DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 78.2 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 77 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2871 - - 2663 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2075 - - 1785 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3611 - - 3403 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1511 - - 1879 - - 4708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 279 - - 256 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 157 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1380 - - 657 - - -1287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2231 - - 2747 - - 2017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 307 - - -7 - - -2086 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3304 - - 3410 - - 2816 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2020 - - 700 - - 1960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 78.2 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 68.4 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 77.8 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 67.3 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 77 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2871 - - 2663 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 81 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99626 37 080 29 087 29 085 99626 92094 31 091 28 088 26 075 92094 86283 27 091 24 088 23 076 86283 81469 24 088 21 084 27 073 81469 77321 20 090 22 090 25 073 77321 73660 16 091 19 087 21 080 73660 70351 10 086 15 097 15 073 70351 67308 8 079 8 087 10 049 67308 64493 8 103 4 095 2 058 64493 61775 4 165 5 188 3 246 61775 58954 12 192 8 213 12 252 58954 56012 12 254 13 252 16 231 56012 53227 33 253 29 258 38 261 53227 50768 44 234 41 233 38 237 50768 48550 41 221 41 234 30 239 48550 46522 34 244 44 245 39 249 46522 44678 38 250 48 244 49 250 44678 42988 44 259 47 248 51 248 42988 41428 54 258 49 248 50 245 41428 39972 56 245 53 246 53 242 39972 38593 53 230 53 237 53 239 38593 37248 51 231 49 217 50 236 37248 35873 48 238 45 214 47 233 35873 34438 47 244 45 216 46 233 34438 32948 45 245 47 225 45 236 32948 31388 40 242 52 242 47 244 31388 29745 34 239 44 252 44 250 29745 28021 30 235 39 262 39 251 28021 26219 29 228 40 276 38 272 26219 24339 24 222 32 279 31 287 24339 22382 8 249 29 274 18 283 22382 20342 7 275 26 283 17 255 20342 18218 6 255 23 288 16 251 18218 16056 7 222 28 283 17 253 16056 13972 10 228 18 288 21 250 13972 12072 13 234 16 297 23 248 12072 10381 18 238 3 243 27 247 10381 8879 17 250 10 119 26 249 8879 7545 19 250 12 135 20 250 7545 6362 19 241 16 176 11 247 6362 5319 18 231 16 196 6 208 5319 4403 18*228 15 184 5 169 4403 3594 17*228 13*179 5 159 3594 2869 15 228 9*170 5 154 2869 2227 11 226 7 158 4 148 2227 1692 9 225 6 154 4 140 1692 1281 9 225 5 151 3 135 1281 998 8 225 5 149 3 132 998 827 7 224 5 149 3*130 827 729 6 224 4 147 2*126 729 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