848 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2087 - - 3084 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 289 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 250 - - 248 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1034 - - 747 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2671 - - 3101 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -145 - - -641 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3850 - - 4489 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3160 - - 3270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 84.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 72.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2965 - - 3108 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 34 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 98516 26 084 13 095 98516 91055 15 082 14 060 91055 85364 11 058 15 063 85364 80661 8 027 12 058 80661 76605 6 039 12 037 76605 73024 10 062 7 033 73024 69781 10 043 5 082 69781 66790 6 048 5 078 66790 64018 5 019 5 022 64018 61346 5 348 4 322 61346 58567 12 336 8 337 58567 55680 16 301 15 314 55680 52941 22 287 24 297 52941 50493 25 290 27 286 50493 48297 37 278 35 276 48297 46305 44 280 39 273 46305 44486 54 281 48 277 44486 42816 60 277 51 274 42816 41264 56 280 47 285 41264 39804 57 285 51 290 39804 38422 60 286 54 286 38422 37076 57 285 53 288 37076 35702 54 281 46 292 35702 34269 53 279 44 286 34269 32782 42 280 40 281 32782 31226 38 279 34 282 31226 29591 37 276 32 286 29591 27878 33 276 27 285 27878 26086 26 281 22 283 26086 24216 20 291 17 286 24216 22269 19 292 15 280 22269 20240 19 277 15 276 20240 18128 18 280 17 267 18128 15981 21 284 20 252 15981 13911 22 279 17 275 13911 12033 22 280 14 301 12033 10370 18 271 15 289 10370 8889 13 272 16 266 8889 7568 8 268 16 248 7568 6393 9 254 16 246 6393 5351 12 251 14 248 5351 4430 14*251 13*249 4430 3616 14*251 11*248 3616 2886 14 251 9 248 2886 2241 14 251 8 248 2241 1701 14 250 8 248 1701 1287 13 250 8 247 1287 1002 12 250 7 246 1002 828 12 250 7 247 828 729 10 249 6 246 729 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