DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/06 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 86.0 - - 83.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 196 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1898 - - 3415 - - 2038 - - 1000 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1513 - - 2820 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2638 - - 4155 - - 2778 - - 1740 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1210 - - 2265 - - 3448 - - 3773 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 260 - - 367 - - 209 - - 79 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 244 - - 258 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 290 - - 516 - - 444 - - -89 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2348 - - 3639 - - 2334 - - 1829 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -742 - - -274 - - -542 - - -1436 ODpotential blCL - - - 3380 - - 4429 - - 3320 - - 3176 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 97 - - 97 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 1230 - - 2120 - - 2690 - - 2240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 86.0 - - 83.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.6 - - 72.1 - - 74.6 - - 73.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 84.9 - - 82.8 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 71.3 - - 73.8 - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 196 - - 50 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1898 - - 3415 - - 2038 - - 1000 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 86 - - 87 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 - - 18 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] 99122 32 097 34 083 32 083 31 085 99122 91667 37 092 29 097 26 097 26 084 91667 85911 37 083 26 098 26 101 18 083 85911 81144 29 079 23 097 26 090 20 087 81144 77041 22 086 21 097 23 080 22 089 77041 73397 19 088 22 093 18 082 21 084 73397 70092 18 094 22 090 16 096 16 080 70092 67076 18 100 19 087 16 092 12 095 67076 64315 20 100 15 090 14 080 12 096 64315 61660 17 091 11 089 11 072 10 077 61660 58898 11 103 10 094 10 079 8 070 58898 56041 4 087 8 100 9 106 4 078 56041 53329 1 311 4 115 9 143 4 205 53329 50896 4 120 2 188 7 165 5 233 50896 48711 10 098 3 157 5 229 8 264 48711 46729 9 070 3 098 4 254 7 259 46729 44908 5 340 3 320 9 298 4 271 44908 43211 10 294 9 304 15 307 8 293 43211 41615 13 269 11 294 15 297 14 284 41615 40110 12 263 9 269 12 263 19 275 40110 38690 10 270 10 249 16 243 18 245 38690 37323 8 275 12 241 17 234 19 237 37323 35937 7 250 15 239 15 252 10 243 35937 34496 7 220 19 242 18 289 7 307 34496 32999 9 230 20 239 14 260 12 298 32999 31429 10 228 19 229 21 231 14 276 31429 29776 12 211 18 216 24 234 16 263 29776 28042 13 209 20 218 25 239 16 247 28042 26227 17 214 22 232 25 246 18 229 26227 24333 23 221 24 242 23 252 16 235 24333 22368 25 226 24 240 21 257 15 253 22368 20325 24 235 21 239 20 258 15 269 20325 18204 22 250 20 248 18 255 17 256 18204 16043 22 255 18 256 17 243 16 245 16043 13957 20 263 18 253 19 244 15 259 13957 12059 21 263 19 251 20 245 17 268 12059 10377 22 257 21 253 20 250 18 264 10377 8885 25 252 24 254 23 258 21 258 8885 7557 25 246 24 252 21 258 21 261 7557 6379 24 240 25 250 19 257 17 268 6379 5336 23 236 24 248 18 259 15 268 5336 4418 23 241 20*246 16 261 14 268 4418 3606 20 252 16*244 14 263 14 269 3606 2878 18*255 14 243 13*262 14 269 2878 2234 16*256 14 244 12*260 13*270 2234 1697 16 256 13 243 11 258 13*272 1697 1284 15 257 12 244 10 257 12 272 1284 1000 14 257 12 244 10 256 11 273 1000 828 13 257 11 244 9 256 9 272 828 729 10 257 9 243 7 255 7 273 729 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