DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.6 - - 86.0 - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 80 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4939 - - 5488 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3846 - - 3892 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5679 - - 6228 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1373 - - 1960 - - 5977 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 387 - - 338 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 197 - - 221 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 500 - - 721 - - -3356 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5180 - - 5508 - - 4087 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3373 - - -518 - - -5024 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9052 - - 6746 - - 5754 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 85 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 460 - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.6 - - 86.0 - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.3 - - 67.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.8 - - 85.6 - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 62.9 - - 65.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 80 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4939 - - 5488 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 99598 26 086 24 097 23 081 99598 92026 26 094 22 096 21 081 92026 86179 28 097 21 088 21 081 86179 81346 25 092 20 073 23 077 81346 77204 22 081 17 081 14 069 77204 73558 20 079 17 096 7 058 73558 70259 16 054 20 085 10 080 70259 67226 12 045 19 060 17 072 67226 64430 9 052 13 025 17 051 64430 61748 9 052 11 002 16 026 61748 58973 7 057 9 350 11 356 58973 56102 15 022 13 013 9 003 56102 53365 17 355 13 003 14 339 53365 50901 20 349 18 005 19 358 50901 48684 14 342 20 347 26 350 48684 46663 13 330 21 342 22 352 46663 44807 14 307 14 342 23 006 44807 43087 10 286 10 333 28 359 43087 41489 2 097 7 315 29 339 41489 39996 8 105 4 313 25 323 39996 38591 5 095 7 360 23 334 38591 37229 7 124 6 349 19 339 37229 35844 10 134 2 036 11 354 35844 34406 14 148 3 087 6 348 34406 32915 13 168 6 300 4 335 32915 31353 3 183 7 344 3 006 31353 29708 9 034 11 031 6 359 29708 27985 15 032 16 030 11 008 27985 26184 11 034 16 017 14 007 26184 24304 5 054 12 341 16 350 24304 22348 4 135 11 308 13 334 22348 20310 4 157 9 293 10 324 20310 18187 1 127 6 287 10 328 18187 16026 4 006 1 283 8 345 16026 13947 6 006 3 098 6 358 13947 12056 5 012 5 115 3 360 12056 10376 3 000 4 150 2 297 10376 8887 3 300 4 221 9 276 8887 7563 3 278 5 244 13 273 7563 6387 3*233 5*243 11 267 6387 5344 4*208 4*238 8 249 5344 4424 4 203 4 232 6 218 4424 3611 4 199 4 225 7 188 3611 2882 4 196 4 219 7 172 2882 2237 4 194 3 213 8 167 2237 1698 4 191 3 208 8 165 1698 1285 4 190 3 205 8 164 1285 1001 4 188 3 204 7 163 1001 828 4 189 3 203 6*162 828 729 4 188 3 201 5*161 729 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