DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - - - - 47.1 - - 51.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 217 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2531 - - 3733 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2290 - - 3059 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3271 - - 4473 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1003 - - 2535 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 379 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 35 - - 29 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 276 - - 285 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1164 - - -3040 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4436 - - 7513 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4249 - - -9830 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7520 - - 14303 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.1 - - 51.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.2 - - 20.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.3 - - 50.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.1 - - 19.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 217 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2531 - - 3733 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 6 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - 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] 96183 9 242 16 232 96183 89006 5 221 13 249 89006 83476 1 175 8 258 83476 78869 7 253 6 266 78869 74884 7 274 4 284 74884 71351 13 314 13 263 71351 68146 19 296 22 267 68146 65196 24 303 26 278 65196 62460 30 307 20 293 62460 59775 37 280 13 297 59775 56928 53 265 47 282 56928 53964 55 273 58 274 53964 51129 65 272 66 282 51129 48575 70 271 77 278 48575 46295 71 274 83 276 46295 44241 77 286 82 281 44241 42374 96 292 90 292 42374 40666 110 284 113 290 40666 39105 108 279 119 281 39105 37666 122 288 117 284 37666 36326 134 284 128 289 36326 35039 128 277 134 285 35039 33730 123 279 131 283 33730 32373 121 280 129 280 32373 30967 121 277 128 279 30967 29496 119 275 127 277 29496 27946 118 276 126 277 27946 26319 117 277 123 278 26319 24614 116 277 118 281 24614 22832 115 278 111 284 22832 20976 114 280 110 286 20976 19041 112 283 109 287 19041 17022 111 287 103 288 17022 14971 103 288 93 285 14971 13005 94 294 87 293 13005 11222 82 299 77 298 11222 9647 67 295 62 294 9647 8259 60 285 51 285 8259 7033 56 288 43 285 7033 5944 53 295 40 289 5944 4980 51 295 32*286 4980 4131 47 290 31*285 4131 3381 39*279 30 285 3381 2710 38*277 30 285 2710 2116 37 276 30 285 2116 1620 37 276 29 285 1620 1239 35 275 28 285 1239 977 33 275 27 285 977 817 30 275 25 284 817 726 24 274 20 284 726 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