DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 67.0 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2660 - - 3567 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2299 - - 2602 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3400 - - 4307 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 789 - - 481 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 305 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 117 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2144 - - -2028 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5544 - - 6335 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9691 - - -9168 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13091 - - 13475 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 56 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.0 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.5 - - 45.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.6 - - 44.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2660 - - 3567 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97898 21 222 25 233 97898 90533 20 220 22 230 90533 84873 18 211 17 230 84873 80206 9 212 11 217 80206 76179 7 242 5 245 76179 72612 10 237 13 268 72612 69404 6 284 14 241 69404 66461 15 306 9 258 66461 63720 23 281 18 282 63720 61068 26 261 26 270 61068 58310 29 257 32 258 58310 55464 39 262 43 257 55464 52772 49 261 52 258 52772 50360 51 261 55 257 50360 48190 52 261 55 257 48190 46202 54 260 56 258 46202 44370 56 259 59 258 44370 42677 58 260 63 257 42677 41104 60 260 65 257 41104 39630 57 257 67 255 39630 38239 51 257 64 253 38239 36893 51 255 61 253 36893 35522 49 254 52 251 35522 34096 47 254 49 254 34096 32615 44 254 48 255 32615 31066 43 256 46 256 31066 29436 39 264 41 259 29436 27727 37 264 38 259 27727 25934 36 266 37 264 25934 24059 33 272 32 268 24059 22110 29 269 30 266 22110 20082 28 267 31 264 20082 17965 29 265 30 262 17965 15806 27 265 26 269 15806 13733 14 269 17 266 13733 11852 5 323 7 255 11852 10179 6 013 1 279 10179 8690 7 019 3 036 8690 7367 8 052 5 088 7367 6201 9 092 7 137 6201 5178 8 090 9*130 5178 4286 10 100 10*123 4286 3502 11*106 10 121 3502 2800 11*106 10 119 2800 2179 11 105 10 116 2179 1660 11 104 10 114 1660 1263 10 103 10 112 1263 989 10 102 9 111 989 823 9 102 9 111 823 728 8 101 8 110 728 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