DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.1 - - 78.4 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 31 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1050 - - 746 - - 328 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1790 - - 1486 - - 1068 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 656 - - 1456 - - 799 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 124 - - 36 W* B/S - - - - - - 287 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 047 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 70 - - 383 - - 302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1720 - - 1103 - - 766 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4348 - - -1101 - - -3558 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6138 - - 2587 - - 4626 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2560 - - 2740 - - 2570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.1 - - 78.4 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 75.2 - - 75.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 78.2 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.8 - - 75.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 31 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1050 - - 746 - - 328 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 85 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 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] 99372 25 093 23 094 24 085 99372 91859 20 106 17 082 23 082 91859 86066 18 106 14 085 17 085 86066 81262 17 102 10 092 14 081 81262 77120 17 085 11 108 7 088 77120 73449 9 054 10 079 8 105 73449 70113 9 105 4 037 5 009 70113 67063 8 051 5 123 3 353 67063 64252 18 338 7 006 14 022 64252 61552 17 309 12 341 19 326 61552 58766 17 286 16 294 21 285 58766 55894 18 306 17 277 22 278 55894 53169 34 313 24 304 28 296 53169 50733 44 302 40 298 34 294 50733 48570 45 292 49 289 37 290 48570 46613 41 282 47 296 40 293 46613 44811 32 286 52 307 45 304 44811 43138 44 308 60 310 54 309 43138 41573 52 311 60 311 54 306 41573 40097 47 310 53 310 51 304 40097 38699 37 310 38 300 48 300 38699 37340 35 310 33 289 46 295 37340 35954 38 311 36 289 45 292 35954 34509 40 310 38 296 44 292 34509 33009 36 307 39 296 40 292 33009 31439 34 301 37 296 37 292 31439 29786 40 290 34 295 38 288 29786 28050 42 290 34 292 38 291 28050 26234 43 290 34 291 37 297 26234 24344 42 288 35 285 33 300 24344 22385 40 279 37 280 38 315 22385 20350 38 258 41 278 36 316 20350 18231 36 248 50 282 34 315 18231 16076 35 249 54 289 28 316 16076 14002 34 253 53 285 26 315 14002 12115 32 255 46 269 26 311 12115 10436 29 258 39 257 27 306 10436 8942 29 264 32 249 26 297 8942 7610 30 270 27 246 24 287 7610 6424 30 275 23 249 22 267 6424 5370 23 281 18 255 20 259 5370 4439 15 294 12 259 17 248 4439 3616 11 319 4 257 16 231 3616 2881 8 346 1 061 15 201 2881 2232 5*347 4 048 15 188 2232 1694 1*329 4*042 13 183 1694 1281 0 266 5*045 12*170 1281 999 0 176 5 047 10*166 999 827 0 166 5 049 9 164 827 729 0 156 4 050 6 164 729 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