DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 70.7 - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 58 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3219 - - 4291 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2211 - - 2819 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3959 - - 5031 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1399 - - 1368 - - 5547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 287 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 021 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1669 - - 1933 - - -1835 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2290 - - 3098 - - 2564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 701 - - 835 - - -2777 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3258 - - 4196 - - 3506 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 87 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 70 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 70.7 - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 59.5 - - 60.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 70.4 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.4 - - 58.2 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 58 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3219 - - 4291 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 99433 38 101 29 109 31 083 99433 91850 27 104 26 102 22 087 91850 85986 27 112 25 105 22 106 85986 81119 23 105 25 109 21 110 81119 76943 16 100 20 094 20 102 76943 73277 8 101 13 089 15 077 73277 69982 10 128 7 113 10 082 69982 66960 13 125 5 141 6 083 66960 64157 10 103 5 155 4 184 64157 61450 3 039 3 179 10 159 61450 58631 4 251 5 230 5 145 58631 55714 17 236 19 240 18 279 55714 52951 24 247 27 255 31 261 52951 50483 24 252 25 260 44 261 50483 48280 39 260 45 251 47 238 48280 46272 54 246 42 252 39 235 46272 44414 50 242 53 265 44 259 44414 42695 55 262 65 261 59 263 42695 41104 79 258 72 253 64 256 41104 39618 76 250 74 246 65 248 39618 38219 69 250 69 245 62 242 38219 36862 73 247 59 243 57 239 36862 35478 72 243 54 241 49 240 35478 34040 66 242 49 241 41 242 34040 32552 63 244 47 246 36 241 32552 30996 61 243 52 245 38 247 30996 29361 55 247 53 248 33 266 29361 27651 46 248 41 260 22 274 27651 25862 41 258 36 268 19 264 25862 23993 35 270 33 267 21 258 23993 22047 29 269 23 273 21 270 22047 20019 26 271 20 275 20 274 20019 17907 22 274 19 272 16 276 17907 15757 19 284 16 274 13 286 15757 13689 18 296 15 297 12 299 13689 11812 15 308 14 301 12 307 11812 10147 13 322 9 330 11 321 10147 8673 14 360 12 359 11 009 8673 7371 13 002 15 004 18 030 7371 6224 12 024 17 017 18 030 6224 5211 18 024 17*018 17 021 5211 4317 20*021 17*018 16 017 4317 3528 20*021 16 020 15 018 3528 2819 19 020 15 021 15 020 2819 2193 18 020 15 022 14 021 2193 1670 17 019 14 022 14 021 1670 1268 16 019 14 023 12 022 1268 992 15 019 13 023 11 021 992 824 14 019 12 023 9*021 824 728 11 019 10 023 6*020 728 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