DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - - - - 81.0 - - 88.3 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1606 - - 3355 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 713 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2346 - - 4095 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 732 - - 2186 - - 3920 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 210 - - 194 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 235 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 693 - - 489 - - -767 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1653 - - 3606 - - 1497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 159 - - -1045 - - -2191 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2187 - - 5140 - - 2921 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2090 - - 2620 - - 3750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 88.3 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 74.5 - - 78.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.5 - - 88.4 - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 73.5 - - 78.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1606 - - 3355 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 78 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - 21 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] 99479 42 095 27 085 42 074 99479 92037 34 086 29 086 26 074 92037 86269 26 074 29 089 20 082 86269 81454 19 084 27 094 21 086 81454 77309 17 077 21 085 18 084 77309 73663 10 052 13 070 10 073 73663 70367 9 078 2 113 10 012 70367 67329 12 103 5 151 9 321 67329 64520 7 111 5 101 4 248 64520 61819 3 189 2 118 6 217 61819 59038 5 218 5 281 7 236 59038 56202 11 242 15 269 12 262 56202 53541 11 247 17 249 12 263 53541 51174 16 259 18 244 12 265 51174 49052 23 247 22 241 14 248 49052 47113 18 215 22 228 13 241 47113 45316 14 187 16 221 14 257 45316 43632 11 182 7 189 20 253 43632 42045 2 132 5 173 24 234 42045 40546 3 037 6 181 24 223 40546 39130 1 061 12 185 18 216 39130 37756 3 206 16 189 13 204 37756 36352 5 252 15 197 11 191 36352 34884 8 237 10 209 7 188 34884 33361 14 210 9 225 4 269 33361 31771 15 230 10 241 9 281 31771 30100 18 246 12 271 11 256 30100 28346 19 249 19 260 13 255 28346 26509 24 269 21 254 16 268 26509 24595 27 265 20 273 20 254 24595 22606 24 266 25 280 17 263 22606 20536 25 270 24 283 21 270 20536 18390 32 267 29 284 25 276 18390 16215 35 265 43 281 25 284 16215 14125 36 267 45 282 26 284 14125 12218 38 273 37 281 26 287 12218 10516 33 270 32 271 27 284 10516 8998 30 265 27 270 28 270 8998 7649 28 266 24 273 29 259 7649 6454 23 270 22 266 28 251 6454 5397 18 272 19 257 23 244 5397 4467 13 254 16*246 19 236 4467 3643 11 226 13*237 16 230 3643 2906 11*223 12 236 13 225 2906 2254 10*225 11 235 11 221 2254 1710 9 224 11 234 8 215 1710 1291 9 223 10 234 6 206 1291 1003 8 223 10 233 4 193 1003 829 8 222 9 233 3*177 829 729 6 221 7 232 2*164 729 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