DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 73.8 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 303 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2540 - - 932 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2311 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3280 - - 1672 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1368 - - 1027 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 102 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 36 - - 43 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 165 - - 155 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 20 - - 24 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 15 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 174 - - 263 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3106 - - 1409 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -790 - - -4896 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4070 - - 6568 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 960 - - 460 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 63.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 67.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 303 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2540 - - 932 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 67 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 97428 37 236 38 256 97428 90035 24 250 27 238 90035 84369 13 254 16 226 84369 79681 9 249 10 228 79681 75669 3 235 9 297 75669 72146 5 318 9 313 72146 68970 9 338 9 310 68970 66041 20 327 16 309 66041 63311 26 304 23 285 63311 60657 30 293 26 296 60657 57873 25 287 34 295 57873 54968 30 288 36 270 54968 52176 36 272 34 264 52176 49649 35 263 42 267 49649 47392 40 271 37 271 47392 45345 50 268 57 267 45345 43481 64 262 71 253 43481 41809 63 250 69 239 41809 40289 59 232 56 220 40289 38876 60 234 47 211 38876 37540 59 237 48 216 37540 36240 59 237 49 216 36240 34910 59 238 50 218 34910 33521 59 238 52 221 33521 32078 58 239 53 224 32078 30566 56 240 54 226 30566 28975 54 241 54 228 28975 27304 51 242 54 231 27304 25551 48 246 54 234 25551 23719 45 249 55 238 23719 21809 41 250 56 241 21809 19821 38 248 56 240 19821 17753 38 249 60 245 17753 15654 41 253 67 252 15654 13639 37 254 64 251 13639 11804 36 253 56 241 11804 10169 38 242 49 227 10169 8710 40 228 44 216 8710 7408 41 216 42 206 7408 6249 41 204 42 191 6249 5222 46 187 47 178 5222 4319 49 178 52 171 4319 3522 46*174 57 166 3522 2811 43*170 58 161 2811 2186 39 165 55*158 2186 1665 37 164 51*156 1665 1266 35 163 47 155 1266 990 33 163 42 155 990 823 30 163 36 155 823 728 23 162 27 155 728 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