DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 85.4 - - 88.0 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 56 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 4204 - - 1077 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2266 - - 2726 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3558 - - 4944 - - 1817 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3556 - - 3075 - - 2371 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 282 - - 93 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 18 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 199 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - 8 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 432 - - 896 - - 311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3126 - - 4048 - - 1506 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -554 - - -222 - - -1186 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4112 - - 5166 - - 3003 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 89 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2840 - - 2810 - - 2760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 88.0 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 72.4 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.6 - - 87.7 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 71.1 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 56 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2818 - - 4204 - - 1077 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 57 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99286 40 099 27 084 29 078 99286 91742 33 077 33 090 32 082 91742 85954 27 072 32 093 27 077 85954 81153 21 084 25 086 21 079 81153 77023 18 092 18 089 19 078 77023 73384 16 082 14 079 12 073 73384 70102 12 081 11 054 10 064 70102 67074 8 068 7 044 9 045 67074 64265 4 041 3 033 9 001 64265 61562 6 353 3 021 2 319 61562 58768 8 277 5 345 4 053 58768 55876 16 220 14 254 8 293 55876 53134 15 208 16 222 17 228 53134 50701 16 249 18 231 25 243 50701 48535 28 245 34 240 38 242 48535 46568 37 236 42 230 45 222 46568 44761 39 227 45 219 47 216 44761 43084 39 217 44 218 46 216 43084 41514 39 219 43 220 47 219 41514 40034 41 220 42 219 47 217 40034 38632 42 216 41 218 46 215 38632 37271 38 214 40 221 44 216 37271 35881 35 213 41 224 40 219 35881 34436 31 213 39 223 34 224 34436 32941 27 212 32 217 29 227 32941 31376 24 218 28 212 26 230 31376 29730 24 228 27 226 24 238 29730 28003 25 236 28 245 23 241 28003 26193 27 244 23 254 18 254 26193 24304 28 247 20 257 16 262 24304 22339 21 250 20 256 19 255 22339 20296 17 252 22 252 27 252 20296 18174 18 251 23 256 26 258 18174 16019 13 250 24 259 28 271 16019 13944 9 263 21 258 29 266 13944 12055 8 263 15 258 29 263 12055 10379 11 252 11 255 24 257 10379 8889 14 245 13 249 20 257 8889 7563 12 236 14 242 16 251 7563 6385 10 231 13 237 12 237 6385 5341 10 235 10*231 9 235 5341 4420 9 240 6*219 4 260 4420 3606 7*248 4 205 4 320 3606 2877 6*255 3 199 6 351 2877 2233 5 262 3 192 6*002 2233 1696 5 265 2 186 5*009 1696 1284 4 271 2 178 5 011 1284 1000 4 272 2 176 5 013 1000 827 4 275 2 175 4 014 827 729 4 275 2 174 4 015 729 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