DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 86.3 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2714 - - 1554 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2157 - - 713 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3454 - - 2294 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1902 - - 2608 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 142 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 197 - - 324 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 444 - - -37 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3010 - - 2331 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -67 - - -1591 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3521 - - 3885 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2920 - - 3800 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.3 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.0 - - 77.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.3 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 76.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2714 - - 1554 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - 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] 99492 34 091 29 102 99492 91960 29 086 33 095 91960 86145 28 087 28 086 86145 81336 23 081 22 089 81336 77199 20 078 25 089 77199 73558 19 082 24 078 73558 70285 20 079 16 082 70285 67282 19 078 14 086 67282 64496 18 059 17 064 64496 61819 17 024 13 027 61819 59047 19 011 10 010 59047 56179 37 347 27 348 56179 53467 40 327 38 323 53467 51035 36 318 41 321 51035 48851 38 328 48 338 48851 46868 48 334 53 334 46868 45044 52 331 54 326 45044 43346 52 329 52 323 43346 41755 51 330 52 323 41755 40259 46 329 51 316 40259 38849 47 315 43 313 38849 37483 48 313 40 315 37483 36091 51 321 38 314 36091 34640 52 325 36 312 34640 33133 50 322 37 317 33133 31556 46 315 36 325 31556 29893 41 312 39 324 29893 28147 37 311 46 317 28147 26325 37 305 47 309 26325 24433 34 304 41 304 24433 22470 26 303 36 299 22470 20429 21 309 30 307 20429 18308 28 327 30 318 18308 16150 35 319 35 320 16150 14071 39 319 37 321 14071 12176 43 313 35 324 12176 10487 38 310 33 326 10487 8982 35 314 31 328 8982 7640 27 320 25 323 7640 6449 15 326 17 293 6449 5395 10 287 17 277 5395 4464 10 260 15 278 4464 3641 8*236 11 281 3641 2903 7*207 6*286 2903 2252 7 200 5*302 2252 1708 7 196 2 319 1708 1291 7 192 2 339 1291 1004 6 191 2 351 1004 829 6 189 2 355 829 729 5 189 1 357 729 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