DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 84.1 - - 82.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 87 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2759 - - 4410 - - 2543 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2265 - - 3105 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3499 - - 5150 - - 3283 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2072 - - 2664 - - 5404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 313 - - 106 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 8 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 304 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 548 - - 1309 - - -551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2951 - - 3842 - - 3834 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 70 - - 208 - - -1741 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3429 - - 4942 - - 5024 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 81 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1810 - - 2110 - - 1760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 84.1 - - 82.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.9 - - 69.5 - - 68.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.6 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.5 - - 67.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 87 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2759 - - 4410 - - 2543 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 24 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 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] 99256 36 095 34 088 31 077 99256 91740 28 098 24 083 24 072 91740 85969 26 091 19 102 18 070 85969 81181 28 084 22 086 18 093 81181 77049 23 083 20 079 22 082 77049 73401 13 078 19 079 17 065 73401 70106 11 069 16 074 14 072 70106 67093 13 082 14 070 11 067 67093 64313 8 061 11 057 9 052 64313 61613 4 326 10 352 11 003 61613 58795 4 241 7 283 11 319 58795 55883 13 290 14 285 14 311 55883 53111 25 270 26 283 25 304 53111 50626 30 266 34 274 32 289 50626 48404 34 263 36 266 31 280 48404 46385 35 261 34 259 29 279 46385 44538 35 259 29 262 28 281 44538 42840 35 256 27 268 29 278 42840 41264 34 248 28 265 28 271 41264 39790 31 250 30 259 25 266 39790 38399 30 254 28 257 24 268 38399 37055 25 251 26 256 20 273 37055 35689 21 253 25 264 17 281 35689 34270 21 259 25 270 17 286 34270 32798 20 265 21 276 17 289 32798 31256 19 272 17 290 15 296 31256 29633 20 278 17 297 15 305 29633 27928 20 280 19 297 16 306 27928 26139 19 286 20 297 17 300 26139 24267 19 302 20 299 17 294 24267 22318 18 307 18 305 20 299 22318 20285 19 303 17 307 22 305 20285 18165 20 303 17 312 20 309 18165 16003 19 313 17 324 14 313 16003 13919 17 319 18 339 12 337 13919 12027 12 315 13 328 13 350 12027 10353 9 305 11 308 10 337 10353 8872 7 329 8 303 11 311 8872 7556 9 341 7 307 12 305 7556 6384 12 337 8 310 12 304 6384 5344 12 334 8*310 10 306 5344 4425 10 328 8*307 7 310 4425 3611 6*314 7 306 5*312 3611 2882 5*307 7 305 5*316 2882 2237 4 305 7 303 4 317 2237 1699 4 303 7 303 4 319 1699 1285 4 301 7 301 4 319 1285 1000 4 301 6 302 4 318 1000 828 3 302 6 301 3 318 828 729 3 299 5 301 3 319 729 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