DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.9 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 120 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3521 - - 3961 - - 373 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2881 - - 2982 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4261 - - 4701 - - 1113 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2309 - - 2134 - - 5593 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 332 - - 52 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 063 - - 071 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 511 - - 329 - - -2952 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3751 - - 4372 - - 4065 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -776 - - -861 - - -3888 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5037 - - 5562 - - 5001 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 74 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 30 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.9 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 64.1 - - 64.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 80.2 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 63.0 - - 63.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 190 - - 120 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3521 - - 3961 - - 373 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 0 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 99519 32 085 35 085 27 089 99519 91969 28 096 33 086 27 083 91969 86168 27 095 26 088 26 089 86168 81378 24 085 22 094 22 090 81378 77262 19 083 20 092 20 095 77262 73627 19 093 13 091 18 089 73627 70337 18 084 12 102 13 081 70337 67320 13 069 12 094 7 059 67320 64535 7 069 10 086 1 084 64535 61838 5 070 9 051 4 088 61838 59029 5 358 8 003 10 356 59029 56133 7 348 11 348 11 343 56133 53379 15 346 13 326 15 325 53379 50912 22 356 17 322 21 307 50912 48713 30 336 20 330 19 311 48713 46713 31 340 30 333 25 325 46713 44873 38 340 34 331 28 333 44873 43165 41 341 40 332 33 336 43165 41569 42 342 43 331 35 337 41569 40073 41 342 43 333 34 339 40073 38662 35 340 38 335 34 340 38662 37296 28 337 32 331 33 338 37296 35906 26 346 29 324 30 328 35906 34468 19 319 26 320 27 328 34468 32982 11 276 23 322 24 333 32982 31428 3 263 22 331 17 323 31428 29791 5 340 21 338 12 318 29791 28068 12 343 15 324 10 324 28068 26260 13 354 11 311 11 328 26260 24370 13 002 6 320 6 294 24370 22401 11 006 4 339 4 246 22401 20343 6 013 7 329 4 288 20343 18198 6 313 9 332 2 312 18198 16022 4 329 8 328 2 031 16022 13928 4 021 4 342 3 036 13928 12021 7 027 4 046 5 073 12021 10329 9 039 5 076 5 110 10329 8832 7 058 5 092 5 114 8832 7508 4 079 4 125 1 149 7508 6339 3 054 3 085 3 147 6339 5308 3 054 3*068 4 135 5308 4396 4*057 3*066 4 129 4396 3589 4*061 3 068 4 124 3589 2866 5 063 3 070 4 120 2866 2225 5 063 4 072 3 114 2225 1691 5 064 4 073 3 112 1691 1281 5 063 4 073 3*108 1281 998 5 064 4 075 3*109 998 827 5 064 4 076 3 106 827 729 4 066 3 075 3 106 729 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