DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 1186 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1474 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2347 - - 1926 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 783 - - 1016 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 205 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 002 - - 342 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1005 - - -777 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3352 - - 2704 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4757 - - -3428 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7104 - - 5354 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 670 - - 1200 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 72.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.6 - - 71.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 1186 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 68 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - 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] 99030 11 120 7 037 99030 91610 4 119 3 072 91610 85838 2 154 2 181 85838 81047 5 076 5 216 81047 76936 2 079 3 249 76936 73308 5 179 4 216 73308 70029 5 180 4 183 70029 67023 6 187 7 222 67023 64251 5 210 15 228 64251 61580 14 277 17 220 61580 58824 27 264 25 248 58824 56017 31 244 31 249 56017 53373 25 236 29 244 53373 51000 26 254 30 242 51000 48868 29 264 34 254 48868 46915 35 246 38 252 46915 45106 45 230 48 235 45106 43424 46 231 51 233 43424 41847 47 240 53 241 41847 40355 51 246 57 248 40355 38939 51 247 58 253 38939 37563 50 247 56 252 37563 36162 49 247 55 250 36162 34705 49 246 55 249 34705 33192 49 247 55 249 33192 31606 46 250 55 251 31606 29936 44 252 51 255 29936 28186 41 254 47 257 28186 26358 40 260 44 258 26358 24459 38 261 43 257 24459 22489 39 265 42 259 22489 20437 36 271 38 262 20437 18303 31 264 33 260 18303 16134 29 259 33 258 16134 14046 32 258 37 259 14046 12148 33 258 37 256 12148 10458 31 250 36 256 10458 8952 31 249 36 262 8952 7609 31 248 33 267 7609 6416 31 244 21 272 6416 5360 30 248 17 275 5360 4432 25 249 15 270 4432 3612 17 240 13 263 3612 2879 6*229 9 260 2879 2233 1*299 4*281 2233 1696 2 004 2*332 1696 1284 3 004 2 340 1284 1000 3 005 3 346 1000 828 3 006 2 346 828 729 3 006 2 348 729 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