DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.4 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 91 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1757 - - 1482 - - 542 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2497 - - 2222 - - 1282 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1935 - - 2006 - - 1292 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 216 - - 217 - - 76 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 10 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 135 - - 025 - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 673 - - 622 - - 503 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1824 - - 1600 - - 779 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -93 - - 32 - - 60 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2590 - - 2190 - - 1222 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 480 - - 850 - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.4 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.2 - - 66.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 73.8 - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 68.6 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 91 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1757 - - 1482 - - 542 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 14 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] 99459 34 094 30 089 37 072 99459 92000 33 093 28 086 34 072 92000 86242 32 094 27 086 26 085 86242 81454 28 083 26 088 25 085 81454 77318 23 081 23 085 19 094 77318 73661 18 072 18 076 15 095 73661 70351 11 080 14 081 7 088 70351 67306 10 070 11 102 4 082 67306 64483 12 038 10 094 4 046 64483 61752 6 349 8 100 2 122 61752 58906 6 306 6 346 5 006 58906 55975 5 301 15 251 13 289 55975 53204 10 286 15 247 15 276 53204 50709 28 259 20 260 18 267 50709 48457 26 234 26 257 23 261 48457 46406 30 234 34 249 25 257 46406 44519 39 231 38 243 25 254 44519 42770 41 224 38 238 26 254 42770 41138 38 223 33 241 26 256 41138 39617 37 222 31 241 25 253 39617 38198 33 216 23 230 19 235 38198 36839 26 214 11 226 17 214 36839 35460 18 222 12 247 17 206 35460 34027 13 224 15 251 17 201 34027 32542 13 221 17 240 15 203 32542 30987 14 224 18 238 11 214 30987 29352 14 215 16 246 9 238 29352 27639 12 207 13 242 4 253 27639 25848 11 203 9 244 2 319 25848 23982 12 206 4 261 6 009 23982 22045 11 208 1 037 8 021 22045 20033 11 197 5 105 8 040 20033 17938 13 175 10 106 8 049 17938 15803 15 148 14 106 9 060 15803 13747 18 131 18 110 8 070 13747 11877 20 121 19 099 11 058 11877 10217 23 111 20 097 14 058 10217 8744 24 117 16 095 16 051 8744 7435 25 130 14 096 15 038 7435 6273 24 141 10 110 13 037 6273 5240 20 154 6 105 16 051 5240 4332 12 169 4 055 20 054 4332 3533 7 180 7 033 23 045 3533 2820 4*182 9*030 25 036 2820 2192 3*170 9*030 24 029 2192 1668 3 145 11 025 23*027 1668 1267 3 123 11 024 19*021 1267 991 3 112 11 022 17 019 991 824 2 111 10 022 15 018 824 728 2 108 9 021 11 017 728 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