DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 325 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8409 - - 8418 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6903 - - 5831 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 9149 - - 9158 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1334 - - 2175 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 570 - - 363 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 91 - - 453 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9059 - - 8706 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -809 - - -144 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9958 - - 9302 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 60 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.9 - - 41.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 77.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.0 - - 41.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 325 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8409 - - 8418 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 85 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 97185 74 246 59 246 97185 89688 59 252 54 252 89688 83976 42 250 48 249 83976 79299 33 250 39 249 79299 75293 34 247 37 258 75293 71755 26 249 37 258 71755 68547 26 265 34 256 68547 65593 39 280 32 258 65593 62849 38 268 34 266 62849 60191 31 261 39 270 60191 57422 31 271 37 266 57422 54531 37 273 35 263 54531 51756 43 273 37 268 51756 49257 44 272 43 274 49257 47018 41 279 48 274 47018 44990 47 286 49 273 44990 43143 50 291 49 277 43143 41457 54 290 50 281 41457 39912 55 285 52 284 39912 38486 52 285 53 284 38486 37152 51 289 55 283 37152 35863 50 289 55 285 35863 34546 50 291 54 288 34546 33175 49 295 50 288 33175 31754 45 295 47 290 31754 30273 43 294 48 293 30273 28715 41 294 49 296 28715 27078 39 291 49 298 27078 25358 38 284 45 293 25358 23558 37 276 39 289 23558 21681 33 268 27 298 21681 19723 28 276 22 272 19723 17683 26 287 22 242 17683 15601 25 276 22 235 15601 13589 28 261 20 230 13589 11756 29 252 23 237 11756 10131 28*244 22*235 10131 8687 26*244 22*234 8687 7398 26 244 22 232 7398 6252 24 239 22 228 6252 5234 23 237 23 224 5234 4335 22 236 23 221 4335 3540 22 235 23 219 3540 2829 22 235 22 218 2829 2199 21 234 22 217 2199 1674 21 233 22 216 1674 1270 20 233 21 216 1270 993 19 233 20 215 993 824 18 233 19 215 824 728 16 232 15 215 728 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