DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 85.0 - - 86.3 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 177 - - 75 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 3937 - - 3760 - - 694 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1314 - - 3175 - - 2636 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2344 - - 4677 - - 4500 - - 1434 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1744 - - 2036 - - 3399 - - 1371 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 248 - - 376 - - 296 - - 75 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 23 - - 40 - - 10 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 046 - - 173 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - 21 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -635 - - 499 - - 154 - - -6 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2979 - - 4178 - - 4346 - - 1441 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2613 - - -823 - - -935 - - -1788 ODpotential blCL - - - 4957 - - 5500 - - 5435 - - 3222 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 80 - - 86 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 1040 - - 1330 - - 1570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 85.0 - - 86.3 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.8 - - 68.8 - - 69.4 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.9 - - 83.9 - - 85.7 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 67.6 - - 68.1 - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 177 - - 75 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 3937 - - 3760 - - 694 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 19 - - 44 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 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] 99414 30 081 31 082 26 086 23 083 99414 91892 25 081 26 100 20 073 23 072 91892 86104 21 086 19 103 18 074 23 071 86104 81292 20 087 16 104 15 083 18 074 81292 77144 20 073 16 084 17 097 11 080 77144 73501 18 077 16 062 18 085 12 098 73501 70227 15 094 12 071 12 078 11 059 70227 67221 13 091 13 075 7 088 7 030 67221 64437 12 069 7 064 8 105 3 344 64437 61755 12 000 3 073 5 091 3 284 61755 58966 19 276 14 322 10 352 13 347 58966 56082 28 245 16 267 26 267 25 299 56082 53353 13 293 19 228 27 249 43 259 53353 50917 40 294 33 290 34 290 36 285 50917 48742 66 277 51 292 45 289 42 281 48742 46763 64 275 53 282 53 288 47 281 46763 44936 56 289 54 279 62 283 55 281 44936 43234 48 298 68 277 62 282 60 279 43234 41632 50 309 65 279 58 272 56 277 41632 40122 58 299 58 274 62 262 53 267 40122 38701 62 290 41 266 66 262 61 262 38701 37331 62 289 35 265 60 256 64 259 37331 35936 55 289 40 266 47 250 59 251 35936 34483 47 298 43 256 38 254 58 251 34483 32978 40 308 39 244 34 256 51 255 32978 31407 33 323 29 244 32 256 41 251 31407 29756 29 313 22 258 32 255 37 249 29756 28023 27 293 27 253 33 258 37 250 28023 26206 29 269 35 258 36 265 34 256 26206 24310 36 267 34 278 35 273 30 259 24310 22344 32 279 31 279 32 278 30 258 22344 20300 28 295 31 272 24 281 29 264 20300 18174 23 297 25 267 27 273 27 270 18174 16012 22 290 20 266 31 275 27 273 16012 13934 23 288 19 279 22 283 30 275 13934 12046 22 288 19 294 17 281 31 274 12046 10367 19 285 14 292 11 288 23 277 10367 8874 13 284 5 254 6 273 14 278 8874 7548 11 296 4 242 4 229 6 276 7548 6372 11 301 1 032 3 213 3 264 6372 5329 10 302 3*042 3*200 3 242 5329 4408 8 300 3*043 2*190 5 236 4408 3595 5 295 3 045 2 184 6 233 3595 2867 5*295 3 045 2 178 5 240 2867 2225 4*284 3 045 1 170 3 261 2225 1690 4 278 3 047 1 159 2*288 1690 1280 4 278 3 048 1 144 1*325 1280 998 4 276 3 049 1 136 1 335 998 827 3 275 2 050 1 134 1 339 827 729 3 274 2 050 1 133 1 341 729 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