DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 66.7 - - 74.1 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 79 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 435 - - 1441 - - 1639 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 712 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1175 - - 2181 - - 2379 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1045 - - 682 - - 1610 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 66 - - 204 - - 196 - - - W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 201 - - 207 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 255 - - 451 - - -325 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 920 - - 1730 - - 2705 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -106 - - 110 - - -1739 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 1281 - - 2071 - - 4118 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 680 - - 670 - - 850 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 74.1 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.8 - - 68.6 - - 69.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 73.5 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 68.0 - - 69.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 79 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 435 - - 1441 - - 1639 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 90 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 15 - - 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] 99437 43 090 38 093 32 093 99437 91920 32 085 36 092 38 087 91920 86153 26 082 31 088 36 086 86153 81362 27 083 27 091 26 082 81362 77238 27 082 25 094 21 086 77238 73597 24 079 23 087 19 091 73597 70301 20 072 18 080 17 083 70301 67274 13 066 14 087 12 061 67274 64483 10 049 10 038 13 030 64483 61798 6 356 11 006 14 012 61798 59015 11 329 14 329 16 335 59015 56139 14 326 15 303 17 303 56139 53413 22 329 22 307 24 312 53413 50969 37 308 35 304 35 317 50969 48769 43 314 40 312 49 324 48769 46766 61 314 66 314 68 315 46766 44930 66 304 70 302 71 307 44930 43223 65 300 64 294 67 310 43223 41629 64 305 61 309 72 324 41629 40139 67 314 69 320 79 327 40139 38735 71 317 74 322 78 324 38735 37377 68 315 72 319 75 322 37377 35993 65 314 69 318 73 320 35993 34555 63 314 69 319 74 319 34555 33061 61 313 71 319 73 320 33061 31495 57 312 70 319 71 321 31495 29848 48 309 62 317 66 321 29848 28118 42 301 49 313 58 318 28118 26306 42 298 41 304 53 313 26306 24413 40 303 39 301 52 307 24413 22443 30 299 34 306 50 309 22443 20392 26 283 29 303 40 311 20392 18255 27 294 32 293 30 302 18255 16083 24 304 26 307 30 310 16083 13996 27 282 24 298 28 319 13996 12097 27 281 23 296 26 328 12097 10404 21 290 22 297 26 335 10404 8898 17 288 21 286 23 321 8898 7561 16 273 24 277 22 293 7561 6379 16 262 23 280 25 273 6379 5334 15 263 19 282 24 273 5334 4411 15 268 16 279 19 272 4411 3596 15 260 13 276 15 263 3596 2869 15 234 11 260 11*250 2869 2227 14 200 10*215 6*225 2227 1692 13 181 9*203 4 206 1692 1281 11*165 9 201 4 200 1281 998 10*161 9 199 3 197 998 827 9 161 8 199 3 194 827 728 7 160 7 198 3 194 728 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