DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 86.1 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4782 - - 5639 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3530 - - 3784 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5522 - - 6379 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2238 - - 1864 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 345 - - 315 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 291 - - 305 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1085 - - 1201 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4438 - - 5179 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1850 - - -222 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7372 - - 6601 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 860 - - 170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.7 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4782 - - 5639 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99488 35 096 35 109 99488 91944 29 097 29 097 91944 86132 28 100 22 089 86132 81323 25 091 20 093 81323 77188 23 091 18 082 77188 73541 21 090 14 098 73541 70236 16 074 15 098 70236 67198 11 051 12 081 67198 64405 9 056 9 009 64405 61720 13 347 7 349 61720 58920 17 326 14 352 58920 56020 30 314 23 325 56020 53276 42 305 52 304 53276 50826 52 291 58 294 50826 48621 66 299 62 303 48621 46627 82 301 82 306 46627 44817 93 303 91 305 44817 43146 97 300 92 300 43146 41581 96 298 91 300 41581 40101 95 297 92 305 40101 38694 95 297 91 306 38694 37325 92 297 90 302 37325 35927 90 298 89 299 35927 34470 88 304 89 297 34470 32956 83 304 88 298 32956 31371 80 300 86 300 31371 29702 82 301 85 303 29702 27954 76 305 80 304 27954 26129 62 301 73 300 26129 24229 48 295 64 296 24229 22260 37 294 53 296 22260 20221 35 293 46 296 20221 18106 37 294 39 294 18106 15953 38 295 34 296 15953 13881 37 293 32 294 13881 11997 36 291 30 291 11997 10325 37 294 28 294 10325 8844 37 296 24 299 8844 7532 31 305 20*301 7532 6366 27*308 20*302 6366 5330 20*303 20 304 5330 4415 18 299 20 304 4415 3605 16 292 20 306 3605 2878 15 286 20 306 2878 2235 14 285 20 306 2235 1697 14 283 19 306 1697 1284 13 282 19 306 1284 1000 12 282 18 306 1000 828 12 281 16 306 828 729 10 281 13 306 729 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