DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 43 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3987 - - 3901 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2858 - - 2444 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4727 - - 4641 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1350 - - 1379 - - 4227 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 269 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 295 - - 277 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -359 - - -256 - - -2568 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5086 - - 4897 - - 3297 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7337 - - -5471 - - -5099 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12064 - - 10112 - - 5828 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 67 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.7 - - 57.4 - - 61.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.2 - - 76.3 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.3 - - 56.1 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 43 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3987 - - 3901 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 12 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] 98817 32 093 23 098 23 060 98817 91295 22 085 21 096 13 072 91295 85569 19 099 19 093 19 081 85569 80828 19 096 20 099 19 081 80828 76721 18 087 20 091 14 101 76721 73100 15 079 15 075 13 095 73100 69831 11 114 9 101 11 083 69831 66828 17 123 11 132 6 132 66828 64063 13 119 10 109 5 162 64063 61391 5 236 4 036 5 041 61391 58595 20 252 20 243 16 267 58595 55695 30 253 27 247 29 261 55695 52939 47 245 39 253 39 251 52939 50469 48 236 41 241 42 245 50469 48262 47 255 46 252 48 252 48262 46258 59 261 54 258 51 259 46258 44415 66 262 59 265 56 268 44415 42711 67 261 63 269 65 271 42711 41124 65 260 64 268 68 272 41124 39638 64 261 64 266 68 272 39638 38237 65 262 65 264 68 272 38237 36882 67 261 67 264 69 273 36882 35504 67 260 68 266 71 273 35504 34072 67 261 69 267 74 273 34072 32590 66 263 67 265 74 273 32590 31040 62 260 59 262 69 272 31040 29416 60 257 52 262 59 266 29416 27718 59 258 52 259 53 261 27718 25944 55 262 53 260 52 259 25944 24091 54 267 47 269 50 252 24091 22158 55 275 45 277 44 258 22158 20137 53 279 44 280 40 267 20137 18023 50 284 41 277 38 267 18023 15864 46 285 37 275 35 271 15864 13785 39 283 33 271 32 277 13785 11897 32 275 28 272 28 277 11897 10226 25 277 23 279 26 272 10226 8748 20 293 22 295 21 280 8748 7439 21 298 16 292 15 293 7439 6279 20 301 12 282 12 297 6279 5254 16*305 10*278 10 297 5254 4350 13*299 10*277 9 294 4350 3553 11 297 10 277 8 290 3553 2838 11 295 10 277 8 288 2838 2206 10 294 10 277 8 286 2206 1678 10 294 10 277 8 285 1678 1274 9 294 9 277 7 283 1274 995 9 293 9 277 7 280 995 825 9 293 8 277 5*278 825 728 8 293 7 277 4*278 728 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