DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 71.9 - - 73.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3617 - - 2957 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1881 - - 1673 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4357 - - 3697 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4748 - - 5190 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 240 - - 240 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 150 - - 808 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4207 - - 2889 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1671 - - -845 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6028 - - 4542 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 620 - - 1360 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 73.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.8 - - 62.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 73.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 61.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3617 - - 2957 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 18 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - 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] 98749 25 105 22 093 98749 91251 23 100 20 090 91251 85467 20 090 18 088 85467 80677 18 086 17 089 80677 76560 15 066 15 085 76560 72917 8 026 11 087 72917 69610 5 034 8 041 69610 66575 5 338 10 295 66575 63765 5 350 4 204 63765 61037 13 299 11 311 61037 58187 20 279 20 269 58187 55222 23 291 20 256 55222 52384 32 293 32 293 52384 49832 45 280 41 290 49832 47555 50 272 43 277 47555 45487 47 262 41 272 45487 43585 44 265 47 278 43585 41830 51 276 56 280 41830 40212 62 278 63 278 40212 38719 71 279 68 274 38719 37333 77 277 71 273 37333 36005 86 275 73 275 36005 34656 94 271 74 275 34656 33253 95 269 73 277 33253 31800 90 269 73 279 31800 30279 85 270 74 280 30279 28682 79 268 74 280 28682 27006 76 261 72 280 27006 25251 78 253 70 278 25251 23424 79 252 68 276 23424 21533 77 254 64 275 21533 19572 71 257 59 274 19572 17538 59 261 57 270 17538 15474 49 266 53 271 15474 13489 43 278 50 273 13489 11684 34 271 51 275 11684 10076 30 253 49 277 10076 8644 33 253 41 274 8644 7367 34 252 35 268 7367 6231 31 248 33 265 6231 5221 27*241 31 262 5221 4327 24*237 28*259 4327 3536 23 237 27*257 3536 2827 22 237 25 256 2827 2199 21 238 24 255 2199 1674 20 238 23 255 1674 1271 19 238 22 254 1271 993 18 238 20 254 993 825 16 238 18 254 825 728 13 238 14 254 728 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