DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 81.6 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2342 - - 2727 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1791 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3082 - - 3467 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 972 - - 995 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 273 - - 218 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - 179 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2696 - - -2993 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5778 - - 6460 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8413 - - -8519 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11495 - - 11986 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 58.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 57.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2342 - - 2727 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 56 - - - 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] 99072 11 169 10 131 99072 91608 13 129 9 134 91608 85846 9 133 5 179 85846 81072 7 133 3 213 81072 76958 7 112 4 152 76958 73322 8 093 8 122 73322 70046 6 102 5 115 70046 67055 2 100 3 127 67055 64302 2 047 4 128 64302 61650 1 056 3 185 61650 58900 6 275 11 281 58900 56085 12 320 17 287 56085 53438 25 335 19 328 53438 51071 34 337 26 336 51071 48949 37 338 29 334 48949 47009 33 331 32 327 47009 45215 26 318 35 313 45215 43540 21 306 33 297 43540 41966 20 317 25 285 41966 40479 18 314 22 284 40479 39069 11 299 19 295 39069 37697 7 315 17 302 37697 36295 13 316 15 294 36295 34830 16 302 14 287 34830 33307 15 289 22 301 33307 31715 17 295 24 306 31715 30043 24 308 20 311 30043 28293 27 306 17 306 28293 26461 17 291 17 305 26461 24549 8 257 16 293 24549 22559 9 255 15 283 22559 20488 10 264 19 283 20488 18332 9 262 17 288 18332 16139 9 260 13 282 16139 14031 11 270 12 271 14031 12116 11 265 11 265 12116 10412 8 272 8 251 10412 8901 6 293 6 243 8901 7560 5 321 4 247 7560 6370 5 323 4 259 6370 5320 6 269 5 252 5320 4399 8 238 8 210 4399 3590 9*217 11*185 3590 2867 9*199 11*181 2867 2226 9 196 11 180 2226 1692 9 195 10 179 1692 1281 8 194 10 177 1281 999 8 193 9 177 999 827 7 193 9 176 827 729 7 192 7 176 729 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