DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 87.6 - - 91.0 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 102 - - 23 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1088 - - 2443 - - 3138 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 1876 - - 713 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1828 - - 3183 - - 3878 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 757 - - 1258 - - 2735 - - 5140 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 279 - - 219 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 215 - - 238 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -569 - - -462 - - -959 - - -2100 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2398 - - 3645 - - 4837 - - 2830 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4650 - - -4305 - - -4519 - - -3921 ODpotential blCL - - - 6478 - - 7488 - - 8397 - - 4651 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 74 - - 88 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 3050 - - 3670 - - 3570 - - 4730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 87.6 - - 91.0 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.5 - - 73.6 - - 72.0 - - 75.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 87.1 - - 91.0 - - 88.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.7 - - 72.5 - - 70.8 - - 75.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 102 - - 23 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1088 - - 2443 - - 3138 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 0 - - 53 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - 15 - - 20 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] 99552 35 093 26 110 17 099 19 058 99552 92053 25 087 28 099 17 106 15 074 92053 86240 16 083 25 088 17 110 13 086 86240 81400 14 081 14 086 19 086 13 096 81400 77226 13 109 11 084 13 076 11 108 77226 73537 11 121 6 105 7 071 11 083 73537 70201 11 078 7 106 5 140 7 039 70201 67148 5 021 1 026 4 043 2 332 67148 64332 1 107 2 187 6 268 7 307 64332 61622 5 252 9 271 13 267 14 298 61622 58801 12 265 14 267 15 262 12 266 58801 55890 25 273 23 279 21 277 19 276 55890 53143 34 271 28 271 21 262 22 278 53143 50687 39 267 33 277 31 278 36 282 50687 48497 49 269 48 276 42 282 40 275 48497 46515 54 264 57 268 49 275 40 269 46515 44703 52 253 57 259 52 267 39 278 44703 43031 40 259 50 260 52 263 46 285 43031 41475 40 293 44 272 52 267 51 283 41475 40015 48 301 46 284 50 273 50 277 40015 38637 47 296 51 284 51 279 50 274 38637 37297 49 300 47 280 52 280 49 273 37297 35928 50 303 44 275 48 281 51 272 35928 34499 46 304 44 270 40 278 50 266 34499 33013 37 302 41 269 39 273 46 270 33013 31458 30 292 38 272 40 274 45 280 31458 29821 30 280 39 274 39 278 46 285 29821 28100 29 276 32 271 36 277 42 283 28100 26298 27 275 23 271 33 276 38 274 26298 24418 27 276 20 275 32 282 32 271 24418 22466 25 277 19 275 29 293 31 276 22466 20435 24 281 20 280 20 301 31 284 20435 18321 26 278 16 286 15 279 21 280 18321 16167 26 276 15 273 18 274 18 273 16167 14090 27 287 17 264 30 278 24 278 14090 12198 29 296 20 248 26 274 28 281 12198 10508 30 297 26 238 22 254 24 280 10508 9003 33 300 27 239 21 274 22 275 9003 7664 35 301 22 281 20 278 21 270 7664 6473 27 299 22 290 16 260 21 262 6473 5417 19 281 18 288 20 253 22 252 5417 4484 22 281 13 274 21*248 23 247 4484 3658 28 281 14*232 19*241 24 247 3658 2918 31 276 17*217 18 239 24 246 2918 2262 28*269 17 215 17 238 23 245 2262 1715 22*259 17 214 16 237 22 244 1715 1294 19 255 16 213 15 236 20 242 1294 1005 17 253 15 213 14 236 16 242 1005 830 15 252 14 213 13 235 13*241 830 729 11 251 12 212 10 235 8*241 729 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