DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2700 - - 3132 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1886 - - 2059 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3440 - - 3872 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1751 - - 2122 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 264 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 173 - - 187 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1082 - - 835 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2359 - - 3037 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 383 - - -238 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3057 - - 4110 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2310 - - 2370 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 71.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.9 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 70.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2700 - - 3132 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99539 38 104 30 099 99539 92050 28 101 27 087 92050 86265 25 093 22 083 86265 81453 24 089 19 094 81453 77299 23 089 17 092 77299 73630 19 082 18 093 73630 70321 16 087 16 090 70321 67294 10 079 13 092 67294 64492 8 052 10 087 64492 61789 6 019 5 022 61789 58977 6 315 8 322 58977 56068 12 278 13 305 56068 53317 16 284 24 299 53317 50866 20 296 23 282 50866 48679 24 320 22 295 48679 46684 32 330 21 306 46684 44834 41 331 24 307 44834 43106 39 324 29 302 43106 41485 26 302 31 296 41485 39966 27 290 33 291 39966 38540 28 288 34 286 38540 37170 25 285 33 278 37170 35784 26 285 30 275 35784 34345 27 282 27 271 34345 32858 26 269 26 267 32858 31307 28 263 31 261 31307 29675 26 259 34 257 29675 27962 25 263 34 260 27962 26170 19 266 28 262 26170 24300 14 268 22 260 24300 22355 18 266 22 273 22355 20327 19 256 23 279 20327 18212 19 250 24 268 18212 16053 19 258 21 270 16053 13970 18 268 19 275 13970 12074 17 272 16 283 12074 10393 15 258 10 275 10393 8904 20 248 9 238 8904 7578 20 244 12 231 7578 6398 13 231 14 233 6398 5351 13 199 13 225 5351 4429 12 182 13*212 4429 3614 11*178 12*192 3614 2884 11*176 12 189 2884 2238 11 174 12 186 2238 1700 11 173 12 185 1700 1286 11 172 11 184 1286 1001 10 171 11 184 1001 828 9 171 10 183 828 729 8 170 8 182 729 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