DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 79.4 - - 77.9 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 46 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4013 - - 4285 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2913 - - 2544 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4753 - - 5025 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1893 - - 1988 - - 4727 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 264 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 275 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 651 - - 2211 - - -2507 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4102 - - 2815 - - 3236 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1445 - - 171 - - -4357 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6198 - - 4854 - - 5086 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 98 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 1270 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 77.9 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 67.7 - - 63.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.9 - - 77.8 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 66.5 - - 62.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 46 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4013 - - 4285 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 52 - - 91 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 99099 28 100 25 094 32 065 99099 91622 28 103 27 099 27 092 91622 85842 26 092 26 090 27 095 85842 81043 22 078 24 085 21 089 81043 76916 14 080 19 088 16 098 76916 73264 10 099 11 078 10 090 73264 69959 9 077 6 100 4 021 69959 66923 2 005 6 076 2 295 66923 64110 4 206 3 291 7 292 64110 61384 6 336 3 321 10 277 61384 58549 21 309 18 301 18 304 58549 55628 32 280 33 282 35 295 55628 52853 24 279 33 256 38 282 52853 50359 41 294 37 280 43 277 50359 48132 60 273 45 284 36 281 48132 46130 51 275 68 291 63 298 46130 44331 66 288 77 283 72 289 44331 42686 70 296 72 285 72 288 42686 41143 78 304 72 290 80 279 41143 39686 83 299 77 288 90 274 39686 38303 81 294 80 286 88 277 38303 36958 72 293 79 285 79 281 36958 35585 66 288 75 285 64 284 35585 34156 62 278 71 291 54 289 34156 32675 59 270 66 289 52 285 32675 31126 60 267 61 280 45 275 31126 29497 63 270 60 276 41 271 29497 27787 64 282 58 274 42 270 27787 25994 60 292 55 279 44 269 25994 24120 53 285 51 280 46 262 24120 22165 51 271 53 273 44 268 22165 20129 54 263 55 266 42 267 20129 18017 52 271 53 268 41 273 18017 15869 48 275 43 282 36 290 15869 13801 44 271 37 295 33 299 13801 11922 40 277 28 295 24 290 11922 10255 34 280 24 279 22 263 10255 8775 30 284 20 266 23 256 8775 7461 25 293 18 265 19 262 7461 6297 16 298 16 267 15 276 6297 5269 12*292 12*272 13 289 5269 4362 10*289 11*274 12 305 4362 3562 8 286 11 276 11 323 3562 2846 7 287 11 276 10 331 2846 2212 7 286 11 276 7 332 2212 1682 7 286 10 276 6 331 1682 1275 6 286 9 275 5 330 1275 996 6 286 8 274 5 329 996 826 6 286 7 274 4*330 826 728 5 286 6 274 3*329 728 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