DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.9 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 43 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3069 - - 3520 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2288 - - 2001 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3809 - - 4260 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1646 - - 1808 - - 5066 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 248 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 310 - - 250 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1348 - - -241 - - -1511 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5157 - - 4502 - - 2241 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6111 - - -3963 - - -2824 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9920 - - 8223 - - 3554 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 82 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 1070 - - 2390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.9 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 63.6 - - 69.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.7 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 62.2 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 99 - - 43 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3069 - - 3520 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 27 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 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] 99282 24 080 18 094 14 081 99282 91826 20 084 15 073 14 070 91826 86073 16 098 13 076 18 095 86073 81275 15 083 15 095 15 085 81275 77140 6 093 8 081 11 079 77140 73488 3 104 8 082 6 095 73488 70176 4 167 1 353 3 056 70176 67119 7 122 7 195 8 276 67119 64283 4 350 5 163 8 254 64283 61545 16 294 6 278 10 290 61545 58690 22 271 19 288 13 304 58690 55748 21 276 26 281 31 298 55748 52971 15 271 26 271 28 275 52971 50470 33 292 23 270 19 287 50470 48215 38 284 25 293 33 295 48215 46176 41 284 37 292 35 288 46176 44321 52 284 47 287 34 291 44321 42614 58 278 52 282 39 295 42614 41028 59 274 49 284 43 296 41028 39546 58 276 50 288 45 297 39546 38153 59 280 52 291 46 299 38153 36809 61 284 54 292 45 302 36809 35444 61 286 53 292 47 303 35444 34030 55 284 50 289 46 297 34030 32565 49 279 45 283 42 309 32565 31030 47 277 43 282 38 314 31030 29418 45 278 41 282 35 309 29418 27728 40 280 41 284 34 308 27728 25957 32 278 38 291 33 309 25957 24107 29 279 35 296 33 306 24107 22183 27 285 32 297 33 301 22183 20178 25 295 29 297 31 303 20178 18085 22 305 27 300 29 305 18085 15948 23 308 26 303 26 305 15948 13887 24 302 24 298 23 300 13887 12013 22 299 23 292 22 296 12013 10343 15 294 23 295 24 293 10343 8855 15 291 19 295 24 293 8855 7529 16 291 18 282 25 284 7529 6353 13 303 16 280 20 269 6353 5316 11 327 12 276 14 252 5316 4402 11*329 9*268 13 249 4402 3593 7*322 7*255 11 238 3593 2869 5 309 6 251 9 232 2869 2227 4 308 6 250 8 224 2227 1692 4 307 5 249 7 218 1692 1281 4 306 5 248 6 212 1281 999 4 307 5 247 6 207 999 827 3 308 4 247 5*202 827 729 3 306 4 247 3*199 729 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