DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 64 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2581 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1835 - - 2478 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3321 - - 4544 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1836 - - 2147 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 265 - - 276 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 004 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 948 - - 935 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2373 - - 3609 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 452 - - 54 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2869 - - 4490 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 67.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 64 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2581 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - 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] 99207 31 099 31 091 99207 91703 37 093 30 094 91703 85921 36 094 26 100 85921 81135 27 092 24 095 81135 77024 16 084 20 087 77024 73383 13 086 14 092 73383 70086 13 074 13 083 70086 67068 11 081 12 084 67068 64279 10 088 15 069 64279 61573 7 068 16 039 61573 58765 11 065 9 020 58765 55874 14 025 3 139 55874 53133 11 326 3 295 53133 50675 16 285 8 300 50675 48476 19 252 17 259 48476 46483 23 238 19 222 46483 44660 38 216 21 221 44660 42974 47 218 27 238 42974 41398 51 217 33 240 41398 39912 48 209 39 238 39912 38506 38 205 38 231 38506 37142 36 196 32 226 37142 35752 33 192 29 215 35752 34304 32 218 27 205 34304 32799 34 239 28 211 32799 31223 33 242 31 215 31223 29570 29 228 34 217 29570 27845 29 229 31 225 27845 26043 23 242 27 243 26043 24160 16 241 24 251 24160 22204 12 235 19 248 22204 20174 9 242 13 264 20174 18070 10 236 11 288 18070 15928 13 242 15 313 15928 13860 13 275 16 309 13860 11976 12 287 14 313 11976 10303 9 301 12 321 10303 8821 9 321 8 344 8821 7505 9 326 10 000 7505 6336 10 331 9 005 6336 5302 8 335 8*004 5302 4390 6 342 8*004 4390 3584 5*345 8 004 3584 2862 5*349 7 004 2862 2224 5 351 7 004 2224 1690 5 353 7 004 1690 1280 5 353 6 003 1280 998 5 354 6 004 998 827 4 355 6 005 827 729 4 354 5 004 729 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