DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1173 - - 494 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1913 - - 1234 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1761 - - 2458 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 151 - - 77 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 180 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 806 - - 311 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1107 - - 923 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 330 - - -272 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1583 - - 1506 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1850 - - 2270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 76.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1173 - - 494 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - 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] 98691 24 113 27 104 98691 91232 18 119 18 102 91232 85536 22 102 18 116 85536 80809 24 086 17 089 80809 76748 20 083 16 074 76748 73172 16 076 14 078 73172 69936 13 078 11 069 69936 66970 11 084 8 066 66970 64236 8 036 6 042 64236 61599 8 021 4 040 61599 58850 10 357 6 358 58850 55995 11 335 11 328 55995 53269 16 291 16 301 53269 50813 20 272 22 292 50813 48607 22 260 23 280 48607 46601 21 255 20 270 46601 44759 18 239 17 268 44759 43050 20 219 24 261 43050 41459 24 222 30 250 41459 39976 26 214 26 257 39976 38583 28 187 22 266 38583 37233 28 182 23 267 37233 35854 23 194 23 266 35854 34416 19 202 21 260 34416 32921 20 199 19 249 32921 31355 21 198 18 235 31355 29707 21 200 17 228 29707 27975 21 204 17 227 27975 26161 24 216 17 230 26161 24267 25 217 18 235 24267 22301 22 212 19 240 22301 20259 22 212 20 243 20259 18138 23 212 19 234 18138 15978 23 212 18 227 15978 13899 21 204 15 218 13899 12009 20 198 12 209 12009 10335 20 198 14 214 10335 8851 20 199 21 209 8851 7530 21 199 21 206 7530 6355 20 194 21 203 6355 5315 19 193 22 202 5315 4397 19 191 22 198 4397 3587 18 186 22 193 3587 2863 17 179 21 189 2863 2223 17*174 20 187 2223 1689 15*164 18 185 1689 1280 15 162 16*182 1280 998 14 160 14*181 998 826 13 159 12 180 826 728 10 158 9 179 728 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