DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - - - - 74.0 - - 76.6 - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 253 - - 159 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5526 - - 5483 - - 4903 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4522 - - 4251 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6266 - - 6223 - - 5643 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 589 - - 682 - - 1343 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 463 - - 400 - - 121 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 077 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1342 - - -1418 - - -615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7609 - - 7641 - - 6258 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13545 - - -12178 - - -11562 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19811 - - 18401 - - 17205 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 60 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 76.6 - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 45.7 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.6 - - 75.6 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.0 - - 44.5 - - 49.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 253 - - 159 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5526 - - 5483 - - 4903 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99513 35 088 37 085 39 076 99513 92000 34 095 33 085 30 073 92000 86236 28 092 23 094 25 079 86236 81442 24 091 22 092 23 089 81442 77303 20 084 19 083 24 080 77303 73653 14 094 19 088 16 081 73653 70351 15 082 16 075 12 091 70351 67318 9 068 10 036 12 028 67318 64535 13 083 2 295 11 338 64535 61865 18 015 5 335 9 332 61865 59080 23 341 10 322 11 313 59080 56195 33 327 22 342 18 336 56195 53467 43 313 35 329 29 324 53467 51030 51 306 48 312 37 314 51030 48843 52 298 55 300 41 307 48843 46861 47 300 55 300 50 308 46861 45057 50 308 63 306 54 302 45057 43390 60 308 68 304 55 304 43390 41822 65 310 65 308 58 299 41822 40338 69 314 68 313 58 299 40338 38927 69 313 67 310 60 296 38927 37551 67 313 65 310 62 296 37551 36143 66 315 62 310 60 300 36143 34675 64 318 57 308 57 304 34675 33151 55 307 50 303 53 302 33151 31556 58 298 49 296 49 293 31556 29880 61 296 51 294 48 290 29880 28122 56 296 51 296 46 293 28122 26280 50 294 50 300 42 296 26280 24361 48 293 47 304 36 298 24361 22368 47 298 43 310 35 305 22368 20293 44 303 37 313 32 309 20293 18132 38 310 30 310 27 307 18132 15932 28 315 23 301 25 297 15932 13820 18 315 19 296 24 291 13820 11911 16 311 17 297 20 291 11911 10221 11 320 16 306 16 299 10221 8727 5 337 10 306 11 295 8727 7414 5*045 1 215 3 250 7414 6261 6*076 3*082 3*096 6261 5242 7 078 4*080 3*095 5242 4341 7 078 4 078 3 096 4341 3545 7 079 4 078 3 098 3545 2832 7 079 4 077 4 099 2832 2201 7 080 5 076 4 099 2201 1675 6 079 4 075 4 098 1675 1271 6 081 4 076 3 099 1271 993 6 080 4 075 3 100 993 825 6 081 4 075 3 100 825 728 5 081 4 075 3 101 728 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