DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - - - - 73.4 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - 151 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1696 - - 2776 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1655 - - 2194 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2436 - - 3516 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 788 - - 2994 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 306 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 196 - - 220 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5187 - - -5467 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7623 - - 8984 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8855 - - -7616 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11291 - - 11132 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.6 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.0 - - 42.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - 151 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1696 - - 2776 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96538 14 245 19 238 96538 89370 10 236 10 196 89370 83897 5 251 14 232 83897 79349 4 165 18 212 79349 75404 8 325 12 197 75404 71893 10 293 7 264 71893 68715 7 342 6 266 68715 65791 11 339 7 325 65791 63094 17 315 21 309 63094 60490 14 294 21 288 60490 57754 20 309 28 306 57754 54898 37 334 33 289 54898 52144 54 333 32 297 52144 49648 56 324 46 312 49648 47414 58 317 60 316 47414 45388 63 314 68 312 45388 43538 69 311 72 307 43538 41847 69 308 70 304 41847 40293 63 305 64 305 40293 38851 59 309 62 312 38851 37496 60 315 65 320 37496 36186 61 320 68 324 36186 34850 59 322 68 324 34850 33458 57 322 68 323 33458 32012 55 319 67 322 32012 30496 53 316 66 322 30496 28901 50 315 63 322 28901 27231 48 313 59 322 27231 25485 49 311 55 321 25485 23665 48 311 52 320 23665 21771 46 314 50 319 21771 19798 38 316 45 315 19798 17740 32 313 41 316 17740 15642 33 316 34 318 15642 13629 41 323 35 312 13629 11799 35 323 39 311 11799 10168 27 305 34 310 10168 8713 22 295 24 309 8713 7418 19 297 21 291 7418 6266 17 278 21 279 6266 5244 16 266 20 271 5244 4342 16 256 18 261 4342 3546 17 239 15*237 3546 2834 15*224 15*224 2834 2203 12*198 14 221 2203 1677 12 196 14 220 1677 1273 12 196 14 218 1273 994 11 195 13 218 994 825 10 195 12 217 825 728 9 195 11 217 728 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