DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 83.5 - - 86.6 - - 78.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 155 - - 55 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2960 - - 3709 - - 4855 - - 955 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2092 - - 2949 - - 3168 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3700 - - 4449 - - 5595 - - 1695 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1659 - - 1907 - - 3006 - - 1064 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 355 - - 294 - - 88 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 264 - - 283 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1250 - - 987 - - 949 - - -314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2450 - - 3462 - - 4646 - - 2009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 137 - - -19 - - -889 - - -2785 ODpotential blCL - - - 3563 - - 4468 - - 6484 - - 4480 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 84 - - 86 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 840 - - 1500 - - 1380 - - 1690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 83.5 - - 86.6 - - 78.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.4 - - 70.4 - - 68.5 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 82.6 - - 86.4 - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 69.2 - - 67.2 - - 71.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 155 - - 55 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2960 - - 3709 - - 4855 - - 955 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 37 - - 46 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 - - 17 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] 99033 40 094 29 106 30 088 31 083 99033 91528 32 086 31 093 22 082 25 087 91528 85788 24 087 29 089 16 093 20 078 85788 81016 21 084 20 086 16 105 16 066 81016 76875 17 083 14 080 15 098 13 071 76875 73214 15 064 12 084 11 093 11 075 73214 69925 11 061 15 094 8 108 8 054 69925 66925 9 085 12 071 12 110 4 091 66925 64158 5 080 7 058 9 045 10 127 64158 61493 1 134 1 023 8 356 4 080 61493 58719 6 249 6 273 5 290 8 311 58719 55838 11 227 11 228 14 238 13 261 55838 53098 14 254 15 241 18 240 17 221 53098 50653 23 244 32 250 29 241 28 253 50653 48486 30 222 37 234 37 237 41 247 48486 46530 31 245 37 224 43 235 49 237 46530 44727 46 248 42 236 47 235 54 230 44727 43052 54 243 51 236 51 235 55 231 43052 41488 51 239 55 232 55 235 54 234 41488 40016 47 239 53 230 56 235 54 235 40016 38620 40 241 50 231 53 232 49 234 38620 37263 38 243 44 239 47 230 44 232 37263 35877 37 249 41 244 41 235 45 235 35877 34431 37 246 35 253 39 232 46 238 34431 32926 36 243 29 252 35 231 47 237 32926 31351 36 251 35 236 33 232 47 249 31351 29691 37 253 34 236 31 234 46 258 29691 27951 35 251 28 246 32 241 45 252 27951 26139 32 233 30 250 30 247 43 247 26139 24252 36 247 32 242 29 250 35 248 24252 22290 30 256 37 243 30 257 28 240 22290 20251 21 290 18 260 25 255 23 236 20251 18130 11 284 15 265 17 240 18 235 18130 15974 14 289 17 274 17 249 17 231 15974 13902 20 315 17 302 14 275 15 227 13902 12024 25 324 16 319 11 291 13 233 12024 10355 24 322 12 320 9 282 11 248 10355 8868 20 317 11 311 11 277 10 295 8868 7547 16 300 12 296 14 286 13 316 7547 6375 14 271 13 287 14*287 11 315 6375 5334 12 259 13*285 13*287 10 305 5334 4414 11*263 13*284 12 286 9 290 4414 3599 11*263 11 276 11 284 11 275 3599 2870 9 261 10 262 10 283 13 262 2870 2227 9 259 10 256 9 282 15*254 2227 1692 8 258 9 254 9 281 17*245 1692 1281 8 258 9 251 8 280 17 242 1281 998 7 257 9 250 8 280 16 241 998 827 7 257 8 249 7 279 14 240 827 729 6 256 7 249 6 279 11 239 729 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