DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 58.6 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1924 - - 2030 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2664 - - 2770 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1150 - - 723 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 225 - - 225 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 315 - - 333 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 672 - - 641 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1992 - - 2129 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 520 - - 447 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2144 - - 2323 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.6 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 50.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.1 - - 56.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.9 - - 49.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 83 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1924 - - 2030 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 97091 53 257 53 253 97091 89664 53 254 50 256 89664 84014 43 255 44 258 84014 79364 33 259 40 256 79364 75351 28 262 37 266 75351 71800 29 269 34 273 71800 68593 31 273 34 274 68593 65647 35 273 37 270 65647 62910 38 265 43 268 62910 60261 42 265 45 262 60261 57484 43 265 39 259 57484 54576 40 265 43 274 54576 51800 42 268 51 273 51800 49312 43 270 51 266 49312 47079 43 269 48 264 47079 45058 42 267 49 267 45058 43234 45 269 52 265 43234 41573 51 268 51 262 41573 40039 56 268 56 280 40039 38619 60 275 64 285 38619 37291 72 276 66 283 37291 36004 78 272 66 279 36004 34690 74 268 66 276 34690 33323 70 265 64 274 33323 31902 66 264 62 272 31902 30411 62 263 61 272 30411 28838 58 265 62 276 28838 27181 55 266 60 278 27181 25443 52 266 52 274 25443 23622 51 256 50 269 23622 21722 52 258 50 271 21722 19740 47 267 47 278 19740 17676 35 261 36 281 17676 15572 33 259 27 267 15572 13540 30 278 27 272 13540 11685 31 282 28 275 11685 10035 31 274 29 278 10035 8567 32 268 30 277 8567 7264 36 267 34 281 7264 6114 38 274 35 288 6114 5105 28 279 18 298 5105 4223 14 279 9 269 4223 3445 10 305 7*298 3445 2754 10*309 9*331 2754 2146 11*313 9 333 2146 1639 11 315 9 333 1639 1250 11 315 9 333 1250 982 11 316 9 334 982 820 10 316 8 334 820 727 9 316 7 334 727 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