DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.7 - - 90.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 116 - - 34 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2006 - - 2989 - - 3407 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1385 - - 2343 - - 1960 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2746 - - 3729 - - 4147 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1298 - - 1327 - - 1226 - - 3413 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 313 - - 248 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 216 - - 212 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -207 - - -502 - - -201 - - -2255 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2953 - - 4232 - - 4348 - - 2985 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5302 - - -5111 - - -4662 - - -6661 ODpotential blCL - - - 8048 - - 8840 - - 8809 - - 7391 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 73 - - 70 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 2680 - - 2780 - - 3050 - - 3390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.7 - - 90.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.2 - - 73.3 - - 73.6 - - 75.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.7 - - 89.0 - - 90.4 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 71.9 - - 72.3 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 116 - - 34 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2006 - - 2989 - - 3407 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99207 34 092 25 105 25 104 26 068 99207 91685 33 087 32 096 27 104 22 090 91685 85889 28 084 32 092 24 094 21 083 85889 81081 27 089 24 094 24 084 22 083 81081 76969 24 081 22 088 21 085 18 089 76969 73353 19 087 17 067 19 084 16 102 73353 70079 15 091 12 057 18 077 16 095 70079 67082 9 080 11 087 15 086 9 080 67082 64318 1 323 8 078 10 095 9 086 64318 61651 1 181 5 148 2 160 10 345 61651 58891 5 012 6 113 6 210 9 298 58891 56040 4 282 6 286 10 246 11 266 56040 53342 11 272 15 287 6 290 8 246 53342 50949 13 285 16 288 13 353 2 003 50949 48817 15 289 12 282 16 323 13 338 48817 46864 14 283 11 272 15 290 18 315 46864 45056 12 300 11 287 10 235 16 296 45056 43374 19 299 13 318 8 211 12 256 43374 41799 19 272 11 322 9 235 13 208 41799 40318 20 278 12 285 16 247 16 195 40318 38916 18 283 16 282 17 239 16 209 38916 37554 17 285 15 275 16 237 20 209 37554 36162 19 284 12 252 14 245 22 210 36162 34714 16 270 13 234 15 244 20 223 34714 33214 18 236 21 236 18 236 22 235 33214 31648 21 232 22 241 22 233 27 234 31648 30000 20 236 23 244 22 231 26 228 30000 28270 21 238 24 240 23 230 28 229 28270 26460 18 231 21 231 24 224 27 229 26460 24572 19 217 24 227 23 221 24 233 24572 22606 21 205 25 224 17 228 20 239 22606 20558 23 222 22 232 14 240 17 241 20558 18423 30 232 28 240 21 248 20 248 18423 16247 37 236 36 240 31 251 28 254 16247 14148 36 237 37 242 36 254 34 255 14148 12234 30 239 31 243 34 253 35 253 12234 10530 27 240 26 242 29 250 34 251 10530 9015 27 238 24 236 25 243 30 249 9015 7670 27 238 25 230 25 239 26 253 7670 6474 28 241 26 230 25 240 24 253 6474 5415 27 255 21 239 23 231 24 247 5415 4480 23 267 18*235 21*219 26 236 4480 3655 21 264 15*220 21*214 27 222 3655 2916 18*258 14 217 20 213 26 217 2916 2261 14*244 14 215 20 212 24 216 2261 1714 13 238 14 214 19 211 23 214 1714 1294 12 236 14 213 19 211 20 212 1294 1005 11 235 13 213 17 210 16 210 1005 830 10 235 12 213 16 210 14*209 830 729 9 234 10 212 12 210 9*207 729 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