DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1177 - - 118 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1917 - - 858 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1138 - - 2895 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 177 - - 28 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 176 - - 192 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 351 - - -21 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1566 - - 879 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -170 - - -708 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2087 - - 1566 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 800 - - 2150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.5 - - 67.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 70.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1177 - - 118 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 96 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - - 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] 96878 31 240 34 259 96878 89619 25 255 28 261 89619 84020 12 270 22 263 84020 79393 8 290 16 273 79393 75448 2 294 10 258 75448 71978 8 351 10 299 71978 68835 19 311 15 303 68835 65921 12 289 15 295 65921 63186 13 300 14 291 63186 60512 22 300 16 292 60512 57719 24 271 25 281 57719 54833 26 248 28 257 54833 52078 25 253 24 259 52078 49599 28 255 32 269 49599 47394 34 260 42 257 47394 45420 45 247 44 247 45420 43640 48 239 53 249 43640 42015 48 251 57 247 42015 40512 53 261 60 249 40512 39096 51 255 57 244 39096 37751 52 243 56 240 37751 36439 52 240 57 241 36439 35099 51 241 56 242 35099 33702 50 242 54 243 33702 32250 50 243 54 244 32250 30730 50 244 52 245 30730 29133 49 247 46 241 29133 27459 48 249 43 239 27459 25702 48 248 46 242 25702 23866 48 244 41 241 23866 21955 47 247 40 250 21955 19964 42 251 38 257 19964 17885 35 251 30 246 17885 15763 29 238 26 240 15763 13721 28 221 25 231 13721 11862 26 224 25 228 11862 10209 28 225 27 223 10209 8742 29 225 28 217 8742 7438 25 220 27 212 7438 6279 21 217 26 208 6279 5251 20 224 26 205 5251 4346 18 224 26 202 4346 3546 17 217 26 200 3546 2832 15 210 25 199 2832 2201 11*200 24 199 2201 1675 5*179 22 197 1675 1271 5 176 20 194 1271 993 4 174 17*193 993 825 4 174 16*193 825 728 4 172 10 191 728 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