DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 77.1 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3356 - - 4849 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2551 - - 2813 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4096 - - 5589 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1773 - - 2457 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 266 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 314 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -194 - - 1239 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4290 - - 4350 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3341 - - -384 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7437 - - 5973 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 530 - - 1190 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.8 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 61.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 109 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3356 - - 4849 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99173 24 098 18 094 99173 91755 23 084 19 086 91755 86015 21 080 20 081 86015 81230 13 089 15 083 81230 77088 11 099 10 076 77088 73426 4 051 8 069 73426 70113 2 092 3 124 70113 67068 4 277 3 190 67068 64237 8 256 8 216 64237 61478 5 292 9 268 61478 58609 13 306 14 272 58609 55643 17 312 12 309 55643 52826 28 311 35 304 52826 50314 29 297 34 292 50314 48064 33 296 32 294 48064 46010 38 298 36 301 46010 44121 42 300 47 306 44121 42379 47 303 53 308 42379 40766 52 308 59 310 40766 39269 58 311 66 309 39269 37870 63 310 67 310 37870 36527 63 310 69 313 36527 35170 62 310 73 314 35170 33767 58 308 73 311 33767 32319 53 307 68 308 32319 30808 50 306 64 307 30808 29217 48 303 59 307 29217 27545 47 300 56 307 27545 25790 47 301 54 307 25790 23954 49 302 54 309 23954 22038 49 304 53 310 22038 20035 47 302 51 312 20035 17943 42 303 46 313 17943 15807 39 301 39 312 15807 13753 33 303 33 312 13753 11891 26 316 29 318 11891 10241 23 322 29 322 10241 8776 21 329 27 324 8776 7471 24 335 23 329 7471 6312 25 342 21*329 6312 5284 21 343 18*324 5284 4376 18*337 16 318 4376 3573 15*329 14 314 3573 2854 15 328 13 312 2854 2217 14 328 13 311 2217 1686 14 327 12 310 1686 1278 13 326 12 310 1278 997 13 326 11 310 997 826 12 326 10 309 826 728 10 326 9 309 728 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