DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/21 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 - - - - - - 35.8 - - 39.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 934 - - 949 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 709 - - 709 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1674 - - 1689 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 354 - - 544 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 195 - - 128 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 257 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 149 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1535 - - -1505 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3209 - - 3194 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6624 - - -5804 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8298 - - 7493 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 39.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 24.9 - - 28.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 39.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 23.8 - - 27.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 30 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 934 - - 949 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 95873 44 258 47 259 95873 88860 30 255 32 263 88860 83423 29 260 24 260 83423 78877 25 269 25 255 78877 74941 23 265 27 262 74941 71452 24 274 26 277 71452 68285 28 271 27 272 68285 65361 30 276 31 278 65361 62633 39 270 46 286 62633 59977 48 270 54 271 59977 57203 57 263 50 272 57203 54306 47 273 52 284 54306 51514 61 287 66 285 51514 48995 80 282 67 286 48995 46738 80 274 79 289 46738 44697 76 278 89 282 44697 42832 84 282 87 279 42832 41117 91 282 80 292 41117 39535 89 281 101 305 39535 38076 85 282 134 298 38076 36712 84 284 138 291 36712 35389 85 286 121 294 35389 34044 86 288 120 304 34044 32654 86 288 131 310 32654 31214 84 286 138 314 31214 29707 84 287 134 316 29707 28123 83 289 114 310 28123 26470 83 288 103 302 26470 24747 85 285 97 297 24747 22955 85 281 84 295 22955 21095 80 281 75 292 21095 19160 72 284 73 291 19160 17142 69 289 67 292 17142 15082 64 293 61 292 15082 13093 52 299 55 297 13093 11290 37 297 39 300 11290 9703 32 291 29 294 9703 8299 27 299 28 290 8299 7052 19 304 21 299 7052 5947 14 317 13 299 5947 4972 13 330 6 288 4972 4115 11 323 3 292 4115 3359 9 315 2 313 3359 2685 5 317 1 138 2685 2093 1*329 5*155 2093 1604 0*025 5*151 1604 1229 0 076 4 150 1229 971 0 089 4 149 971 815 0 079 4 148 815 725 0 091 4 149 725 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