DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/17 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 84.2 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 85 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3750 - - 3501 - - 1394 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2995 - - 2436 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4490 - - 4241 - - 2134 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1867 - - 2517 - - 1872 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 360 - - 287 - - 103 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 29 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 259 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 11 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 86 - - 263 - - 212 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4404 - - 3978 - - 1922 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -720 - - -543 - - -868 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5210 - - 4784 - - 3002 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 820 - - 1080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 84.2 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 69.0 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 83.7 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 68.1 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 85 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3750 - - 3501 - - 1394 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 99 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 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] 99172 43 090 36 103 31 072 99172 91730 34 083 30 085 30 082 91730 85965 29 084 27 086 24 089 85965 81179 22 081 20 088 16 078 81179 77051 13 081 18 085 14 080 77051 73392 11 106 14 090 14 084 73392 70087 12 117 10 120 9 069 70087 67063 10 118 9 116 5 099 67063 64269 8 117 4 103 3 155 64269 61578 4 153 6 165 6 197 61578 58788 12 266 7 221 5 269 58788 55913 20 245 18 260 15 275 55913 53204 28 250 27 267 26 280 53204 50802 36 233 38 251 34 269 50802 48666 29 244 36 255 36 261 48666 46725 43 272 36 259 37 255 46725 44930 48 263 54 261 40 264 44930 43260 44 261 57 253 47 279 43260 41695 48 271 56 253 51 279 41695 40221 50 273 49 249 48 271 40221 38823 46 271 44 247 47 267 38823 37461 43 267 48 267 47 264 37461 36068 44 265 46 272 46 261 36068 34615 40 268 38 269 45 254 34615 33106 34 276 35 263 42 243 33106 31527 29 269 38 261 35 240 31527 29867 29 258 35 260 31 269 29867 28126 27 250 31 253 31 273 28126 26302 24 242 27 246 29 262 26302 24399 26 239 26 253 27 257 24399 22425 27 247 23 248 27 249 22425 20369 28 252 21 244 24 244 20369 18227 27 251 27 260 23 242 18227 16051 37 255 30 251 22 240 16051 13961 34 249 27 250 20 242 13961 12063 32 249 23 250 17 248 12063 10376 33 249 23 250 13 256 10376 8878 32 255 21 248 11 256 8878 7546 29 273 17 247 11 252 7546 6365 17 286 10 249 7 236 6365 5320 7*278 4 254 3 222 5320 4402 2*287 3*257 2 267 4402 3590 2 300 2*258 4 320 3590 2864 2 312 2 255 5 324 2864 2224 3 322 2 257 5*322 2224 1690 3 326 2 262 4*323 1690 1280 3 332 2 261 4 324 1280 998 3 334 2 265 4 327 998 827 3 333 2 265 4 326 827 729 3 334 1 263 3 327 729 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