DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - - 82.6 - - 63.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 331 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3270 - - 2051 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2790 - - 1967 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4010 - - 2791 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 983 - - 362 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 385 - - 357 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 013 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 20 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3695 - - -3686 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7705 - - 6477 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7238 - - -11611 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11248 - - 14402 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 63.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.1 - - 37.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.1 - - 61.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 37.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 331 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3270 - - 2051 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - 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] 96663 32 243 24 255 96663 89463 17 228 18 249 89463 83942 11 216 14 255 83942 79355 6 218 16 233 79355 75393 4 197 18 228 75393 71884 4 244 15 227 71884 68707 8 263 10 237 68707 65782 11 244 14 261 65782 63066 14 230 21 255 63066 60440 17 245 30 243 60440 57699 23 251 29 246 57699 54854 29 247 39 272 54854 52137 35 274 45 272 52137 49664 46 271 48 270 49664 47424 54 273 57 268 47424 45379 57 272 59 260 45379 43491 61 275 60 261 43491 41748 67 273 71 268 41748 40158 71 273 77 267 40158 38705 78 278 71 273 38705 37348 79 280 78 283 37348 36034 81 280 85 282 36034 34695 83 279 92 280 34695 33304 81 278 91 279 33304 31862 77 277 80 275 31862 30355 75 278 74 273 30355 28773 71 279 71 276 28773 27119 64 280 77 275 27119 25390 61 285 69 276 25390 23586 60 288 57 272 23586 21707 55 284 56 264 21707 19750 53 271 57 256 19750 17707 47 260 58 251 17707 15615 45 255 55 247 15615 13589 44 248 54 246 13589 11738 43 244 52 250 11738 10090 42 242 43 257 10090 8623 43 240 34 264 8623 7320 42 240 26 255 7320 6161 37 246 22 234 6161 5136 28 253 14 243 5136 4237 17*253 9 307 4237 3451 11*257 20*003 3451 2757 11 260 28*012 2757 2149 10 263 29 013 2149 1641 9 267 29 013 1641 1251 9 270 29 013 1251 983 8 272 28 013 983 820 8 273 26 012 820 727 8 274 21 012 727 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