DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.5 - - 71.6 - - 75.6 - - 69.0 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 146 - - 141 - - 13 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2224 - - 3560 - - 710 - - 2866 BL Depth Hcrit 709 - - 1807 - - 2765 - - 709 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top 726 - - 2964 - - 4300 - - 1450 - - 3606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 522 - - 1276 - - 1999 - - 2491 - - 3057 Hgt.Variab. W* 20 - - 285 - - 334 - - 95 - - 116 W* B/S 1 - - 11 - - 10 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 10 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 007 - - 352 - - 349 - - 328 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - -8 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -162 - - 666 - - 1216 - - -84 - - 390 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 888 - - 2298 - - 3084 - - 1534 - - 3216 sfcLCL ODpotential -3352 - - 464 - - 885 - - -884 - - -649 ODpotential blCL 4078 - - 2500 - - 3415 - - 2334 - - 4255 blCL maxRH 93 - - 97 - - 98 - - 99 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 300 - - 690 - - 1150 - - 640 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m 63.5 - - 71.6 - - 75.6 - - 69.0 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 61.9 - - 63.8 - - 64.3 - - 64.5 - - 60.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.7 - - 70.9 - - 74.7 - - 69.1 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 61.7 - - 63.2 - - 63.4 - - 64.0 - - 59.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 146 - - 141 - - 13 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2224 - - 3560 - - 710 - - 2866 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 72 - - 87 - - 93 - - 98 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 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] 99152 40 081 31 084 38 085 40 091 34 088 99152 91693 33 078 35 086 36 090 28 092 29 091 91693 85942 28 085 30 086 27 092 24 087 24 092 85942 81168 24 095 21 094 19 099 20 074 24 089 81168 77057 17 091 17 100 16 104 16 069 19 080 77057 73430 11 106 15 095 13 105 13 088 12 085 73430 70159 9 124 10 100 10 094 12 108 9 121 70159 67153 8 122 7 114 6 136 6 125 8 128 67153 64355 5 135 10 165 8 204 7 211 3 271 64355 61638 5 255 12 160 15 202 16 210 11 240 61638 58794 13 244 9 198 15 210 18 220 16 229 58794 55827 16 231 15 235 17 223 22 226 20 230 55827 52993 19 229 18 231 22 219 28 225 30 242 52993 50453 23 236 25 231 27 219 33 216 36 228 50453 48171 32 232 33 230 29 229 30 216 33 219 48171 46084 35 226 41 227 40 232 34 229 35 233 46084 44166 38 228 48 224 48 225 40 230 38 238 44166 42403 40 224 44 223 44 220 41 225 39 238 42403 40773 39 226 36 235 32 227 38 222 38 241 40773 39264 36 230 34 239 31 238 32 226 36 244 39264 37861 34 230 33 236 30 240 30 234 32 246 37861 36517 32 233 31 234 28 245 29 241 29 246 36517 35156 33 236 30 235 28 247 29 248 27 249 35156 33747 34 235 28 236 27 248 30 254 26 255 33747 32290 32 233 27 237 25 252 29 255 27 258 32290 30768 29 232 26 240 25 255 28 253 28 260 30768 29168 26 236 26 244 24 255 24 259 30 261 29168 27489 23 243 26 248 23 256 23 264 31 260 27489 25728 23 250 25 251 22 258 22 266 29 263 25728 23886 21 254 23 252 21 257 22 265 26 266 23886 21962 18 256 22 252 22 256 21 264 23 272 21962 19953 20 254 22 254 20 254 20 263 20 279 19953 17858 22 255 20 257 19 248 18 254 16 270 17858 15724 21 261 17 255 19 237 16 248 18 258 15724 13673 19 261 15 255 17 234 17 251 19 262 13673 11814 18 255 13 256 16 230 19 250 21 263 11814 10164 15 249 13 256 15 233 18 248 20 259 10164 8697 12 251 12 259 13 241 14 252 17 254 8697 7397 10 256 9 244 11 235 7 266 9 247 7397 6246 10 264 9 239 10 234 5 315 5 271 6246 5228 8 262 9 246 7 252 7 325 5 335 5228 4330 5 256 7 260 5*308 9 328 9*360 4330 3537 3 274 6*289 6*341 11 333 10*359 3537 2826 3 323 5*324 6 347 13 335 13 358 2826 2197 6 343 5 354 7 349 14 334 13 357 2197 1672 10 356 5 357 7 350 13*332 13 357 1672 1268 15 013 5 357 7 351 12*330 13 356 1268 991 14 012 5 357 6 352 10 328 12 356 991 822 13*011 4 358 6 352 9 328 11 355 822 726 5*007 4 358 5 351 7 328 8 355 726 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