DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 86.0 - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 38 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3385 - - 3351 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2605 - - 1836 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4125 - - 4091 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 984 - - 1731 - - 4357 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 242 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 270 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 684 - - -904 - - -2137 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3441 - - 4995 - - 2867 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3125 - - -4333 - - -4174 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7250 - - 8424 - - 4904 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 61 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2070 - - 1390 - - 2420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 86.0 - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 66.5 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.0 - - 85.8 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 65.1 - - 70.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 38 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3385 - - 3351 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - 17 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] 99607 31 097 30 103 15 092 99607 92075 27 094 23 097 20 071 92075 86247 24 077 21 108 18 067 86247 81414 23 082 20 096 18 095 81414 77256 19 081 22 091 19 094 77256 73589 13 095 15 070 19 078 73589 70278 15 111 9 077 11 058 70278 67251 10 084 7 091 4 062 67251 64454 7 066 2 265 3 314 64454 61746 5 241 8 223 9 302 61746 58939 6 223 7 221 13 278 58939 56043 14 316 6 239 14 228 56043 53277 35 288 20 293 16 289 53277 50798 40 254 34 275 31 288 50798 48590 31 234 35 257 35 273 48590 46584 28 249 36 247 38 264 46584 44742 32 261 39 252 45 259 44742 43036 38 261 45 255 50 255 43036 41444 42 261 46 253 42 251 41444 39948 43 263 42 256 33 253 39948 38536 43 260 39 262 30 260 38536 37169 41 255 39 263 25 268 37169 35784 38 251 35 263 24 282 35784 34348 36 246 29 267 25 296 34348 32863 36 245 28 273 23 305 32863 31310 32 250 30 272 22 309 31310 29675 28 250 32 270 22 306 29675 27960 23 248 32 261 25 303 27960 26167 23 244 31 259 26 300 26167 24301 23 243 31 261 25 302 24301 22369 21 274 28 287 28 296 22369 20356 22 293 30 296 26 294 20356 18247 22 291 26 298 24 292 18247 16087 21 289 24 294 23 299 16087 13999 22 293 23 299 23 309 13999 12101 19 292 20 307 19 314 12101 10418 15 288 18 309 14 322 10418 8925 14 295 15 303 11 315 8925 7597 15 298 13 290 8 305 7597 6416 15 297 12 290 9 244 6416 5368 15 292 11 269 12 226 5368 4442 11*286 10*260 11 224 4442 3624 10*287 9*263 9 233 3624 2891 10 290 9 267 6 257 2891 2243 10 292 8 270 5 285 2243 1702 10 294 8 272 5 304 1702 1287 9 295 8 274 5 315 1287 1002 9 296 7 276 5 323 1002 828 8 297 7 276 4*328 828 729 7 297 6 277 2*333 729 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