DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 58.3 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 553 - - 787 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1293 - - 1527 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1529 - - 1614 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 109 - - 61 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 122 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 494 - - 653 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 799 - - 874 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 80 - - 78 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1213 - - 1449 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1200 - - 640 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 56.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 59.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.5 - - 56.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 553 - - 787 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 96738 28 098 28 095 96738 89587 27 099 24 080 89587 84014 20 077 16 084 84014 79356 11 063 9 083 79356 75317 5 015 7 051 75317 71719 2 351 1 199 71719 68459 7 048 2 114 68459 65465 9 325 5 333 65465 62684 6 271 9 302 62684 59998 7 272 12 306 59998 57190 14 303 12 288 57190 54260 34 274 25 274 54260 51439 35 258 35 267 51439 48873 42 268 42 266 48873 46574 57 263 61 257 46574 44513 62 249 69 252 44513 42646 57 248 69 256 42646 40931 66 261 80 263 40931 39343 77 263 99 263 39343 37869 83 265 114 259 37869 36497 92 266 124 257 36497 35183 105 263 135 258 35183 33856 116 258 138 256 33856 32484 116 256 125 254 32484 31068 106 258 113 251 31068 29592 91 257 105 251 29592 28041 75 248 101 254 28041 26417 69 234 96 255 26417 24719 68 238 86 254 24719 22954 56 235 66 246 22954 21129 46 231 53 230 21129 19226 42 222 54 223 19226 17234 35 218 52 222 17234 15200 27 227 49 228 15200 13244 19 223 46 233 13244 11467 19 200 44 233 11467 9886 24 194 39 227 9886 8478 29 200 34 218 8478 7223 33 208 31 203 7223 6104 37 213 30 188 6104 5112 36 214 30 172 5112 4236 33 213 29 160 4236 3462 28 206 29 153 3462 2769 24 194 28 143 2769 2157 23 190 26 136 2157 1646 21*187 24*128 1646 1254 19*185 23*124 1254 984 17 184 21 122 984 821 15 184 18 121 821 727 12 184 14 120 727 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