DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - - - - 69.5 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1207 - - 574 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1947 - - 1314 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 919 - - 3518 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 142 - - 77 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 210 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 382 - - -9 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1565 - - 1323 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1983 - - -1026 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3930 - - 2340 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1530 - - 1900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.6 - - 70.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1207 - - 574 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 95948 34 248 36 259 95948 88863 30 260 38 263 88863 83436 26 275 31 249 83436 78939 16 270 21 258 78939 75074 14 242 24 262 75074 71690 18 269 26 248 71690 68633 30 269 37 249 68633 65813 36 254 42 256 65813 63188 43 253 42 252 63188 60614 46 250 46 249 60614 57896 50 253 53 242 57896 55049 55 252 57 245 55049 52308 63 252 58 248 52308 49821 63 249 61 248 49821 47571 59 253 64 250 47571 45521 62 257 67 253 45521 43645 64 256 67 252 43645 41919 58 255 63 251 41919 40331 51 256 57 252 40331 38868 52 249 60 244 38868 37511 49 238 64 223 37511 36205 49 232 61 217 36205 34875 42 227 56 228 34875 33490 36 221 54 237 33490 32053 35 228 57 239 32053 30547 40 238 55 240 30547 28961 45 238 52 242 28961 27295 45 230 47 241 27295 25548 42 227 42 241 25548 23723 41 243 41 240 23723 21823 41 245 42 242 21823 19843 42 237 44 237 19843 17781 46 228 44 237 17781 15682 45 220 38 234 15682 13653 41 216 41 227 13653 11802 38 213 41 228 11802 10156 38 213 41 229 10156 8697 33 212 40 229 8697 7400 27 215 38 230 7400 6248 29 217 39 227 6248 5228 34 216 39 221 5228 4329 36 213 36 217 4329 3536 35 210 33 215 3536 2825 32 204 30 213 2825 2197 28*197 28 213 2197 1673 24*190 25*211 1673 1270 22 188 23*211 1270 993 20 187 20 210 993 824 18 186 18 210 824 728 14 185 13 210 728 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