DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5802 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 3758 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6542 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 2479 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 304 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 003 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 1995 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 4547 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - 567 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 5975 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 870 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 62.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5802 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99081 15 092 99081 91625 14 092 91625 85873 16 084 85873 81102 13 072 81102 76990 6 081 76990 73350 6 114 73350 70049 6 151 70049 67011 7 156 67011 64198 7 186 64198 61472 4 071 61472 58622 16 299 58622 55675 22 284 55675 52867 29 295 52867 50353 40 282 50353 48111 42 270 48111 46073 43 275 46073 44202 49 281 44202 42476 53 278 42476 40874 51 277 40874 39381 49 278 39381 37984 46 282 37984 36642 45 286 36642 35283 45 288 35283 33874 46 288 33874 32414 45 287 32414 30887 42 284 30887 29281 39 281 29281 27595 39 279 27595 25829 36 283 25829 23985 30 287 23985 22064 27 293 22064 20062 25 295 20062 17976 20 290 17976 15847 16 295 15847 13789 14 300 13789 11910 12 311 11910 10242 9 321 10242 8773 5 327 8773 7471 6*353 7471 6313 7*000 6313 5286 8 003 5286 4378 8 002 4378 3575 9 003 3575 2855 9 003 2855 2218 8 003 2218 1687 8 003 1687 1278 8 003 1278 997 8 003 997 826 7 003 826 728 6 002 728 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