DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6041 - - 6035 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4820 - - 4435 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6781 - - 6775 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2878 - - 2079 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 370 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 29 - - 31 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 201 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 663 - - 188 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6118 - - 6587 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 100 - - -395 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6681 - - 7170 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.8 - - 52.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.3 - - 52.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6041 - - 6035 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 67 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 96732 37 262 43 263 96732 89482 44 267 45 271 89482 83932 37 265 45 273 83932 79339 35 270 38 275 79339 75401 37 279 36 280 75401 71927 36 280 36 282 71927 68766 36 283 37 276 68766 65847 37 274 36 282 65847 63140 36 267 39 285 63140 60512 37 276 39 278 60512 57757 42 274 42 270 57757 54890 44 272 51 265 54890 52155 51 270 56 261 52155 49698 57 260 58 250 49698 47502 53 256 44 256 47502 45520 58 268 62 262 45520 43734 77 267 83 255 43734 42113 74 262 80 252 42113 40605 66 254 75 248 40605 39180 65 246 67 241 39180 37826 63 248 67 240 37826 36508 58 251 66 241 36508 35160 50 250 66 241 35160 33754 44 249 65 243 33754 32293 45 245 61 248 32293 30763 50 239 57 253 30763 29149 48 235 53 254 29149 27454 43 236 48 253 27454 25679 49 235 40 255 25679 23825 50 227 35 259 23825 21898 42 227 37 255 21898 19896 38 229 39 251 19896 17817 39 228 42 244 17817 15704 38 224 43 226 15704 13670 32 220 42 220 13670 11820 27 209 43 219 11820 10176 28 210 39 217 10176 8717 28 215 33 211 8717 7422 32*217 31*205 7422 6272 32*216 32*203 6272 5251 31 212 32 202 5251 4350 30 211 32 202 4350 3553 29 207 31 201 3553 2839 28 205 31 201 2839 2207 28 204 31 200 2207 1679 27 204 30 200 1679 1274 26 203 29 200 1274 995 25 202 28 200 995 825 23 202 25 199 825 728 19 202 20 199 728 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