DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - - 75.9 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2950 - - 1667 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2366 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3690 - - 2407 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1478 - - 1530 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 192 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 189 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 853 - - 615 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2837 - - 1792 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 204 - - -2574 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3486 - - 4981 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1910 - - 2350 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 68.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.0 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 67.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2950 - - 1667 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 72 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 96707 29 283 38 276 96707 89402 35 272 39 282 89402 83888 33 286 33 278 83888 79365 31 271 26 279 79365 75465 26 261 21 282 75465 71998 17 265 15 275 71998 68839 16 250 13 262 68839 65904 22 252 27 266 65904 63168 28 254 31 251 63168 60526 30 256 26 245 60526 57749 34 258 34 269 57749 54850 52 251 53 256 54850 52093 55 243 54 251 52093 49621 49 255 52 257 49621 47421 52 262 59 263 47421 45453 54 270 69 265 45453 43681 65 270 73 262 43681 42055 68 265 69 259 42055 40538 63 262 64 259 40538 39109 57 264 62 261 39109 37756 56 265 64 263 37756 36438 58 267 64 262 36438 35091 61 267 62 261 35091 33688 61 266 58 261 33688 32232 59 267 55 260 32232 30710 56 263 51 257 30710 29110 53 255 48 254 29110 27431 51 260 43 249 27431 25673 44 259 38 236 25673 23834 43 258 38 240 23834 21920 43 256 40 247 21920 19926 42 251 40 249 19926 17847 41 251 41 250 17847 15730 36 253 40 249 15730 13697 23 246 34 248 13697 11853 23 251 32 250 11853 10213 26 250 33 249 10213 8754 29 248 35 237 8754 7452 27 248 33 227 7452 6294 22 238 31 225 6294 5265 20 220 30 232 5265 4357 20*214 28 230 4357 3556 21*212 26 210 3556 2840 21 210 25*201 2840 2207 20 208 23*197 2207 1679 20 206 19 189 1679 1274 19 205 17 186 1274 995 18 205 16 186 995 825 17 205 15 185 825 728 14 204 12 184 728 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