DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2031 - - 2821 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2771 - - 3561 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3168 - - 2185 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 194 - - 224 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 256 - - 296 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 680 - - 1257 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2091 - - 2305 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -462 - - 155 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3233 - - 3406 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1230 - - 770 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 61.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 60.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2031 - - 2821 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 74 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 97254 36 234 42 239 97254 89861 31 240 31 242 89861 84205 21 253 22 223 84205 79508 12 240 13 235 79508 75465 1 192 10 250 75465 71893 2 346 7 302 71893 68674 6 325 10 307 68674 65727 8 327 6 296 65727 62989 13 318 10 310 62989 60333 14 322 13 302 60333 57558 14 337 13 334 57558 54663 21 321 18 302 54663 51886 16 303 14 291 51886 49374 10 270 16 263 49374 47121 17 259 23 226 47121 45096 30 255 27 226 45096 43279 34 234 31 221 43279 41629 39 197 33 211 41629 40101 34 183 43 225 40101 38675 27 203 51 226 38675 37328 45 237 55 225 37328 36019 56 237 56 222 36019 34683 55 232 57 220 34683 33292 51 228 57 218 33292 31848 47 223 56 217 31848 30338 44 217 58 220 30338 28749 42 217 60 230 28749 27084 41 221 55 233 27084 25337 43 228 47 232 25337 23512 46 240 44 233 23512 21615 48 247 39 242 21615 19647 40 253 28 242 19647 17602 23 249 19 226 17602 15523 17 234 16 240 15523 13517 15 232 17 258 13517 11692 16 228 17 258 11692 10070 17 230 18 249 10070 8629 20 235 17 252 8629 7345 22 240 13 270 7345 6204 21 244 13 280 6204 5193 20 246 14 286 5193 4303 20 248 15*294 4303 3516 19 250 14*297 3516 2812 18*253 14 297 2812 2188 17*255 12 297 2188 1667 16 256 12 296 1667 1267 16 257 11 296 1267 991 15 257 10 295 991 824 14 258 9 295 824 728 11 258 8 294 728 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