DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 33 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2778 - - 5243 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2135 - - 3077 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3518 - - 5983 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2686 - - 2009 - - 4643 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 295 - - 272 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 278 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 445 - - 2271 - - -1715 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3073 - - 3712 - - 2444 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -621 - - 849 - - -3399 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4139 - - 5134 - - 4128 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 91 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2370 - - 2420 - - 1850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 69.1 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 83.2 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 67.9 - - 67.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 33 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2778 - - 5243 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 63 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99296 27 102 22 094 20 080 99296 91811 26 105 15 093 19 078 91811 86012 20 090 17 106 10 074 86012 81199 18 092 14 101 11 076 81199 77059 16 091 10 104 9 072 77059 73418 11 089 10 093 3 100 73418 70123 6 089 11 076 7 136 70123 67072 3 118 3 306 9 048 67072 64240 3 080 11 224 6 328 64240 61516 4 317 6 211 9 297 61516 58696 7 291 9 282 17 283 58696 55772 15 296 16 276 16 269 55772 52969 27 303 22 298 25 302 52969 50457 44 290 42 287 41 295 50457 48222 49 276 48 275 48 286 48222 46202 44 274 46 282 52 282 46202 44356 44 281 49 284 55 279 44356 42652 44 283 49 282 54 276 42652 41065 44 283 47 282 54 281 41065 39581 44 284 47 288 59 288 39581 38189 46 289 52 291 63 290 38189 36847 47 291 54 292 66 291 36847 35482 44 288 52 292 66 291 35482 34062 40 286 49 289 62 291 34062 32591 40 283 47 287 58 291 32591 31053 37 277 47 288 54 287 31053 29438 35 272 45 286 51 284 29438 27745 34 275 43 283 48 282 27745 25974 33 279 41 281 46 278 25974 24121 34 283 39 283 41 282 24121 22190 35 286 37 287 37 286 22190 20172 34 288 35 290 34 290 20172 18065 32 291 33 293 29 295 18065 15916 31 290 33 294 28 296 15916 13850 33 287 32 288 28 290 13850 11975 31 284 27 276 27 279 11975 10310 24 282 25 263 25 273 10310 8831 18 269 24 255 21 270 8831 7516 18 277 21 256 16 272 7516 6348 19 277 19*260 14 276 6348 5313 18 254 17*267 13 291 5313 4400 18 254 16 273 14 306 4400 3593 16*257 16 278 15 312 3593 2869 14*261 15 280 15 313 2869 2228 14 263 15 281 14 313 2228 1692 13 264 14 283 14 313 1692 1281 12 264 14 283 13 313 1281 999 12 265 13 284 11 312 999 827 11 265 12 284 8*311 827 728 9 265 10 284 5*308 728 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