DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 77.7 - - 80.4 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 159 - - 94 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 798 - - 2911 - - 3393 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 2375 - - 2458 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1538 - - 3651 - - 4133 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1405 - - 1159 - - 1276 - - 4025 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 329 - - 297 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 15 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 089 - - 088 - - 076 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2694 - - -1743 - - -1992 - - -4018 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4232 - - 5394 - - 6125 - - 4747 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9950 - - -8716 - - -8346 - - -9187 ODpotential blCL - - - 11488 - - 12367 - - 12479 - - 9916 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 65 - - 55 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 77.7 - - 80.4 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.8 - - 56.8 - - 56.3 - - 58.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 76.8 - - 79.8 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 55.4 - - 55.0 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 159 - - 94 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 798 - - 2911 - - 3393 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 99308 37 092 35 089 24 081 35 073 99308 91860 29 092 28 090 21 073 26 079 91860 86110 23 067 23 089 20 083 23 083 86110 81339 19 077 20 090 17 086 21 075 81339 77220 18 073 17 082 14 088 18 064 77220 73588 14 058 16 083 14 073 15 066 73588 70311 11 072 14 080 11 073 12 071 70311 67293 8 077 8 064 9 064 8 065 67293 64490 7 034 5 034 9 058 6 038 64490 61779 3 051 10 340 11 014 8 030 61779 58965 5 051 7 322 9 355 15 355 58965 56064 16 348 8 333 11 331 14 330 56064 53291 24 332 15 329 15 308 17 334 53291 50789 24 314 22 321 21 312 24 333 50789 48552 26 303 28 320 20 315 21 334 48552 46527 29 296 27 321 15 314 15 340 46527 44673 33 284 29 312 16 331 16 003 44673 42968 30 267 30 288 22 321 22 358 42968 41393 18 282 26 272 25 296 22 340 41393 39926 13 309 16 282 19 286 21 307 39926 38544 13 306 8 305 13 267 16 287 38544 37204 12 310 18 030 1 037 7 273 37204 35835 15 342 29 025 18 039 4 060 35835 34409 23 359 30 015 25 023 8 051 34409 32926 31 357 27 010 25 015 11 034 32926 31372 33 001 28 015 25 021 13 028 31372 29734 32 008 28 016 24 023 12 027 29734 28010 29 010 25 010 25 017 14 020 28010 26202 27 011 26 010 29 016 20 018 26202 24310 22 357 23 018 29 021 26 037 24310 22341 21 353 16 010 20 023 22 042 22341 20293 16 353 13 004 13 024 15 036 20293 18162 13 001 9 006 11 023 11 045 18162 15988 10 013 8 015 8 022 5 037 15988 13893 9 003 8 033 7 037 4 336 13893 11988 10 338 7 021 6 039 5 016 11988 10301 9 343 8 354 6 000 8 020 10301 8811 8 358 5 354 5 326 9 009 8811 7489 8 340 4 350 4 293 7 355 7489 6318 9 330 6 347 4 293 5 343 6318 5282 8 325 7 350 2 334 1 319 5282 4372 4 282 3*343 3*076 3 098 4372 3569 2 213 3*075 4*077 6 079 3569 2850 4 111 4 087 4 076 7 074 2850 2215 8 095 4 089 4 077 7 072 2215 1684 8*092 4 089 4 076 8 071 1684 1276 8*090 4 090 4 076 8 070 1276 996 7 089 4 088 4 076 7 070 996 826 7 089 4 089 4 076 6*069 826 728 6 090 4 089 4 077 4*067 728 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