DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 66.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1421 - - 1834 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2161 - - 2574 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 907 - - 1165 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 140 - - 138 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 063 - - 055 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 672 - - 825 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1489 - - 1749 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 320 - - 385 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1841 - - 2189 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 400 - - 180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 66.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.4 - - 66.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1421 - - 1834 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 98239 11 171 9 234 98239 90847 9 161 8 229 90847 85136 5 277 8 195 85136 80385 10 301 5 268 80385 76294 9 304 9 312 76294 72703 3 270 8 286 72703 69476 3 330 3 253 69476 66522 7 344 1 239 66522 63784 9 334 8 331 63784 61137 13 318 13 323 61137 58380 9 294 11 296 58380 55527 11 281 15 265 55527 52806 18 262 20 265 52806 50346 28 256 35 262 50346 48130 34 249 39 248 48130 46104 43 242 42 239 46104 44245 45 231 44 236 44245 42536 46 222 47 233 42536 40953 49 224 48 233 40953 39474 62 225 56 233 39474 38089 62 224 61 235 38089 36755 58 221 56 232 36755 35398 55 216 38 227 35398 33986 54 217 35 247 33986 32520 52 234 42 262 32520 30987 40 245 46 260 30987 29373 33 248 35 262 29373 27676 30 255 32 253 27676 25895 28 259 35 257 25895 24035 27 259 28 252 24035 22099 27 263 27 253 22099 20080 26 271 25 259 20080 17977 19 277 21 261 17977 15838 14 269 15 266 15838 13778 14 274 14 273 13778 11896 12 282 14 270 11896 10217 10 278 13 263 10217 8726 7 260 12 254 8726 7405 6 232 7 267 7405 6238 2 274 5 002 6238 5207 7 036 9 045 5207 4303 9 072 10 076 4303 3510 15 089 16 069 3510 2805 16 077 16*061 2805 2182 15*070 16*058 2182 1663 13*065 15 056 1663 1264 12 064 14 054 1264 989 11 062 13 053 989 823 10 061 12 052 823 727 8 060 9 051 727 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