DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.1 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 37 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3590 - - 4371 - - 1082 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1827 - - 2488 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4330 - - 5111 - - 1822 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1881 - - 1981 - - 4601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - 258 - - 75 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 170 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1192 - - 1089 - - -433 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3138 - - 4022 - - 2255 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 241 - - 113 - - -1852 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4089 - - 4998 - - 3674 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1740 - - 1850 - - 2740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.1 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 69.6 - - 73.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 84.9 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.3 - - 68.3 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 39 - - 37 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3590 - - 4371 - - 1082 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 67 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 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] 98691 23 082 22 084 12 081 98691 91222 19 086 16 086 20 060 91222 85497 12 080 14 101 20 072 85497 80747 13 059 10 089 18 080 80747 76654 11 065 9 059 16 067 76654 73058 12 089 7 050 16 041 73058 69834 13 088 6 051 10 012 69834 66892 12 088 7 052 5 029 66892 64169 10 077 5 068 5 046 64169 61530 11 039 5 058 4 009 61530 58773 12 007 5 014 8 341 58773 55901 13 341 6 299 11 332 55901 53151 14 307 10 282 15 297 53151 50684 15 280 15 287 20 287 50684 48485 29 275 26 284 27 271 48485 46494 32 263 30 258 36 257 46494 44670 29 255 26 241 30 248 44670 42993 28 266 26 234 26 253 42993 41437 36 263 34 236 30 249 41437 39973 36 256 34 239 36 241 39973 38583 28 252 31 244 27 238 38583 37231 27 250 29 240 26 233 37231 35847 30 248 24 234 25 231 35847 34402 31 246 19 238 21 227 34402 32902 26 243 20 249 16 237 32902 31333 19 235 20 242 20 254 31333 29684 18 235 20 234 20 244 29684 27956 16 249 15 247 15 234 27956 26152 11 245 14 256 10 234 26152 24270 10 217 13 247 9 222 24270 22315 9 176 13 241 13 212 22315 20282 9 181 17 230 15 209 20282 18166 10 222 17 217 18 200 18166 16010 9 223 13 211 15 200 16010 13932 12 219 9 211 12 176 13932 12044 8 202 6 178 10 154 12044 10368 6 155 3 158 12 147 10368 8880 8 161 6 140 15 147 8880 7558 11 167 8 160 16 159 7558 6383 11 162 8 172 15 170 6383 5343 10 155 8*174 14 172 5343 4424 9*151 8*173 12 175 4424 3611 9*151 8 172 10 176 3611 2882 8 152 8 170 8 176 2882 2237 8 154 8 169 6*170 2237 1699 8 155 7 170 3*147 1699 1285 7 157 7 169 3 125 1285 1001 7 157 7 170 2 117 1001 828 6 157 7 169 2 112 828 729 6 157 6 169 2 111 729 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