DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - - - - 76.4 - - 75.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 35 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5805 - - 4845 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4191 - - 2856 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6545 - - 5585 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1135 - - 1183 - - 5166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 354 - - 269 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 316 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 383 - - -310 - - -2229 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6163 - - 5895 - - 2958 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5816 - - -6815 - - -3577 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12361 - - 12400 - - 4306 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 70 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.4 - - 75.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 52.6 - - 59.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 75.8 - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.7 - - 51.3 - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 35 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5805 - - 4845 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99262 25 089 22 084 15 111 99262 91816 22 094 15 114 17 081 91816 86031 15 094 8 099 14 063 86031 81232 11 093 9 075 13 075 81232 77119 9 088 8 073 11 083 77119 73483 5 110 10 096 8 103 73483 70167 8 121 8 079 9 077 70167 67093 11 109 4 157 6 005 67093 64233 7 075 4 137 5 289 64233 61485 12 016 12 353 12 343 61485 58648 17 325 16 333 19 339 58648 55717 23 326 22 325 30 328 55717 52929 37 330 34 322 38 321 52929 50430 45 320 39 324 42 324 50430 48201 47 323 50 327 54 331 48201 46192 58 330 63 327 67 330 46192 44363 75 331 78 329 81 326 44363 42678 86 333 88 326 90 322 42678 41110 93 332 89 322 90 318 41110 39641 96 325 86 320 88 315 39641 38253 90 325 85 320 86 315 38253 36904 90 325 83 321 80 315 36904 35526 90 326 80 320 76 317 35526 34092 86 330 79 319 77 319 34092 32606 77 325 77 317 75 321 32606 31054 69 324 73 316 70 321 31054 29425 67 324 70 315 66 320 29425 27718 65 325 66 317 61 316 27718 25930 56 326 62 318 54 319 25930 24062 49 320 55 317 51 320 24062 22117 46 317 48 316 49 312 22117 20088 44 316 44 313 48 308 20088 17971 41 315 41 312 45 308 17971 15814 36 311 36 311 38 310 15814 13740 32 312 33 310 33 309 13740 11859 29 318 29 309 29 308 11859 10190 28 324 25 310 24 306 10190 8712 21 323 20 310 22 304 8712 7404 12*317 15 304 18 306 7404 6251 12*303 11*307 12 315 6251 5233 12 301 10*312 11 331 5233 4335 12 299 10 314 11 337 4335 3541 12 298 10 316 11 340 3541 2829 11 296 10 316 11 342 2829 2200 11 296 9 317 11 344 2200 1674 11 295 9 318 10 346 1674 1270 11 295 9 318 10 347 1270 993 10 294 8 319 8 348 993 824 10 294 8 319 6*347 824 728 8 294 7 318 3*346 728 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