DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 84.1 - - 85.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2981 - - 188 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1764 - - 713 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3721 - - 928 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2533 - - 6629 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 70 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 196 - - 194 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1854 - - -1093 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1867 - - 2021 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 361 - - -2459 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3360 - - 3387 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 4390 - - 4900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.1 - - 85.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 77.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.0 - - 86.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 76.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2981 - - 188 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 65 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 20 - - - 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] 98690 30 109 14 085 98690 91193 25 096 25 095 91193 85459 22 082 26 096 85459 80730 18 078 24 087 80730 76653 13 100 21 071 76653 73040 15 113 15 078 73040 69794 18 115 17 106 69794 66844 19 118 13 107 66844 64111 16 112 8 133 64111 61459 6 108 7 164 61459 58688 7 241 7 189 58688 55813 20 242 21 235 55813 53086 29 230 35 211 53086 50639 23 232 24 229 50639 48435 29 268 50 262 48435 46433 43 263 50 258 46433 44604 44 262 35 253 44604 42917 41 262 34 256 42917 41343 40 245 37 254 41343 39862 42 239 36 251 39862 38463 38 245 34 252 38463 37109 35 250 33 255 37109 35731 32 244 28 257 35731 34299 30 227 19 256 34299 32814 32 222 14 252 32814 31260 28 231 19 245 31260 29627 35 266 31 231 29627 27921 39 263 38 227 27921 26136 36 254 41 235 26136 24272 36 249 43 245 24272 22330 36 251 46 254 22330 20309 33 251 43 252 20309 18212 29 251 36 251 18212 16073 33 241 33 250 16073 14007 34 225 35 244 14007 12122 29 223 43 243 12122 10439 25 221 36 234 10439 8942 26 216 33 221 8942 7614 24 209 35 212 7614 6435 23 206 34 209 6435 5388 24 207 33 207 5388 4462 24*207 32 206 4462 3642 23*205 29 203 3642 2907 20 201 28 202 2907 2255 17 193 27 200 2255 1711 16 191 25 199 1711 1293 15 190 22 197 1293 1005 14 189 20*196 1005 829 13 188 17*195 829 729 11 187 13 193 729 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