DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 75.3 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - -39 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1368 - - 16 - - 1479 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 712 - - 711 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2108 - - 729 - - 2219 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2711 - - 5030 - - 2042 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 25 - - 117 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 194 - - 160 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 0 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2583 - - -3420 - - -12 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4691 - - 4149 - - 2231 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8203 - - -9039 - - -1974 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10311 - - 9768 - - 4193 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 74 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 75.3 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.6 - - 59.6 - - 64.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.4 - - 76.5 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 58.5 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - -39 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1368 - - 16 - - 1479 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 0 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 12 - - - 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] 99660 31 096 41 090 37 080 99660 92179 32 091 33 090 31 086 92179 86378 33 088 29 095 29 088 86378 81555 31 084 27 091 24 095 81555 77416 26 085 22 076 22 101 77416 73772 21 088 15 072 20 097 73772 70477 16 082 11 092 15 090 70477 67441 15 082 10 110 10 077 67441 64625 11 067 13 118 7 097 64625 61907 5 030 9 104 8 145 61907 59093 4 321 2 327 1 053 59093 56212 8 327 10 292 10 296 56212 53494 16 310 16 299 20 307 53494 51076 26 303 29 290 35 282 51076 48924 28 289 26 282 27 263 48924 46959 24 285 17 296 19 260 46959 45133 21 304 26 320 31 300 45133 43424 29 322 32 308 43 292 43424 41824 36 315 37 300 49 282 41824 40320 32 312 34 296 44 274 40320 38899 24 316 32 290 38 269 38899 37521 22 314 35 273 36 260 37521 36117 24 313 36 267 33 254 36117 34653 28 315 34 269 31 259 34653 33133 32 312 31 273 30 262 33133 31540 33 307 29 277 29 262 31540 29863 34 303 26 278 29 263 29863 28104 32 302 23 275 28 262 28104 26262 26 297 24 267 28 260 26262 24344 23 293 27 254 26 257 24344 22354 23 290 28 244 25 251 22354 20287 22 287 27 242 24 244 20287 18140 21 279 26 252 23 237 18140 15958 20 264 26 257 22 234 15958 13865 16 253 22 255 23 242 13865 11965 14 249 16 237 24 255 11965 10278 11 245 16 208 24 255 10278 8782 8 237 19 187 22 250 8782 7453 8 237 19 174 19 254 7453 6275 8 220 21 167 23 242 6275 5237 10 195 22 167 29 195 5237 4331 19 193 22 170 32 165 4331 3536 22 186 21 174 31 157 3536 2826 21 182 20 179 29*159 2826 2198 18*175 19 183 25*161 2198 1673 14*164 19 187 20 160 1673 1270 13 161 17 190 18 159 1270 993 12 159 16 192 16 159 993 825 11 159 14*193 14 158 825 728 9 159 10*194 11 158 728 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