DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2958 - - 3511 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2370 - - 2295 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3698 - - 4251 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1784 - - 3209 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 271 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 144 - - 152 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -51 - - 63 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3749 - - 4188 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1461 - - -1088 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5159 - - 5339 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2958 - - 3511 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 98778 5 141 3 169 98778 91387 4 174 6 184 91387 85645 6 220 4 234 85645 80853 11 197 9 261 80853 76717 5 193 11 239 76717 73070 7 253 10 236 73070 69783 10 243 10 238 69783 66771 11 240 12 253 66771 63991 12 239 15 257 63991 61312 11 250 15 251 61312 58528 13 251 15 251 58528 55650 17 261 17 258 55650 52921 24 265 23 263 52921 50487 30 260 26 259 50487 48324 26 261 26 253 48324 46366 24 268 20 249 46366 44560 31 248 26 266 44560 42882 41 239 34 251 42882 41320 48 240 41 230 41320 39857 53 239 40 235 39857 38473 52 239 47 242 38473 37125 50 242 51 240 37125 35746 49 245 50 240 35746 34308 44 247 48 239 34308 32814 39 250 41 245 32814 31249 33 256 32 251 31249 29603 25 243 22 254 29603 27881 17 233 16 247 27881 26082 11 223 12 228 26082 24206 8 230 8 232 24206 22252 3 176 9 203 22252 20216 3 066 6 162 20216 18092 4 064 4 117 18092 15924 4 081 6 152 15924 13842 5 188 8 194 13842 11955 10 217 9 226 11955 10282 13 223 9 245 10282 8801 15 228 12 241 8801 7490 14 239 14 221 7490 6327 11 237 13 216 6327 5294 8 194 10 208 5294 4384 8*169 7*180 4384 3579 7*156 6*164 3579 2859 6 148 5 156 2859 2221 5 144 5 153 2221 1688 5 140 5 147 1688 1279 5 137 4 144 1279 997 5 136 4 142 997 826 4 135 4 143 826 729 4 135 4 141 729 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