DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - - 74.9 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 205 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3666 - - 4708 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3182 - - 3778 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4406 - - 5448 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1014 - - 1708 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 434 - - 406 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 221 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3105 - - -1947 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7511 - - 7395 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6399 - - -4760 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10805 - - 10208 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.5 - - 47.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.7 - - 47.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 205 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3666 - - 4708 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97287 15 240 42 251 97287 89890 37 262 36 264 89890 84219 32 258 26 253 84219 79529 24 261 23 238 79529 75481 26 260 18 250 75481 71906 20 244 18 282 71906 68682 13 258 18 277 68682 65712 17 295 17 270 65712 62958 24 294 25 285 62958 60304 21 287 31 291 60304 57537 29 294 35 288 57537 54655 40 291 39 286 54655 51889 46 291 43 286 51889 49388 49 292 43 287 49388 47141 52 290 44 289 47141 45105 49 287 44 292 45105 43254 43 286 43 295 43254 41567 41 287 42 293 41567 40023 41 285 38 290 40023 38592 42 282 35 291 38592 37251 44 278 37 296 37251 35956 45 277 40 297 35956 34637 46 280 42 294 34637 33264 48 282 42 293 33264 31838 44 284 41 294 31838 30344 40 286 40 293 30344 28772 38 287 39 292 28772 27122 38 284 37 289 27122 25394 38 279 37 286 25394 23589 36 277 35 284 23589 21712 35 288 32 283 21712 19758 36 297 28 288 19758 17721 30 273 25 297 17721 15640 26 266 27 300 15640 13626 23 263 23 291 13626 11789 23 266 23 273 11789 10151 21 254 28 269 10151 8694 24 248 31 268 8694 7398 29 248 28 259 7398 6247 29 248 27*244 6247 5228 27*244 28*226 5228 4331 24*227 29 224 4331 3537 25 219 29 222 3537 2827 24 217 29 221 2827 2198 24 216 29 220 2198 1674 24 216 28 219 1674 1270 23 215 28 218 1270 993 22 214 26 218 993 824 20 214 24 217 824 728 17 214 19 217 728 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