DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1645 - - 2286 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1129 - - 1628 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2385 - - 3026 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 990 - - 907 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 230 - - 255 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 066 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 627 - - 369 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1758 - - 2657 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 66 - - -2866 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2319 - - 5892 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2940 - - 2110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 74.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 73.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1645 - - 2286 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 70 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - - 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] 99487 39 098 27 096 99487 92061 26 096 24 096 92061 86283 24 093 22 087 86283 81450 18 087 20 084 81450 77284 15 109 11 097 77284 73608 15 123 7 124 73608 70277 12 103 9 127 70277 67221 7 074 8 120 67221 64411 7 123 9 148 64411 61721 6 094 9 163 61721 58937 3 323 4 117 58937 56092 18 280 10 288 56092 53433 19 264 12 283 53433 51059 14 254 15 293 51059 48924 14 259 20 272 48924 46982 16 263 20 263 46982 45195 11 267 20 257 45195 43526 8 293 18 239 43526 41953 11 295 16 241 41953 40464 11 307 15 267 40464 39049 12 313 14 263 39049 37672 14 320 16 251 37672 36267 14 312 17 252 36267 34804 15 300 21 258 34804 33289 18 269 24 262 33289 31703 22 266 25 263 31703 30037 21 256 23 264 30037 28294 19 244 20 265 28294 26471 19 258 21 263 26471 24568 23 265 25 256 24568 22589 26 271 25 259 22589 20534 22 269 24 257 20534 18398 21 272 23 259 18398 16224 22 261 25 269 16224 14129 18 253 23 273 14129 12217 13 245 20 277 12217 10511 15 256 16 289 10511 8991 19 264 15 282 8991 7638 18 268 13 284 7638 6438 16 268 11 282 6438 5377 16 267 9 263 5377 4443 16 266 6 252 4443 3621 12 260 2*232 3621 2888 2*224 5*070 2888 2242 1*197 5 067 2242 1702 3 054 6 065 1702 1287 4 050 6 064 1287 1002 4 048 6 063 1002 828 4 048 5 063 828 729 4 048 5 063 729 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