DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 41.8 - - 47.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1815 - - 3148 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1628 - - 2353 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2555 - - 3888 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 615 - - 1473 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 300 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 310 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2005 - - -2903 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4560 - - 6792 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7133 - - -8221 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9688 - - 12109 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.8 - - 47.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 24.7 - - 20.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.9 - - 47.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 23.6 - - 20.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1815 - - 3148 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - 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] 96149 9 341 25 018 96149 89245 18 032 17 040 89245 83792 16 034 9 007 83792 79207 7 018 11 342 79207 75223 6 306 13 338 75223 71674 11 325 12 318 71674 68447 14 317 18 314 68447 65464 18 297 26 296 65464 62691 23 298 33 281 62691 60022 34 309 37 284 60022 57228 42 290 39 288 57228 54299 50 281 56 288 54299 51490 60 282 64 286 51490 48953 66 280 70 282 48953 46684 73 278 75 282 46684 44634 66 278 82 287 44634 42760 66 292 82 292 42760 41028 77 296 91 295 41028 39421 102 288 108 291 39421 37937 122 281 129 288 37937 36569 128 281 144 288 36569 35262 135 285 138 286 35262 33936 127 287 116 287 33936 32564 120 291 106 297 32564 31149 114 291 107 298 31149 29666 110 288 110 293 29666 28100 108 286 106 289 28100 26455 103 284 96 288 26455 24734 96 288 91 288 24734 22936 90 291 87 289 22936 21063 85 289 83 291 21063 19111 78 290 79 294 19111 17083 71 295 73 299 17083 15028 60 301 63 303 15028 13058 49 305 52 306 13058 11270 43 311 45 308 11270 9685 37 320 39 315 9685 8283 35 326 33 324 8283 7042 33 329 31 330 7042 5944 28 329 27 333 5944 4974 25 333 23 330 4974 4123 23 336 16*318 4123 3373 21 333 14*311 3373 2702 15*325 14 310 2702 2110 11*314 13 310 2110 1615 10 313 13 309 1615 1236 10 313 13 309 1236 975 9 312 12 309 975 817 9 312 12 309 817 726 8 311 10 308 726 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