DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 77.0 - - 74.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 45 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1808 - - 1394 - - 741 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2548 - - 2134 - - 1481 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1275 - - 2104 - - 2132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 204 - - 175 - - 65 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 208 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 862 - - 322 - - 401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1686 - - 1812 - - 1080 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 321 - - -679 - - -243 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2227 - - 2813 - - 1724 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 870 - - 1500 - - 1690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.7 - - 77.0 - - 74.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 71.0 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.3 - - 76.7 - - 75.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 70.3 - - 71.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 45 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1808 - - 1394 - - 741 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 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] 99452 27 093 19 119 10 061 99452 91936 26 101 17 110 17 078 91936 86112 19 107 14 096 22 077 86112 81292 14 125 12 079 20 083 81292 77148 9 126 10 072 16 069 77148 73475 6 124 6 087 8 065 73475 70135 5 129 6 196 3 319 70135 67075 2 058 12 199 10 276 67075 64263 9 317 5 194 12 233 64263 61546 17 278 14 284 11 280 61546 58707 26 267 21 275 21 282 58707 55778 31 262 32 266 33 260 55778 52994 29 265 31 255 24 262 52994 50498 40 277 39 282 47 274 50498 48300 67 271 68 268 61 263 48300 46337 79 258 72 257 62 261 46337 44538 67 261 67 253 68 261 44538 42870 79 276 64 258 74 256 42870 41314 90 273 70 267 77 254 41314 39847 90 270 77 266 80 251 39847 38455 87 270 78 262 80 249 38455 37101 82 269 78 261 78 250 37101 35720 79 266 77 260 74 252 35720 34282 76 264 74 255 74 259 34282 32789 71 262 70 250 73 262 32789 31228 65 262 67 251 67 255 31228 29585 63 261 65 252 66 254 29585 27860 63 266 62 259 63 259 27860 26058 58 269 58 259 58 263 26058 24180 47 266 53 258 52 263 24180 22231 47 262 48 261 51 263 22231 20206 44 264 50 266 55 269 20206 18100 42 270 53 269 48 272 18100 15955 31 271 45 277 37 275 15955 13890 25 259 29 280 28 278 13890 12011 18 237 20 275 23 277 12011 10335 14 221 16 261 21 275 10335 8842 14 225 14 248 18 271 8842 7514 16 231 9 252 12 269 7514 6339 20 225 6 270 6 293 6339 5300 18 214 4 302 5 317 5300 4384 12 204 3 349 4 320 4384 3576 6 214 3 008 3 317 3576 2855 6*237 2 356 2 323 2855 2217 8*238 2*240 2 336 2217 1685 7 245 3*215 3*356 1685 1277 7 249 4 210 3*005 1277 997 6 251 4 206 3 008 997 826 6 252 4 204 3 008 826 728 5 253 3 205 3 010 728 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