DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 80.5 - - 77.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 12 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2637 - - 1004 - - 545 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2042 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3377 - - 1744 - - 1285 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1714 - - 1955 - - 2446 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 291 - - 120 - - 61 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 9 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 204 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1391 - - -645 - - 135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4768 - - 2389 - - 1150 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5986 - - -3119 - - -827 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9363 - - 4863 - - 2112 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 1330 - - 1790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 77.1 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.0 - - 68.7 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.9 - - 77.3 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.6 - - 67.6 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 12 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2637 - - 1004 - - 545 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 86 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98840 28 097 24 098 21 081 98840 91351 25 088 20 096 13 071 91351 85598 22 086 19 102 13 067 85598 80834 18 097 19 095 17 076 80834 76735 17 111 13 080 17 098 76735 73108 14 119 9 063 14 084 73108 69820 13 106 6 110 9 065 69820 66800 9 108 7 140 4 038 66800 64011 3 141 5 105 1 159 64011 61316 5 242 6 327 1 279 61316 58520 10 264 12 288 9 299 58520 55619 20 277 21 279 19 277 55619 52859 37 279 34 277 44 281 52859 50401 55 254 52 256 51 261 50401 48198 49 239 65 233 46 259 48198 46191 38 268 50 269 62 275 46191 44362 65 294 73 283 75 274 44362 42680 90 284 84 277 79 272 42680 41119 97 274 85 271 79 270 41119 39657 98 270 83 266 77 265 39657 38278 93 272 82 261 72 252 38278 36939 79 271 75 255 66 244 36939 35572 69 266 62 245 56 243 35572 34150 67 258 60 244 47 243 34150 32674 71 257 57 237 47 244 32674 31126 72 261 54 232 46 245 31126 29495 63 268 49 230 46 251 29495 27783 33 268 44 239 47 256 27783 25990 32 258 49 267 46 259 25990 24119 34 258 43 281 47 260 24119 22178 32 262 29 269 40 270 22178 20152 30 268 20 259 31 272 20152 18040 30 269 16 262 30 289 18040 15899 30 270 16 261 26 296 15899 13842 29 261 18 250 17 290 13842 11969 27 246 21 243 12 270 11969 10301 27 245 23 239 16 255 10301 8815 25 244 24 237 19 253 8815 7495 18 232 21 235 21 246 7495 6323 14 236 19 234 21 232 6323 5289 16 235 19 232 20 219 5289 4377 20 221 20 227 19 214 4377 3572 18*208 20 218 19 214 3572 2851 16*195 18 211 19 213 2851 2214 16 194 15*209 18 212 2214 1684 15 193 12*206 18*208 1684 1277 15 192 10 204 17*205 1277 996 14 192 8 203 15 202 996 826 13 191 7 202 13 200 826 728 11 191 6 201 9 197 728 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