DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - - 51.6 - - 53.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1758 - - 1567 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1727 - - 710 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2498 - - 2307 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 553 - - 772 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 215 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 134 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5366 - - -5721 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7865 - - 8028 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13247 - - -12927 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15745 - - 15234 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.6 - - 53.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.1 - - 21.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 52.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.1 - - 20.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1758 - - 1567 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 96235 29 250 27 258 96235 89074 22 258 24 255 89074 83568 17 268 24 254 83568 78967 25 277 21 269 78967 74974 22 277 23 288 74974 71446 32 293 42 291 71446 68288 33 285 42 280 68288 65381 28 283 32 281 65381 62653 40 300 42 296 62653 60004 44 292 54 297 60004 57239 52 306 57 303 57239 54351 61 303 68 304 54351 51580 59 301 61 305 51580 49082 63 309 63 313 49082 46858 71 312 72 314 46858 44858 72 309 72 308 44858 43036 69 300 65 303 43036 41356 61 290 58 305 41356 39795 50 295 57 311 39795 38337 55 315 55 313 38337 36970 63 317 55 314 36970 35657 69 309 59 315 35657 34332 76 307 66 313 34332 32964 76 304 69 309 32964 31546 67 300 70 309 31546 30057 65 295 71 308 30057 28488 68 293 62 296 28488 26841 68 292 61 292 26841 25114 70 291 63 296 25114 23304 65 285 62 300 23304 21414 50 281 61 297 21414 19445 37 282 54 283 19445 17402 36 277 45 275 17402 15323 32 274 41 273 15323 13317 27 274 38 269 13317 11493 24 273 32 265 11493 9870 15 264 22 249 9870 8429 14 246 19 239 8429 7156 13 246 18 248 7156 6034 11 247 14 249 6034 5045 11 236 12 247 5045 4176 13 221 10 232 4176 3409 13 210 9 202 3409 2726 11*183 8*164 2726 2125 10*177 6*138 2125 1626 10 176 6 135 1626 1242 10 175 6 133 1242 978 9 174 5 132 978 818 9 174 5 132 818 726 8 173 5 131 726 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