DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 74 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4461 - - 4768 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3471 - - 3329 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5201 - - 5508 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1476 - - 1380 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 317 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 034 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 709 - - 16 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4493 - - 5492 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -179 - - -2971 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5380 - - 8479 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 270 - - 60 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 62.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.3 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 60.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 74 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4461 - - 4768 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 5 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 99407 40 087 32 090 99407 91855 29 077 35 088 91855 86047 20 079 32 079 86047 81251 19 097 21 082 81251 77129 20 089 19 081 77129 73488 17 077 18 071 73488 70200 12 070 12 070 70200 67186 10 071 8 066 67186 64401 11 055 9 062 64401 61716 12 050 12 044 61716 58929 12 048 12 020 58929 56052 12 018 11 005 56052 53320 14 338 9 343 53320 50863 13 318 11 321 50863 48644 6 302 15 315 48644 46608 5 015 8 289 46608 44742 17 013 6 053 44742 43035 19 344 20 041 43035 41450 12 264 23 029 41450 39962 6 252 10 001 39962 38563 2 035 3 003 38563 37213 3 081 2 357 37213 35835 3 087 4 352 35835 34400 4 097 3 333 34400 32910 7 111 3 318 32910 31349 7 123 5 336 31349 29707 7 107 7 001 29707 27987 11 080 9 015 27987 26187 14 063 7 044 26187 24309 16 057 11 060 24309 22352 16 053 12 050 22352 20308 13 045 11 034 20308 18176 14 028 11 025 18176 16009 13 033 7 050 16009 13928 8 032 7 061 13928 12038 6 015 8 057 12038 10357 5 041 4 042 10357 8862 7 056 3 023 8862 7534 7 050 4 031 7534 6359 8 027 6*036 6359 5320 8*023 7*033 5320 4405 9*021 7 033 4405 3595 9 021 6 034 3595 2870 9 020 6 033 2870 2229 9 020 6 034 2229 1693 8 019 6 034 1693 1282 8 018 6 035 1282 999 8 018 5 034 999 827 8 018 5 035 827 729 7 018 5 034 729 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