DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 214 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3169 - - 4759 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2670 - - 3591 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3909 - - 5499 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1671 - - 1719 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 367 - - 358 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 029 - - 027 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1686 - - -258 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5596 - - 5758 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7686 - - -4446 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11595 - - 9945 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 83.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 59.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 214 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3169 - - 4759 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 99641 40 105 32 098 99641 92105 38 107 36 094 92105 86255 33 095 27 093 86255 81423 26 090 28 098 81423 77271 22 086 26 092 77271 73600 21 095 17 091 73600 70292 22 091 18 101 70292 67264 17 074 19 093 67264 64470 14 082 15 089 64470 61782 16 037 16 069 61782 58993 12 004 17 030 58993 56127 25 354 24 352 56127 53416 35 339 30 331 53416 50978 36 330 34 322 50978 48782 38 331 34 319 48782 46781 42 332 38 319 46781 44941 47 333 44 325 44941 43234 57 335 49 328 43234 41638 61 333 53 328 41638 40135 64 333 56 326 40135 38711 67 333 56 325 38711 37326 69 333 57 327 37326 35914 67 333 60 331 35914 34445 62 333 61 331 34445 32924 58 333 60 329 32924 31339 48 335 56 324 31339 29679 38 331 50 323 29679 27946 33 331 45 322 27946 26142 32 330 35 331 26142 24261 33 330 35 334 24261 22301 33 331 32 338 22301 20256 31 333 29 343 20256 18124 28 337 28 345 18124 15955 25 339 22 342 15955 13871 24 339 19 339 13871 11979 27 339 19 337 11979 10301 26 341 16 339 10301 8817 21 355 14 357 8817 7501 18 005 17 010 7501 6335 15 016 14*018 6335 5302 13 026 11*024 5302 4391 11*027 11 025 4391 3585 10*028 10 027 3585 2863 11 029 10 028 2863 2224 10 029 10 029 2224 1690 10 029 10 030 1690 1280 10 029 9 030 1280 998 9 030 9 031 998 827 9 030 8 030 827 728 8 030 7 030 728 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