DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/18 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1556z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.0 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 35 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 562 - - 763 - - 657 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1302 - - 1503 - - 1397 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1688 - - 1576 - - 2011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 83 - - 130 - - 63 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 21 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - 209 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 540 - - 749 - - 452 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 763 - - 754 - - 945 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10 - - 272 - - -181 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1312 - - 1231 - - 1578 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1450 - - 1010 - - 550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.0 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.8 - - 71.2 - - 68.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.6 - - 72.8 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 70.9 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 35 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 562 - - 763 - - 657 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 15 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] 98921 29 100 25 104 19 093 98921 91434 20 108 23 094 18 086 91434 85677 22 113 16 095 12 068 85677 80890 20 101 15 118 7 052 80890 76755 15 076 11 111 7 069 76755 73108 8 039 8 101 9 069 73108 69822 5 009 5 116 4 016 69822 66817 3 222 3 235 4 276 66817 64033 9 205 6 242 5 270 64033 61337 8 206 7 269 5 294 61337 58546 14 238 14 268 12 285 58546 55676 20 257 18 252 16 273 55676 52940 25 238 21 260 17 257 52940 50473 31 221 30 266 26 260 50473 48264 30 215 49 249 33 259 48264 46267 35 236 51 214 51 246 46267 44434 57 233 53 207 57 224 44434 42734 64 228 46 216 50 210 42734 41153 66 214 51 224 52 223 41153 39672 63 209 60 220 60 228 39672 38276 53 193 59 212 64 217 38276 36921 45 194 49 204 62 202 36921 35541 37 203 44 208 55 206 35541 34103 38 213 43 205 60 210 34103 32610 37 216 38 215 57 208 32610 31045 37 218 38 220 54 204 31045 29397 41 220 44 220 54 204 29397 27667 40 221 48 221 54 213 27667 25860 33 217 49 226 52 218 25860 23983 37 219 50 229 49 221 23983 22046 41 219 47 237 38 233 22046 20038 42 222 45 236 44 238 20038 17948 40 227 41 232 49 240 17948 15816 42 224 34 234 48 247 15816 13761 44 220 32 238 43 249 13761 11892 42 211 31 240 42 254 11892 10231 41 205 28 234 39 260 10231 8754 38 207 26 222 38 261 8754 7443 37 206 27 216 37 263 7443 6281 35 204 27 215 36 264 6281 5253 32 199 27 214 35 263 5253 4346 28 194 28 215 33 262 4346 3547 24 189 28 215 32 262 3547 2832 22 185 28 214 31 262 2832 2201 21 184 28 213 31 262 2201 1675 18*179 26*212 29*261 1675 1271 15*174 24*210 28*261 1271 993 13 171 22 209 26 260 993 825 11 170 20 208 24 260 825 728 9 168 15 207 14 259 728 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