DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 79.9 - - 84.7 - - 86.7 - - 81.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 124 - - 49 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 3098 - - 3559 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2417 - - 2189 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1888 - - 3838 - - 4299 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2272 - - 1415 - - 1491 - - 3958 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 316 - - 260 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 195 - - 185 - - 185 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -117 - - 183 - - 204 - - -1169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2005 - - 3656 - - 4095 - - 1899 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1521 - - -4136 - - -3464 - - -2559 ODpotential blCL - - - 3409 - - 7974 - - 7763 - - 3289 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 80 - - 80 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 2520 - - 2210 - - 2590 - - 3790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 84.7 - - 86.7 - - 81.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.1 - - 70.8 - - 70.9 - - 75.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 84.0 - - 86.5 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 69.6 - - 69.8 - - 74.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 124 - - 49 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 3098 - - 3559 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 21 - - 20 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 15 - - 15 - - 19 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] 99503 28 089 28 090 24 092 24 071 99503 91997 24 085 26 107 17 079 22 075 91997 86193 21 084 21 103 15 087 22 082 86193 81360 21 082 18 102 17 097 18 081 81360 77202 17 080 16 087 18 099 16 091 77202 73530 12 087 11 072 16 102 12 083 73530 70209 12 088 6 084 13 090 7 096 70209 67166 10 083 7 125 6 084 3 107 67166 64355 5 018 5 079 2 064 1 181 64355 61644 7 246 5 251 7 275 7 305 61644 58837 8 283 8 275 11 261 10 263 58837 55944 17 276 12 260 16 267 18 275 55944 53200 21 282 18 265 25 266 25 274 53200 50741 31 273 25 267 26 262 32 275 50741 48539 32 262 28 272 31 267 36 274 48539 46540 29 252 31 275 33 269 40 274 46540 44707 29 252 33 276 33 277 39 268 44707 43014 26 264 31 262 35 274 37 267 43014 41441 27 277 29 254 36 257 41 263 41441 39971 32 273 35 256 39 250 46 247 39971 38588 34 265 42 259 44 249 44 245 38588 37244 34 260 42 259 42 250 43 242 37244 35871 28 265 41 256 40 255 41 244 35871 34440 22 275 37 245 35 262 36 251 34440 32956 23 282 32 238 33 268 34 262 32956 31401 23 283 32 243 34 264 33 265 31401 29764 22 289 30 257 31 265 32 268 29764 28044 20 295 21 268 27 263 30 268 28044 26243 17 285 20 289 26 277 25 267 26243 24365 17 282 18 290 19 288 22 269 24365 22412 17 282 19 260 19 310 29 286 22412 20380 15 273 23 249 24 304 32 311 20380 18271 15 264 24 255 26 293 28 321 18271 16126 15 254 21 253 24 291 25 327 16126 14054 13 233 21 250 21 296 29 312 14054 12159 13 222 19 258 19 303 25 312 12159 10469 15 235 18 262 14 305 23 303 10469 8962 15 248 15 259 8 321 20 310 8962 7620 15 262 10 247 8 268 13 285 7620 6428 12 270 8 227 15 223 14 215 6428 5375 11 259 11 224 18 208 20 209 5375 4448 14 234 13*213 20*194 27 205 4448 3629 17 222 13*196 20*189 27 202 3629 2896 19 213 14 186 19 187 26 199 2896 2247 18*207 14 184 19 185 24 196 2247 1705 15*201 14 182 19 184 23 195 1705 1289 12 194 13 181 18 183 20 193 1289 1002 11 193 13 181 17 183 17 191 1002 829 10 193 12 181 15 182 14*190 829 729 9 191 10 180 12 182 9*188 729 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