DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4062 - - 5336 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3197 - - 3602 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4802 - - 6076 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2555 - - 3033 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 363 - - 313 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 275 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 752 - - 1275 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4050 - - 4802 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -734 - - -589 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5536 - - 6665 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2450 - - 2380 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.6 - - 90.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 70.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 146 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4062 - - 5336 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 99576 30 092 29 088 99576 92028 25 081 28 080 92028 86226 26 086 23 073 86226 81423 26 072 23 092 81423 77278 18 086 20 069 77278 73614 17 094 10 067 73614 70302 15 061 12 073 70302 67263 16 036 13 067 67263 64460 9 023 11 050 64460 61767 7 028 13 007 61767 58983 15 340 19 317 58983 56128 16 306 17 315 56128 53407 18 318 19 332 53407 50947 43 322 40 330 50947 48758 33 301 43 319 48758 46780 31 290 40 313 46780 44961 35 297 40 297 44961 43272 35 298 38 293 43272 41694 33 308 33 291 41694 40211 33 315 27 306 40211 38808 31 317 26 313 38808 37447 30 319 24 312 37447 36058 27 317 27 303 36058 34610 24 308 32 301 34610 33106 25 301 32 300 33106 31532 22 290 31 295 31532 29874 22 271 28 288 29874 28133 23 276 27 290 28133 26308 20 289 28 295 26308 24407 20 297 26 296 24407 22437 19 300 24 301 22437 20395 18 288 24 312 20395 18271 20 284 23 315 18271 16108 20 293 23 312 16108 14026 19 298 20 309 14026 12137 20 295 14 312 12137 10460 21 290 13 308 10460 8967 22 289 17 294 8967 7636 21 289 18 288 7636 6452 20 286 17*284 6452 5401 19*282 16*278 5401 4471 17*277 16 277 4471 3648 17 276 15 275 3648 2911 16 275 15 274 2911 2258 16 274 14 274 2258 1712 15 274 14 273 1712 1293 15 273 13 273 1293 1005 14 273 13 272 1005 830 13 273 12 272 830 729 11 272 10 272 729 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