DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 86.2 - - 88.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 109 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1660 - - 3003 - - 3759 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2308 - - 2447 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2400 - - 3743 - - 4499 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1669 - - 1461 - - 1753 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 305 - - 275 - - - W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 047 - - 105 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -669 - - -1444 - - -1079 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3069 - - 5187 - - 5578 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5547 - - -5791 - - -4811 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7947 - - 9534 - - 9310 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 64 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 600 - - 180 - - 440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 86.2 - - 88.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.0 - - 66.0 - - 66.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.6 - - 85.5 - - 87.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 64.7 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 109 - - 56 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1660 - - 3003 - - 3759 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 12 - - 13 - - - 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] 99555 49 088 40 104 31 091 99555 92005 38 082 39 086 36 093 92005 86188 29 093 31 086 36 084 86188 81404 26 092 27 094 26 086 81404 77302 25 094 25 085 18 108 77302 73667 24 086 18 092 18 086 73667 70375 26 065 18 091 14 088 70375 67360 27 056 18 070 15 075 67360 64583 24 041 18 066 16 088 64583 61897 16 029 22 039 23 064 61897 59114 14 040 20 024 23 033 59114 56265 16 044 11 041 16 022 56265 53563 27 049 18 066 15 072 53563 51131 36 043 32 050 26 059 51131 48955 38 049 33 049 29 047 48955 46980 39 056 32 058 29 050 46980 45158 37 059 33 060 29 055 45158 43464 34 061 31 064 29 063 43464 41878 32 068 28 071 29 067 41878 40387 32 078 26 080 27 072 40387 38980 37 080 29 092 27 085 38980 37618 43 077 35 096 32 095 37618 36232 45 077 39 091 36 096 36232 34791 44 076 39 085 31 082 34791 33298 40 078 36 077 30 082 33298 31737 35 085 34 077 33 078 31737 30090 35 091 35 075 34 057 30090 28357 36 093 33 083 29 072 28357 26537 36 101 34 099 26 079 26537 24633 36 102 36 106 28 088 24633 22644 35 094 32 104 28 082 22644 20569 36 098 34 109 27 109 20569 18407 35 105 31 116 23 112 18407 16204 37 108 31 116 21 104 16204 14089 36 108 31 112 25 112 14089 12170 26 097 27 100 27 115 12170 10467 20 068 22 087 22 104 10467 8958 18 068 16 085 15 103 8958 7618 17 073 15 083 12 094 7618 6428 16 082 13 094 10 100 6428 5376 15 092 10 098 7*097 5376 4449 8 093 6*072 5*096 4449 3631 3 084 5*048 5 100 3631 2896 4*091 5 046 5 104 2896 2247 6*053 5 046 5 106 2247 1705 6 049 5 046 5 110 1705 1289 5 049 4 047 4 112 1289 1002 5 048 4 048 4 113 1002 829 5 048 4 048 4 114 829 729 4 048 4 047 4 114 729 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