DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3829 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 2180 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 4569 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1277 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 252 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -820 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5390 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -4389 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 8958 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 57.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 78.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 56.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 3829 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - 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] 99255 17 113 99255 91810 15 106 91810 86053 18 094 86053 81272 13 105 81272 77144 13 106 77144 73483 8 091 73483 70163 1 144 70163 67114 6 243 67114 64290 13 248 64290 61562 13 243 61562 58720 16 265 58720 55786 24 255 55786 53009 27 265 53009 50527 36 269 50527 48317 40 265 48317 46325 42 266 46325 44513 43 269 44513 42846 45 269 42846 41289 45 268 41289 39821 45 267 39821 38430 45 267 38430 37080 42 269 37080 35702 40 273 35702 34269 35 274 34269 32781 33 272 32781 31223 32 272 31223 29581 30 271 29581 27858 27 271 27858 26054 26 270 26054 24173 22 272 24173 22214 17 286 22214 20173 14 300 20173 18047 12 289 18047 15885 10 292 15885 13809 10 306 13809 11926 9 315 11926 10258 11 312 10258 8780 14 302 8780 7466 13 309 7466 6301 10 312 6301 5272 6*323 5272 4366 6*003 4366 3566 6 005 3566 2848 6 007 2848 2213 7 008 2213 1683 7 007 1683 1276 7 007 1276 996 7 007 996 826 6 007 826 728 6 008 728 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