DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 84.2 - - 82.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 80 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1617 - - 2350 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1334 - - 1570 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2357 - - 3090 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 558 - - 1285 - - 3278 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 250 - - 247 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 082 - - 090 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 112 - - 57 - - -1089 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2245 - - 3033 - - 1819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3440 - - -3007 - - -2376 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5797 - - 6097 - - 3106 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 98 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 960 - - 1880 - - 3610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 84.2 - - 82.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 72.8 - - 76.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.7 - - 83.6 - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.0 - - 76.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 80 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1617 - - 2350 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 90 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 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] 99417 25 105 31 095 30 096 99417 91925 25 100 22 097 25 085 91925 86144 24 109 16 111 19 087 86144 81336 22 099 11 127 15 091 81336 77188 17 100 14 114 12 119 77188 73513 16 101 12 122 10 105 73513 70196 10 072 14 132 4 097 70196 67172 9 048 9 093 5 118 67172 64379 10 009 10 063 4 072 64379 61675 6 331 8 035 5 072 61675 58871 4 250 5 274 4 310 58871 56004 11 266 13 249 13 275 56004 53301 21 268 21 264 20 263 53301 50889 31 269 32 277 27 278 50889 48750 37 269 37 286 30 281 48750 46817 42 264 43 277 37 280 46817 45032 42 264 43 269 37 266 45032 43368 37 269 42 272 35 255 43368 41806 40 288 42 275 36 256 41806 40326 41 294 41 272 38 258 40326 38922 39 291 39 266 39 261 38922 37557 38 287 38 268 39 262 37557 36165 35 285 34 272 38 260 36165 34712 31 283 32 272 38 261 34712 33203 26 284 31 276 40 266 33203 31625 24 286 36 280 42 270 31625 29965 31 275 38 281 43 275 29965 28224 34 267 39 278 43 278 28224 26400 37 259 40 279 43 280 26400 24497 36 254 43 279 40 279 24497 22523 35 252 43 271 36 279 22523 20478 33 257 40 268 37 282 20478 18349 29 268 37 274 36 284 18349 16176 27 274 32 279 29 291 16176 14083 16 282 28 276 24 291 14083 12180 16 273 21 269 28 277 12180 10487 21 288 23 270 30 264 10487 8981 22 296 22 273 27 260 8981 7641 21 295 15 277 24 256 7641 6448 20 290 8 306 21 247 6448 5390 16 287 7 335 18 230 5390 4458 9 278 3 335 16 205 4458 3636 7 272 2*073 15 183 3636 2900 4*273 4*089 14 164 2900 2249 2*084 5 090 12 144 2249 1707 2 082 5 089 11 136 1707 1290 2 082 5 090 11 130 1290 1003 2 082 5 091 9 126 1003 829 2 081 5 090 8*123 829 729 2 082 4 092 6*120 729 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