DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 70.4 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 752 - - 553 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1492 - - 1293 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1619 - - 709 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 107 - - 79 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 109 - - 083 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 594 - - 359 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 898 - - 934 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 249 - - -3470 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1243 - - 4763 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 230 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 65.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 63.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 752 - - 553 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - 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] 99122 29 107 20 097 99122 91647 24 094 20 106 91647 85875 22 084 23 101 85875 81058 22 092 19 101 81058 76920 20 097 17 104 76920 73283 14 096 14 089 73283 69998 8 080 7 099 69998 66978 2 103 3 104 66978 64178 2 250 3 265 64178 61478 8 279 7 247 61478 58667 14 296 10 303 58667 55761 31 278 33 300 55761 53026 41 251 46 260 53026 50566 32 270 35 249 50566 48342 54 291 49 291 48342 46345 68 288 66 282 46345 44537 74 275 69 270 44537 42870 81 266 68 263 42870 41311 82 260 66 263 41311 39844 83 262 67 267 39844 38459 82 270 67 266 38459 37110 75 274 66 261 37110 35732 64 271 64 261 35732 34296 54 253 60 259 34296 32807 55 242 58 259 32807 31248 52 238 53 253 31248 29608 44 231 51 252 29608 27887 38 242 42 257 27887 26084 40 258 37 263 26084 24201 37 258 38 264 24201 22245 31 253 37 269 22245 20206 26 255 35 275 20206 18080 22 258 28 275 18080 15911 18 258 24 253 15911 13825 14 248 14 244 13825 11935 15 232 5 268 11935 10260 12 224 2 298 10260 8773 7 203 6 244 8773 7452 8 147 12 223 7452 6280 10 139 14 208 6280 5244 11 142 14 195 5244 4333 13 145 13 179 4333 3530 14 143 13 157 3530 2814 14 139 15 127 2814 2185 14 130 20 100 2185 1662 13*115 21*089 1662 1263 12*110 18*084 1263 989 11 109 16 083 989 823 10 108 14 082 823 728 8 107 11 081 728 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