DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 = 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 - - - - - - 73.8 - - 68.3 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - -19 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1857 - - 16 - - 253 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 711 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2597 - - 729 - - 993 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1234 - - 2802 - - 1233 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 19 - - 28 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 135 - - 131 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1258 - - -771 - - 265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3856 - - 1500 - - 728 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4682 - - -2138 - - -2 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7279 - - 2867 - - 995 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 220 - - 20 - - 640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 68.3 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.3 - - 63.8 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 69.4 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.0 - - 63.2 - - 68.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - -19 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1857 - - 16 - - 253 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 15 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] 99066 34 101 30 111 26 083 99066 91512 26 088 27 104 20 099 91512 85682 18 090 24 083 22 094 85682 80876 14 093 17 083 22 071 80876 76761 12 091 13 102 14 074 76761 73128 14 104 13 104 11 091 73128 69845 14 094 13 098 7 073 69845 66839 4 079 10 078 4 068 66839 64054 4 306 3 330 6 001 64054 61361 9 294 9 287 12 304 61361 58565 12 288 16 260 16 275 58565 55669 23 320 13 302 14 247 55669 52913 44 285 39 299 33 288 52913 50452 49 266 49 267 47 273 50452 48252 31 269 38 256 44 260 48252 46256 42 307 38 280 42 262 46256 44416 67 298 56 286 46 276 44416 42703 77 286 68 277 62 273 42703 41113 77 273 73 263 71 257 41113 39632 73 272 64 262 78 248 39632 38238 68 265 59 263 72 236 38238 36889 64 259 55 259 61 231 36889 35512 61 260 51 256 57 223 35512 34079 57 263 48 252 45 216 34079 32592 52 267 44 252 43 224 32592 31037 49 272 40 255 44 235 31037 29407 42 275 36 258 45 251 29407 27700 35 264 31 260 46 265 27700 25914 37 254 26 277 44 266 25914 24049 39 254 26 274 40 261 24049 22110 36 260 30 268 36 257 22110 20094 37 261 32 255 35 261 20094 17997 42 251 37 243 39 265 17997 15860 38 231 33 247 44 267 15860 13801 32 208 33 245 43 268 13801 11929 33 208 36 224 38 262 11929 10265 26 209 40 206 34 253 10265 8784 20 195 41 190 32 243 8784 7467 15 190 39 177 31 236 7467 6296 15 190 38 167 28 231 6296 5262 17 191 36 162 25 226 5262 4352 19 182 33 156 22 220 4352 3550 21 164 31 149 20 217 3550 2833 22*143 28 142 19 215 2833 2200 21*136 26 139 18 213 2200 1673 21 135 23 135 15 199 1673 1270 20 134 20 133 13*188 1270 993 19 134 16 131 10*177 993 824 17 134 13*130 9 172 824 728 13 133 8*131 6 170 728 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