DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.1 - - 88.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 61 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4731 - - 4978 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3675 - - 3384 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5471 - - 5718 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2109 - - 2053 - - 5756 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 310 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 216 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1205 - - 1120 - - -2793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4266 - - 4599 - - 3523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -647 - - -510 - - -4164 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6118 - - 6228 - - 4894 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 79 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3360 - - 3630 - - 3790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.1 - - 88.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 74.1 - - 75.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.9 - - 91.6 - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 72.9 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 61 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4731 - - 4978 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 16 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99436 32 107 29 089 34 078 99436 91908 28 096 28 092 27 080 91908 86106 29 088 27 102 22 081 86106 81271 22 083 23 090 23 083 81271 77107 17 087 16 070 22 087 77107 73455 16 106 8 063 17 084 73455 70176 15 106 7 095 9 088 70176 67174 9 085 10 111 5 112 67174 64394 3 056 7 123 1 076 64394 61705 4 200 7 157 5 287 61705 58920 11 161 12 165 12 239 58920 56061 11 151 10 161 14 218 56061 53363 11 203 5 235 7 219 53363 50952 15 210 14 264 4 244 50952 48786 14 202 17 253 8 250 48786 46813 12 189 15 231 13 249 46813 45005 9 200 14 216 15 249 45005 43333 7 173 15 203 14 235 43333 41769 5 131 16 178 13 232 41769 40291 5 031 12 157 11 223 40291 38886 10 359 5 113 10 189 38886 37521 6 016 6 126 10 162 37521 36128 2 186 10 182 8 192 36128 34682 7 178 14 191 13 206 34682 33185 11 201 13 215 11 203 33185 31621 15 244 16 228 13 221 31621 29978 19 243 18 231 16 223 29978 28251 22 234 21 231 19 228 28251 26440 25 224 24 241 21 247 26440 24549 26 231 22 244 21 250 24549 22582 27 238 20 250 17 235 22582 20534 28 242 19 250 17 236 20534 18402 32 233 23 237 19 237 18402 16232 35 224 31 230 24 235 16232 14139 32 225 33 224 25 236 14139 12230 25 230 27 219 21 236 12230 10531 23 239 22 227 19 231 10531 9020 22 243 20 242 17 227 9020 7676 20 245 17 242 15 228 7676 6481 16*244 16*237 15 224 6481 5422 14*239 15*228 16 216 5422 4488 12 224 14 218 16 210 4488 3661 12 221 14 216 16 207 3661 2919 12 219 14 214 16 203 2919 2263 12 217 13 213 15 201 2263 1716 11 216 13 212 15 198 1716 1295 11 214 12 212 14 196 1295 1006 10 213 12 211 12 194 1006 830 10 213 11 211 10*192 830 729 9 213 9 211 7*191 729 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