DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - - - - 77.7 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 157 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2572 - - 4015 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2238 - - 3113 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3312 - - 4755 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2083 - - 3186 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 344 - - 351 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 296 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5240 - - -4418 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8552 - - 9174 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7755 - - -7242 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11067 - - 11997 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.7 - - 43.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.5 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.9 - - 42.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 157 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2572 - - 4015 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96568 6 220 12 232 96568 89426 5 234 5 257 89426 83922 2 242 12 210 83922 79337 8 336 2 213 79337 75363 4 329 5 284 75363 71845 8 030 11 289 71845 68667 17 348 10 317 68667 65754 18 312 12 331 65754 63042 15 303 13 320 63042 60386 18 296 22 278 60386 57596 20 319 32 287 57596 54692 44 332 33 301 54692 51905 57 322 47 314 51905 49394 60 322 60 318 49394 47157 68 326 67 322 47157 45136 73 325 73 327 45136 43299 74 328 91 330 43299 41631 86 334 97 329 41631 40102 96 334 95 333 40102 38676 95 333 94 338 38676 37333 90 332 96 337 37333 36033 83 333 88 332 36033 34707 81 337 83 330 34707 33326 80 337 81 331 33326 31894 78 332 78 334 31894 30394 76 325 73 334 30394 28816 73 321 69 332 28816 27160 71 319 65 329 27160 25430 71 318 65 327 25430 23627 70 317 65 324 23627 21753 68 319 64 320 21753 19797 64 322 61 317 19797 17754 57 320 55 317 17754 15664 47 317 47 312 15664 13645 39 308 41 298 13645 11804 38 300 43 292 11804 10167 44 299 46 294 10167 8712 39 296 37 296 8712 7418 34 294 31 295 7418 6267 31 289 27 297 6267 5247 26 286 22*296 5247 4346 25 286 21*295 4346 3550 24*284 20 295 3550 2837 21*278 20 296 2837 2206 19 275 20 296 2206 1679 19 274 20 296 1679 1274 18 274 19 296 1274 995 17 274 18 297 995 825 16 273 17 296 825 728 14 273 14 296 728 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